In defense of SCORE

Finally, a website that makes me feel safe. It's worth typing in my father's Social Security number every time I want to check my exam schedule, because I can be sure that no hacker will be able to change my psychology class from graded to pass/D/fail.

SCORE not only has an extensive security system but also "hours of operation," just like a real office that runs security cameras during the day and closes at night. SCORE's doors are shut from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. every day. Nowadays, people are used to being able to do anything at any time of the day or night. Do you want a cheese grater at 4 a.m? Just check out cheesesupply.com, and you can be swimming in shredded Pecorino Romano by 10 a.m. the next day. We've become a society dependent on instant gratification. Kids these days need to learn that the rest of the world doesn't work around their schedules, and SCORE's highly enforced hours of operation will teach them just that.

SCORE is also an awesome procrastination tool. I can spend 45 minutes just waiting for it to load and then find hours of enjoyment perusing the site in search of my distribution requirements. When a site is too straightforward, all the fun is lost.

When SCORE's big day arrives and it's time to enroll in courses, the website acts just like a human and has a complete meltdown. It effectively and poetically reflects the struggle of decision-making by creating a huge barrier to course enrollment. What a fitting metaphor for the difficulty of choosing a life direction!

Now, what damn street did I grow up on again?