Article By: Brayden Varr
Why is it that so many people pay thousands of dollars a year to attend a university that they do not enjoy? Better yet, why is there no motivation to improve said school? No matter the school, no matter the prestige of the university, there will always be those who feel obliged to degrade their own school.
As a new transfer to Suffolk University from a community college I thought these types of ideologies would have been left behind. Apparently, I was mistaken. Previously, I was able to cope with the disrespect because I understood that people were at community college to either transfer out, by force of parents, or because of monetary constrictions. However, here at Suffolk, like most universities, you’re here to stay, and as all of our bank accounts know, you’re not here to save money.
The worst complaint I’ve heard to this date is that “Suffolk is dumb.” How is a school with over 9,000 students, that’s been around for over one hundred years, that offers wide amounts of original programming, exhibits many high ranking professors, and is constantly rated high for academic excellence “dumb”? And on top of that, if your university is “dumb,” aren’t you dumb for attending it?
To simply state your strong disapproval constantly and then simultaneously take no action towards improving it is counter intuitive and hypocritical. If you possess no motivation to improve the school that you utterly despise, then leave. The constant negative attitude will not empower you for academic achievement and will not promote improvements of Suffolk University.
Who are we to say we do not like a university, what are we basing our opinions on? How do we know that Suffolk isn’t just like the hundreds of other schools in Boston, let alone the country? How can we make these accusations towards the quality of our education if we have no foreground to build on?
However, coming from a year at a community college, I am by far more satisfied here than I ever was there. Granted, Suffolk may not be the best university out there, but it does have a lot that many schools do not. Maybe instead of constantly bickering about the quality of our school, why not explore the opportunities it offers. Get out and do something.
