Gone like the Wind
Song of the Hour: "Simple Man" by Lynard Skynard (I don’t care, I love this song)
Wow. That break is so over, it seems like a lifetime ago. It’s freezing, wet, dreary, and it’s raining assignments. Big assignments. I’m not particulalry in the mood for any of these things, to be honest. I got that cog psych midterm back- "85.75" well, at least he’s precise. For the record, I’m not happy. I can bomb everything else, but I could at least keep 3.8-4.0 in my majors. That’s not too much to ask. And I don’t know if I can bring that back up.
Speaking of majors, my advisor laid out some options this morning. One of which is to drop a major and actually get out of here next may. Another is to trail along an extra semester or two… which would also give me an opportunity to steel myself away on Dr. Armitage’s summer shakespeare class in london and oxford (where we will obviously fall in love and wed at Stratford upon Avon. obviously.) I dunno what to do, frankly. An extra semester will postpone grad school… or maybe give me time to figure out how to get into one. Don’t know about that either.
It seems I’m rather directionless. I think there’s a reason for that. Honest to god, I can’t even imagine getting a job in either of my pursuiant fields. What the hell am I gonna write? What major psychological ground am I going to unearth? I swear, school just feels like an exercise to postpone my applying for full time at uhaul. Just a reason to stay part time. how sad is that?
many of you have graduated… give it to me straight. am I screwed? should I bother with grad school? Uhaul has excellent benefits. I’m learning my way around a truck. Really, are there other jobs out there? what are they? what do I have to do to get one? I’ll tell you, I can’t teach. Well, I may be able to teach middle school or something, but that’s about it. I am so lost. I can’t even think of jobs avaiable to undergrad degrees only. what’s wrong with me? am I jaded or realistic? you people out there in the real world, tell me something. be honest. Pushing 30 here.
Anyway, crisis of the future aside, putting the shoulder back to the wheel. Hoping to hang out with Suzy tomorrow, that’ll be a nice break from wracking my brain for new ways to procrastinate. That gets draining, you know? And of course, a new episode of Lost. Anne likes to point out exactly how it is nothing changes every episode, but I think between last week and this week, it could happen. something could change. we’ll see…
Ok, this is so dull it’s putting me to sleep. I would like to ask, again, for more reader board suggestions for uhaul. I didn;t get any new pictures this week, because I had no suggestions that I could remember (sorry bonnie, I couldn’t remember anything we wrote) and was too tired/lazy to come up with my own. Come on, my creative little think tank, what would you like to see in print?
that’s all.
boring as ever,
me
March 22nd, 2006 at 1:38 pm
Hey, what are you doing in my rut?
Ok, here’s what I can make out, based on my own research on this unbefuckinglievably aggravating subject:
1. BA doesn’t guarantee job in your field. However, it can get you a slightly better job than UHaul. $10/hr min. Basically with a BA, you’re probably doing what I’m doing — trying to find something more to do.
2. 2 BAs will improve your chances of getting into grad school.
3. Grad school alone will not guarantee job in your field. While in grad school, it is vitally important that you make connections with people in your industry who you may be able to assist you after college.
There is also the possibility that your advanced degree can help you with job placement. For instance, Chrissy and Erin have been given jobs simply for continuing school. In fact, their school has gradually become more and more like a job as the years have gone by.
Summary: It seems to me like it isn’t so much the degree you have, but what you do with it. People pursuing a degree have to go out to find opportunities for themselves, or they will be sorely surprised come graduation.