Greetings

Was out of town for the week, and returned yesterday just in time to participate in Hell Day at work. Not only are all the parents in town (classes start tomorrow), but we also had a to-do at the stadium, which brought fans into town. So yesterday sucked beyond all reason.

Today sucked much less, but I had some freshman girl freak out on me because I didn't know if the one student planner we sell is "the one everyone will have this year". I told her the bookstore sells other kinds, and I don't know which is the best seller. (I suspect it is not the one we have, because that one is kind of sports-centric.) So she is a little stressed about following the herd. Hence the post below.

I am always amazed by people (young and old) who make their purchasing decisions based on which item is the best seller, or most popular with everybody else. Who gives a rip? Which one looks best on you? Which one will you wear more often? Which one fits your personality?

Picking a planner just because hordes of other retarded freshmen are buying it is completely stupid. Half of you will be on academic probation in 4 months. Find your own way.
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Speaking of academic probation, I know someone who was actually booted for low academic performance. Apparently you get one semester to bring yourself out of it. And then you go to community college and delude yourself into thinking someday you'll still be accepted into the Pharmacy program. I think if you can't pass the undergrad science, you may want to consider other fields. An "F" in Chemistry isn't great on the transcript, but you can try the second-grade option to bring it up and then move on to other things. Like English. Or something else Liberal Artsy. Such as, say, History. Even George W. Bush managed to get a History degree. At Yale.

Just throwing that out there.