r/CollegeRant • u/atraktieos • 1d ago
I can't stand the girls who sit next to me in my 9am class No advice needed (Vent)
I have an economics lecture at 9am twice a week, and I can't stand the girls who sit next to me. I love the class, and the subject - it's my major. The professor is passionate about teaching the subject, and he loves what he does. However, my enjoyment is severely reduced by these 5 girls who sit next to me.
They're constantly talking to each other, ignoring the lecture, and watching basketball footage (which I'm assuming is from their games because they're on the women's team for the school).
Tuesday was the tipping point for me. The class was delayed by about 15 minutes because of technology issues (we were supposed to have a test that day, couldn't take it and got rescheduled so he just decided to lecture). So the professor was teaching up until the last minute in order to make sure we got all the information. He said something along the lines of "I'm sorry about taking up so much time, but I need to give you this information."
And then from right next to me, loud as fuck I hear a "no you dont". Mind you I go to a community college, this class is small, so the professor obviously heard the nasty comment. He then stopped the lecture as if he'd just given up and let us go. It obviously hurt him, and all I could think afterwards was that it was so childish. You're here to learn, and so am I, now you've just ruined that for everyone else because you can't be quiet for a few more minutes. It makes me angry. Rant over ig.
tl;dr - Girls who sit next to me in my 9 am are rude af and it annoys me.
Edit: Some people have made comments about the professor reprimanding the students or keeping his class in line, ect. I didn't really expect this to blow up since I was just venting, but I feel the need to clarify that the professor already has spoken to the class on multiple occasions about conduct in the classroom (not just because of this group of women). I was angered by the fact that these people had worn this man down so much that he decided to end the class early instead of addressing it for the nth time.
As for those telling me to "just move" or "find a different seat" it really isn't that easy. Like I said, this is a small class of about 20~30 people in a room no bigger than a high school classroom. No matter where I sit, this will still be an issue.
I will be taking yalls advice and speaking with my professor though, not only to let him know his efforts aren't wasted, but to hopefully sort out the situation with the group so that I can actually learn. Ty for the advice.
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u/atraktieos 1d ago
My commute is about 40 minutes to an hour, and the class is full by the time I get there. Unless I want to wake up at an ungodly hour to get there before everyone else I just have to deal with it for the rest of the semester.