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When did looking good become so uncool?
That is the question I ask myself on my walk to class in the mornings witnessing the parade of scrubs march to class. On any given day, visitors to our campus will see a horde of students dressed in their hoodies and sweats with their hair a mess. Are these the young professionals this institute of higher education supposedly turns out, or are these dope heads on their way to class from the crack house?
It seems it has become standard practice for students to not care at all about their appearance when going to class.
Sure, it might not be your job now, but these classes are supposed to be preparing you for a career. How many jobs do you think it would be acceptable to walk in wearing your high school's track sweater and gym shorts? Other than a job as a funnel-cake-making carni, not too many. You'll hear students say it's easier to for them to learn when they are in the "comfort" of their PJs. As much as it may make it easier for you to concentrate, you might as well get used to looking decent now rather than later.
Not only does looking somewhat professional for class help you prepare for a future career, it also helps professors take you seriously. It's only natural for a professor to pay more attention to the student who looks like they care about class than the student who didn't even bother to shave.
It is those who teach class on Friday mornings who have it the worst though. As if poor attendance wasn't enough, they are forced to look at the disheveled zombies who haven't even thought to wipe the dried puke from their faces.
This doesn't mean students should come dressed up in three-piece suits and prom dresses. One needs to find a happy medium. For the guys, a nice polo or Henley and a pressed pair of jeans would suffice perfectly. For the girls, a nice shirt or sweater with a skirt or capri's is a great look. I understand the hall on the way to class isn't some sort of model runway, but a little class once in a while wouldn't kill anyone.
Now, it is forgivable to show up to 8 a.m. classes in your PJs once in awhile. Every seasoned college student has had those nights where they stayed up into the wee hours of the morning cramming for an exam or perhaps woke up in a hallway of some random apartment complex with no pants nor recollection of the last five hours.
However, after 9:30 a.m., there should be no excuse why you can't at least brush your teeth and freshen up a bit.
When you roll up to class at noon looking like a meth fiend, not only do you embarrass yourself, you disgust the professors and students around you and give the university a black eye. Please do yourself, and everyone else, a favor and at least try.
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