OPINION: Lack of Online Classes at CSI Slows Down Path to Graduation

College of Staten Island

COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND — As I ran across campus and pulled out my phone; it read 2:32pm. I cursed under my breath while simultaneously daydreaming of holding my diploma. I prayed for some miracle to make it to building 2S by 2:30, a feat proven to be impossible since I didn’t leave work on Huguenot Avenue until 2:10.  

Why give myself early onset balding with the stress of sprinting to class and showing up disheveled you may ask?  Well, I’m majoring in English and finally found a class offered during the day that I could possibly make doable.  I say possibly because it is barely practical and sets me up to feel anxious the entire class.  The reality is, CSI does not offer enough online options for students who work full time.


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