amy :: lynn

I blog, therefore I am. I’m a college PR student, that is.

Yesterday, there some chatter about the fact that college students don’t blog. College blogger Meg Roberts talks about all the possible excuses we have for not blogging, such as not enough time, no ideas, lack of knowledge of about blogs, and apathy.

I think lack of time is the most reasonable excuse. I wanted to start a blog back in 2006, but this is my first successful stab at it. I started one about this time last year, posted once, and never logged in again. As I write to you,  know that I’m ignoring work and homework to defy the myth that we don’t have time. We do have time, it’s not much though.

>> edit. Here’s where my previous entry calculated how much free-time I really have. I whined and got stressed about my lack of free time, but you know what - I’m over it now.

There really is no reason that PR students aren’t blogging. We have enough meaningful conversations in class to fill ten blogs! There’s a dual purpose to reiterating what you’ve discussed in class. Not only are you sharing priceless insight into your profession, you’re cementing those in your head as you’re typing. It’s like studying for the rest of your career!

If my professors have enough savvy and time to blog about their experiences, than we should too! GVSU Professor Tim Penning is in the midst of getting his masters and he frequently posts on his blog, GRPR. Every time I read his posts, I think to myself, I really need to blog. Really!

I’m not sure if more people my age will start blogging about PR or not. In class, we debate whether or not it’s a good thing for companies, but we never discuss if it’s a good thing for us personally.

Well, the clock is ticking! I’m off to enjoy the calculated 19.5 hrs of free time I have for this week (or what’s left, that is).