Looking for an easy course? Suck it up.

It's the start of the new semester and students are shopping for classes. Everyone knows the routine of the first couple weeks: students are in a class one day and gone the next as they are constantly in pursuit of the perfect, easy class. It's time to put that shopping basket down, suck it up and stay in a challenging course.

First of all, let's face it. College is supposed to be hard. By constantly seeking out supposedly easy classes, students are doing themselves a disfavor. While they may get an A from the "easy" class, the course won't necessarily strengthen students' academic abilities as much as a difficult course could. And with tuition costs rising, how can we afford to waste our precious money on courses that don't make us better students and more employable people?

Second of all, certain sources students rely on to get information about a course's rigor can't be trusted. Anyone can post on ratemyprofessors.com, and it seems those who do either love or hate their professor. There's no middle ground. Besides, you might love a class someone else hated. You can't know until you try it!  

Third of all, if you're just looking for that A, remember there's more to college than grades. In our opinion, it's better to have challenged yourself and grown as a student than to have received an A. Having an A won't automatically give you the skills needed to be a competent and competitive employee in the workforce.

So, stop your shopping and stay in the challenging class. If you already have, we applaud you. If you haven't, here's your chance. Who knows? It may turn out to be your favorite class.