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It's Impossible


A student, a daughter, a sister, a girlfriend, an employee

I am struggling

I am stressed

I am upset

 

Schools expect too much out of students

The idea of graduating college stable is unrealistic

Students graduate mentally unstable, financially unstable

It's impossible

 

"You'll be okay"

They say

"Everything will be fine"

They say

 

But, how do colleges expect students

To pay off their ridiculous loans

Working minimum wage

For only a maximum of 20 hours a week?

 

A student can't maintain good grades,

A social life,

A job,

Or a reasonable amount of sleep throughout the week

 

They will graduate

They will graduate with loans

They will graduate with a degree that might not do them any good

They will graduate with no idea as to what to do

 

But at least they can say they

Spent all of that money to get a degree

They can have a degree

That they won't use in the future

 

I am struggling

I am stressed

I am upset

It's impossible

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