The Introverts Nightmare

I'm now dreading one of the classes I'm taking this semester. I've taken it before but it was close to 6 years ago. I'm retaking it now to get a better grade. When I first took it, I thought it would be an easy A. I also took it because my friend was taking it and he insisted it wouldn't be so bad if we did it together. He was mostly right. The class wasn't so bad since he was there. However, the class did tend to offend my logical, scientific mind with the grandiose claims of holistic medicine. Although I knew this is what the class would entail, I had a hard time just going along with it. My teacher unfortunately prodded me into engaging her with my views, which she found offensive. I'm not talking about vulgar offensive. But offensive in that everything she taught I disagreed with based on the fact almost none of it was scientifically evaluated or evidence based. I would have been happy to just go along with it silently. But no, she always asked me my opinion, shook her head and gave me a terrible participation grade. Long story short, I didn't do so well in the class which is why I'm retaking it now.

Flash forward to today's class: I'm totally screwed. This class is full of super extroverted, self-indulgent, egotistical hippies and hipsters. Just about everyone could not shut up talking about themselves. Just about everyone had no problem talking loudly to others while the instructor was talking. Just about everyone was under the impression they were unique and talented individuals with a smug "better than thou" attitude. I just wanted to disappear. I couldn't hear myself think over all the noise of what was supposed to be a classroom. They were all the stereotypical hipster/hippy crowd, except on proverbial steroids. These weren't just any self-important hipsters. These were rude, entitled, arrogant, don't-give-a-shit assholes who will make this class a living hell. But I have to take it. It's the only day that works with my schedule, I have to repair my old grade and this class will be an A. I've already seen the course load. I would be a fool to not follow through just because everyone else bothers me. 

Still. I don't like it. 

I'll be the class hermit. 

That's a title I can be proud of.