SUPERPOWERS AND COLLEGE

     I think there is not one person who hasn’t watched at least one superhero movie in her/his life and not wished of acquiring superpowers too. Since this month is all about power, I’ll be listing some superpowers, that if bestowed upon us or if magically acquired the next day, will make college just like a piece of cake. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Yeah, somehow impossible, but come on. Just imagine yourself with these superpowers and wouldn’t it make waking up in the morning just a little bit brighter and nicer (even with that big test coming)?

Flying (Peter-Pan or Hawkgirl style)
     Who doesn’t want to avoid the traffic jam when you’re already late for school? Or be able to fly instantly to the bookstore when you’re in need of a whole new sketchpad to finish sketching your ideas for finals? It makes transportation easier plus you’ll also get to enjoy the view.

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Predicting the future
     Just like Raven Baxter in That’s so Raven, we will be able to foresee the results of our laziness and bad decision-making, which can lead to the prospect of our prophecies scaring us to do the right thing. No more sitting at home and contemplating whether to go out or not because you will able to see what will happen tomorrow morning if you do decide to go out tonight without even starting on your 5-page paper on Philosophy. Common sense is also applicable in this situation, but this can be useful too.

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Hawkeye's  eyes
     No, not for cheating. This is useful if there are too many words on the board and you're seated at the back of the large lecture hall or if you're too tired to function properly but you need to focus and not miss out on any important detail during class.

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Ability to duplicate yourself
     There are some months wherein school works are given one after the other and they think that one person can do all those things at once and being able to duplicate ourselves seems like the only answer. This will definitely make our academic and social lives easier! One of you will be at home working on school requirements while the other is attending to other social obligations. Multitasking 2.0 done well.

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Telepathic powers
     Wouldn’t it be fun to have Professor X’s abilities, in terms of reading your professors mind for the deadline announcement, having the ability to control someone’s thoughts on whether to say yes to the take-home exams or not, or having that ability to alter the mind of someone to forget that the deadline for the final project is due today *wink*. You can read more about telepathic powers here.

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     All these superpowers are extremely useful especially if it's used well; but unfortunately, we live in a universe where these things don't really exist. But it is possible to successfully get through college even though we don't have these! We just have to to make sure that we have the drive, the passion, and the patience to deal with all of the demands of getting that diploma or toga and eventually we will all make it, sometimes even earlier than we expected.

- Therese Goudin
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