I’m glad I did this whole UW Sheboygan thing. That’s what it was, anyway, until I really dove in. As a senior in high school there were so many pre notions and pressures for going to a four-year university. Honestly, going to Sheboygan sounded like a half ass experience and the epitome of practicality. Coming from Elkhart Lake, just twenty minutes west of Sheboygan, with a smaller population I knew the social scene wouldn’t be so ideal. Like I thought, Sheboygan kids gather in groups, Kiel kids gather and so on. Not everyone keeps to his or her high school classmates but the majority does. Basically, there is no campus life and in reality with working and studying there isn’t much time for small bit that does exist.
Eventually, after going about school totally hating my time here I decided to just really apply myself academically and to live with a welcoming mindset. In doing this my time here has become so much more enjoyable. My first few years out of high school I had absolutely no idea where I was headed with this life. I blew a lot of money because of it. Seeing as tuition is as cheap as it is here I managed to be okay. Thank goodness. I’d be far in the hole by now.
The people that go to school at UW Sheboygan all have wonderful stories and reasons for being there. I feel as though we get pawned off as under par students or inferior to large university students. I’ve talked amongst both groups of students and I love how Sheboygan kids are. They have some intensity to them as students and as people that craves for life.
The best thing about my “two year” college experience is how it’s made me really see what my community is. I’ve heard countless conversations of dislike for Sheboygan and its surrounding cities. They are ignorant and as a novice see’s only the surface, they lack in a sense of true knowing. The people I’ve met, the stories I’ve heard, families and hardship, healers and drug addicts... what lies unseen to the quick eye is a sorrowful loss.
I went to South High, so I had plenty of people to socialize with. Going to UW-Sheboygan has definitely been a change because I have basically zero social life now. As unfortunate as that is, I still feel like we're the smart ones for going to a 2 year school, regardless of what other people say. It's cheaper and allows you to figure out where you're going before you waste a ton of money. Plus, you get home cooked meals AND get to sleep in your own bed every night- what could be better?!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with this post. I have always planned to start in a 4 year University but then I got out of High School earlier than I thought. I was unprepared and thought that I may have forced myself to attend UW-Sheboygan. But in the end, it was better than I thought.
ReplyDeleteGoing to sheboygan was a smart idea, atleast for me! saves lots of money, and theres always time to have a social life!
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