Yesterday I talked to my friend Polina. She was telling me about her
exciting study for about an hour. She studies at Gubkin Russian State
University of Oil and Gas. Taking into account that Russia is one of the major
states that export gas and oil, and that these sectors of economy is one of the
most profitable in our country, I can say that this university is very
prestigious. Moreover, here study children of really wealthy persons. Due to
this fact the university has a lot of sponsors and can provide its students
with a lot of facilities. It is a small introduction.
And now about Polina. She told me that she is one of the cleverest students
on her faculty. For instance, once she did six tests (hers and five of her
friends) during one lesson. She spends more hours in university than we, but
she has much easier homework than we. This gives you an opportunity to be a
member of group called “Gubkin television”. As she says it is very interpreting.
They shoot clips about student life and sometimes advertisements for companies,
for which they earn money. In addition, her teacher of microeconomics offered
her to make some researches and to present them on public. She also has time
for dancing, and she takes part in dancing competition among universities. All
in all, she makes new acquaintances; her life is full of diverse and exciting
things. I really disappointed that I can’t lead such a life. The first reason is that
we have a lot of homework. The second reason is that Cultural Center of HSE is
situated in another building, and it is inconvenient to go there. So, my day consists
of 80% of studying and doing homework. It is really sad. I want to have bright
life, full of bright emotions, whicj are not only good marks. Maybe I should change a bit my attitude to studying. But I can’t because I
study at NES. The only hope is that there will be 48 hours in a day. 
Hang in there. Your hard work now will pay off later!
ReplyDeleteNo way to make life better here...
ReplyDeleteI also do not have time to sports, friends, cultural activities, or sleeping at least. I felt very disappointed when I got to know WHERE are Cultural Center of HSE and all the sports sections of HSE situated, and also when do the trainings of basketball/waterpolo/swimming teams pass. Bibirivo 21-22.30? Who was the creator of these timetables? Anyway, now I understand that I wouldn't have any time to go there. I hope our next semester will be a little bit easier.
Listening to all these friends' stories is really awful! Especially when not a long time ago you have led the same life as they do now, but you don't have the chance to do it now. I am sure you know what I am talking about. Your friend might exaggerate a bit, but still this is all true that everything is different when you study here. I agree with you that it is very sad to spend great amounts of time studying when we are so young and full of energy. Still, I am sure that during the winter holidays we will make up for all the fun missed :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I agree with you, Olga. Most of my friends who study at different universities in Moscow have a lot of free time and they almost do nothing while studying. But don’t forget that it’s much more interesting to study at NES. Moreover, I think, our time management is much better and we (particularly me) improve our skills from day to day. And, in my opinion, it’s better to work hard next four years. I hope, that our effort’s would be rewarded in the future!
ReplyDeleteOlya, in general I agree with you. I also feel pretty tired of huge homeworks. But to be fair I should mention, that the more you do the more you handle. Despite all the difficulties the last 3 months were happy in my life. I hope you feel the same.
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