The Plight of the Pseudo-Studier

Coming into college a new aspect of culture was study culture. There are hidden places and coves throughout every campus that students prop themselves down for 2 hours, 5 hours, 10 hours to prepare themselves for an oncoming wave of exams that they'll have to endure. Not to mention the largess and sometimes ornate libraries that even stay open for 24 hours of the day. With all the space and time spent you'd think these students would be prepared to score straight As. Some of them, maybe but many students-with all the space and time spent really accomplish squat when attempting to study.

These pseudo studiers lurk all around campus and throughout all hours of the day. I've seen them myself and I'd be lying if I said I've never been one myself. The pseudo-studier will lay out her books across a desk, make a list of the things she wants to get done, have a pencil in hand ready to go, and have her cell phone in the other. An hour killed doing, well, nothing as an occupant of the infamous internet and more time up for its grasp. With no doubt the pseudo studier's way is a well-intended process but sadly enough is proven fruitless time and time again.

Another pseudo-studying tactic of the pseudo-studier in subconscious attempts to avoid actually studying is the group study ploy. Gather a few friends and take them to the library or an open space optimal for studying. Bring a snack or two and bring your iPod speaker or not. This what was supposed to be a helpful and resourceful session of bringing bright minds together turns into a melting pot for distraction and ultimately wasted time. 5 minutes study, 30 minutes play. 10 minutes to read 2 of 20 pages about the homeostatic process of molecules within the body, 40 minutes to hear about Stacy and that boy and what he did to her, uh, body?

My heart goes out to all the pseudo studiers out there. You got it bad you really do. Okay, we really do. The only thing standing in the way of you is you and your friends or your friend really aren't providing any support here, only enabling the pseudo in pseudo-study and the enabler in you. Chuck the phone, ditch the friends, and sit your ass down to finally erase that pseudo and study!