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Originally posted by KSigkid
it's tough - when you're in a situation when you're working all the time plus school, you can't help but feel a little jealous of those who aren't working. it's not necessarily the right way to feel, but it enters your thought process.
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I completely understand...I grew up in a single-parent household, where I worked even in high school, got good enough grades to get into a prestigious university, and am paying my way through college via work (I work just about every free hour I can when I don't have class or meetings or activities during the week), loans, and scholarships. I have some friends that are pretty well off, but I am not jealous of them (at least not most of the time), nor would I hold that in and of itself against them. For example, my roommate is well-off (her parents pay her rent and she has a car), but she works (I've seen her work two jobs) to cover her other expenses (and She does not walk around wearing Prada or Burberry). What bothers me about some people I know who have their expenses paid by their parents is when I know they don't appreciate it, when they complain about how hard they have it (in terms of school--not life in general), and when they don't even try to save money when they can (ie. spending $$$ frivlously then complaining that you are broke, or complaining that you don't have time to study and are tired when you are taking less classes than me, do not work, and are not involved in any on-campus organizations or clubs, and then you don';t get good grades). If your parents pay all your bills, and you've never worked ever in your life, and your not at all involved in campus life, do not complain to me that you are (1) broke or (2) tired and don't have time to study, b/c chances are, you can't be as tired or broke as I am...
***By the way, I do commend those of you who are paying your own sorority expenses (it shows that you do take on some responsibility and aren't part of the category of people I am speaking about above)
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