Does anyone get involved in the non-academic side of education?
One of the most frustrating things to me as a financially independent college student has always been the fact that it's so hard to get involved in any kind of club or organization, because they always seem to meet when I work. I've been dying to get involved in the Creative Writing Club, the Swing Dancing Club, and so many others, and I've never been able to. And now I'm graduating this December so I never will.
But my consolation for all that has been my work for our university's student-run, student-submitted literary magazine. I absolutely love all the work we do. I look forward to combing through our massive pile of submissions like you would not believe. I like the team, I like promoting the magazine, I like every decision we make together right down to font choices and margin sizes. I am so proud to be a part of this, and it has made me realize that editing longer works of fiction and nonfiction is not my only dream job; my other dream job would be to spend the rest of my life working on literary magazines.
I feel like having other organizations to be involved in is just as important to education as academics, and I'm so grateful to finally have this experience. I grew up going to a school that really didn't have many opportunities for extracurricular involvement, so having this magazine in college has meant the world to me, and I have learned so, so much because of it, as a person, as a student, and as a writer.
So how about you guys? Do you get involved in any events, clubs, etc.? How do you feel it has impacted your education, academically and otherwise?
One of the most frustrating things to me as a financially independent college student has always been the fact that it's so hard to get involved in any kind of club or organization, because they always seem to meet when I work. I've been dying to get involved in the Creative Writing Club, the Swing Dancing Club, and so many others, and I've never been able to. And now I'm graduating this December so I never will.
But my consolation for all that has been my work for our university's student-run, student-submitted literary magazine. I absolutely love all the work we do. I look forward to combing through our massive pile of submissions like you would not believe. I like the team, I like promoting the magazine, I like every decision we make together right down to font choices and margin sizes. I am so proud to be a part of this, and it has made me realize that editing longer works of fiction and nonfiction is not my only dream job; my other dream job would be to spend the rest of my life working on literary magazines.
I feel like having other organizations to be involved in is just as important to education as academics, and I'm so grateful to finally have this experience. I grew up going to a school that really didn't have many opportunities for extracurricular involvement, so having this magazine in college has meant the world to me, and I have learned so, so much because of it, as a person, as a student, and as a writer.
So how about you guys? Do you get involved in any events, clubs, etc.? How do you feel it has impacted your education, academically and otherwise?
September 3rd, 2014 at 07:43pm