On Thursday, Tracy Wilson wrote that it was unfair that honors students and athletes "schedule before even the most senior graduate student." While I cannot speak for athletes, I am a Schreyer scholar. I have taken advantage of early scheduling to secure places in small honors and 400-level classes.

While I can sympathize with Ms. Wilson's disappointment over a full ballroom dancing class, I'd like to point out that the scholars number relatively few compared to the undergraduate enrollment at University Park. Also, ballroom dancing is one of the most popular ESACTs offered and always fills quickly.

If she feels some people scheduling before others is unfair, why don't we eliminate all the scheduling dates? After all, why is a senior entitled to schedule before a freshman?

Ms. Wilson goes on to question other "perks" scholars receive, such as scholarships. There are many scholarships offered for academic merit by individual colleges. Perhaps she should apply for one of these if out-of-state tuition is such a burden. It'd be nice if we could all go to school for free, but we can't. Life and academia simply aren't fair.