College life is not all fun and parties

By Marissa Cianchetti

During golf season it is really hard to get everything done and still have time to see my friends. During golf season my time is spent at practice, doing homework, sorority meetings and Big Brothers-Big Sisters. The remainder of my time I sleep or try to remember to call my parents.

I am so busy I have no social life. Just the other day someone asked, “I was wondering if you still even went to this school.” Hey thanks, yes, I am still enrolled at Centre, but rather than going to a fraternity party on a Friday night, I am on the course in a practice round for the upcoming tournament.

Since starting my sophomore year I have only been seen at a party once, and the rest of the time I have been studying. At Centre, I have to study a lot to get good grades and sometimes it gets so frustrating trying to do everything. I normally can get all my work done, but sometimes it is not up to Centre’s standards. So I have to think about my opportunity costs of going out versus studying. Studying wins most of the times. I miss going out, but my grades are important.

Hopefully after golf season is over, people still remember who I am. Being a student-athlete isn’t easy, especially at Centre College. I wish I could transfer so it would be easier and I could still see my friends, but in the long run it will pay off.

I wrote this just to give everyone a idea how athletes’ social lives suffer during their seasons and so everyone at Centre realizes, YES, I am still a student at Centre College.

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