Really? Are we still in high school?

The concept of "study tables" is completely lost on me. I understand that our learning community directors want us to learn good study habits, get used to coming to the library, etc., but I personally feel that studying in a hot room in an uncomfortable chair with seven other people is hardly a good way to study.

In fact, before coming to this session today, I was in my cool, comfortable dorm room, studying for Economics. I then had to leave the peace and convenience of Washington Hall, pack away all my books, and walk ten minutes to Alden Library, where I now sit, unable to study and instead writing this blog. Why can't I study here, you ask? Because I am one of those crazy people who is totally OCD about reading. It has to be silent for me to absorb anything. Next to me, a girl is clacking away at her keyboard. Across from me is a boy with the squeaky pencil. Down the table a bit, people are talking. Not to mention the fact that I wasted ten minutes getting here, fifteen minutes packing and unpacking my notebooks, books, and ancient computer, and I will soon waste another ten minutes walking home.

The fact that I wasted more than thirty minutes to get here and get set up isn't even the point; the point is that I am an eighteen-year-old college student and I should be able to study my own way, on my own terms. Don't get me wrong; I'm not mad. I think our peer mentor and LC teachers are all fantastic. I even understand why this would be effective for some people. I just think this is a pointless exercise for me to partake in.

PS: Whisperers, keyboard clacker, and squeaky pencil boy... I did not mean to offend.