First Year Defined counter-argument

Bungee My Life: First Year Defined

I can't believe that someone with such an amazing opportunity isn't making the absolute most of it. You're at one of the best universities in the country, and yet instead of working hard and achieving the best possible marks you can, you're happy to sell yourself short and trudge along with 50.1%?

First year does not exist solely for the purpose of "drunken debauchery". Lectures are not "unnecessary", but a vital means to pass your subjects and learn the most amazing things while expanding your world view. If you're just here to spend your days in the Rat, then why don't you drop out and go work at Pick ‘n Pay? You’d save R50 000 a year on tuition and residence.

You’re supposed to balance work and play at varsity. How can you be content to wander aimlessly along, doing the bare minimum? You’re going to run into serious problems in later life if you have no work ethic, or sense of priorities. An education is one of the most invaluable things you can have, and you’re not making use of the chance you have to influence the rest of your life. It’s really sad.