College Life: Academic Geek vs. Extracurricular Enthusiast
Which stereotype fits you more in college, an academic geek or an extracurricular
enthusiast? People often compare students who pursue these two lanes and then argue
which student performs better in college and the career world. Some argue that one path
will lead students to a better career, but some say otherwise. Some also believe that one
path will lead students to a better college experience, but many say both paths lead to
more or less the same experience. The two scenarios of how students go through their
college life certainly have many differences, but they also have some things in common.
Students are usually confronted with the choice of being an academic geek or an
extracurricular enthusiast when entering college, but what are the differences between
these two stereotypes? The first difference is regarding time management. Students who
prioritize academic things are more flexible in scheduling their activities because they
have fewer responsibilities than students who participate in many extracurricular
activities. Imagine a student who joins an extracurricular that has an event just before the
midterm exam. The student needs to have good time management to study and run the
event because both are his/her responsibilities. The next difference is that extracurricular
enthusiasts may have a more diverse circle of friends than academic geeks. While
academic geeks tend only to meet students from the same major, extracurricular
enthusiasts can meet people from different majors or faculties. If the extracurricular event
requires them to collaborate with people from outside the community, they will be in
touch regularly with more people from different backgrounds than academic geeks.
Therefore, we may argue that extracurricular enthusiasts have a more diverse circle of
friends. The third difference is the way students learn career-related skills.
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Which stereotype fits you more in college, an academic geek or an extracurricular
enthusiast? People often compare students who pursue these two lanes and then argue
which student performs better in college and the career world. Some argue that one path
will lead students to a better career, but some say otherwise. Some also believe that one
path will lead students to a better college experience, but many say both paths lead to
more or less the same experience. The two scenarios of how students go through their
college life certainly have many differences, but they also have some things in common.
Students are usually confronted with the choice of being an academic geek or an
extracurricular enthusiast when entering college, but what are the differences between
these two stereotypes? The first difference is regarding time management. Students who
prioritize academic things are more flexible in scheduling their activities because they
have fewer responsibilities than students who participate in many extracurricular
activities. Imagine a student who joins an extracurricular that has an event just before the
midterm exam. The student needs to have good time management to study and run the
event because both are his/her responsibilities. The next difference is that extracurricular
enthusiasts may have a more diverse circle of friends than academic geeks. While
academic geeks tend only to meet students from the same major, extracurricular
enthusiasts can meet people from different majors or faculties. If the extracurricular event
requires them to collaborate with people from outside the community, they will be in
touch regularly with more people from different backgrounds than academic geeks.
Therefore, we may argue that extracurricular enthusiasts have a more diverse circle of
friends. The third difference is the way students learn career-related skills.
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