Life in College with Ryan C

[Shanco]

So, I find myself in college, and I can tell you it's pretty interesting over here in Toronto. I don't stay in residence, rather I commute.

I am in the radio broadcasting program at the college which lasts two years. From there, I can either head into the work force and try to fight my way up the radio industry until I get my dream job as a sports news guy / play-by-play dude / on-air personality on a top-tier radio station, preferably Pennsylvania because there are no taxes. :-)

Anyway, here's how a day goes. I'll throw you the typical Thursday as it's the most normal day on my schedule.

- I'll get up at around 6:50 in the morning, do all the stuff I need to do.

- I'm out of the house at around 7:45 and get to the train station, for the train that leaves roughly twenty minutes later at 8:05.

- I'll get off the train at a station to get on a bus, but in the meantime, I get a coffee from the nearby Tim Hortons (absolutely massive café chain in Canada, although there are some in the northeastern States including Manhattan). The bus will come within 5 minutes of the time I get back to the local train station to catch a bus. That bus will take a roughly 20 minute trip to the college.

- When I get there, I usually have just under two hours to kill. This will mostly be spent proofreading and revising homework so that it's top-notch, although it's mostly sound-based.

- First class is at 10:50 a.m. On Thursday, it's the Introduction to Radio class. On Friday, it's the Announcing Skills class. On Monday, it's Sales class (which really sucks). On Tuesday, the class which actually started just after 8 will be dismissing me. I get all of Wednesday off.

- I will get a lunch break every day except for Monday and Friday, as I have Writing Skills class right afterward on Friday and my day is done after Monday's class. But the lunch will usually be spent at the local mall, where my options expand beyond the somewhat limited choice that the college itself offers. Usually, it's something from good ol' Subway.

- My second class is Creative Writing on Tuesday, News on Thursday, and the forementioned General Writing skills (English class, essentially, without all the novel-reading, Shakespeare-analyzing bullshit.) Each day it ends at the same time, around 3:30, but sometimes earlier because the teacher/professor/whatever just wants out of there.

- Just under another hour to kill before the bus out comes. Usually spent reviewing/starting assignments, eating late lunches, or bugging you guys. Occasionally I'll hop on League of Legends because my bro bugs me to. (EVERYBODY in college with a laptop plays it. No joke!)

- When the bus comes at around 4:25, I'm out and the bus takes me to the train station from whence I came. Then I take the train, and I'm back by 5:21.

- I get home around 5:40, I might start homework, I might do one of many things. I still live with my parents for now, but only because they suggested I do so to save money. It's turning out to be a good choice, although opportunities for part-time jobs aren't as good due to my house being in a rural area. Actually, I guess not, since I have a car.

- I seldom make my own dinner. But when I do, it's amazing.compared to my mom's cooking

- My college class demands a lot of work with computers, so I'm on a lot anyway. I have a near-endless musical library full of good shit like Muse, Radiohead, (the older) Nickelback, etc. Usually, when I battle either a league battle or someone important, I put on something heavy. (My last battle vs. Mashew had me head-banging to Slayer, which explains why I lost. Okay, maybe not.)

- I'll usually put myself out at around 11:30 p.m.

So there you have it, my life in college. If you've got questions about that good stuff, reply and I will answer them. unless you're akaFila I'll occasionally post more as things happen. Radio Broadcastng is an interesting business and I have no problem telling people about it.

EDIT: This was taken in class, but I decided to publish it before the idea escaped.

Edited September 21, 2012 by rc52

[Tringus]

That must be an awesome schedule. I gotta start thinking about college, but maybe I'll do that when I'm a junior/senior. For now, I gotta keep my grades up.