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	<title>Comments on: I&#8217;m Only Going to Grad School Because I Don&#8217;t Want a Real Job</title>
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		<title>By: O hai thar self-esteem crisis &#187; laurganism.com &#62; I Flail at Life [blogging since 1996]</title>
		<link>http://laurganism.com/2007/11/09/im-only-going-to-grad-school-because-i-dont-want-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-72223</link>
		<dc:creator>O hai thar self-esteem crisis &#187; laurganism.com &#62; I Flail at Life [blogging since 1996]</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Last November, I quit my useless office job at iWebmasters to pursue grad school and the Dream of Becoming A Member of the Academe. Despite my sometimes self-deprecating humor, which is really just for show, I don&#8217;t have any real issues about myself and my abilities. Not this time, though. Lately I&#8217;ve been plagued by the thought that I might not smart enough to do this grad school thing. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Last November, I quit my useless office job at iWebmasters to pursue grad school and the Dream of Becoming A Member of the Academe. Despite my sometimes self-deprecating humor, which is really just for show, I don&#8217;t have any real issues about myself and my abilities. Not this time, though. Lately I&#8217;ve been plagued by the thought that I might not smart enough to do this grad school thing. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: David</title>
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		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i believe we are former officemates.
welcome to UP! 
I quit from office three months because I intend to pursue and finish my MA in Film.
goodluck to your endeavors!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i believe we are former officemates.<br />
welcome to UP!<br />
I quit from office three months because I intend to pursue and finish my MA in Film.<br />
goodluck to your endeavors!</p>
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		<title>By: yhan</title>
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		<dc:creator>yhan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hi lauren. i totally agree on the last sentences. if going back to school is what you want then i&#039;m pretty sure it&#039;ll turn out to be a good thing. ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi lauren. i totally agree on the last sentences. if going back to school is what you want then i&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;ll turn out to be a good thing. <img src='http://laurganism.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Lauren</title>
		<link>http://laurganism.com/2007/11/09/im-only-going-to-grad-school-because-i-dont-want-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-44393</link>
		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Noelle - A &quot;real job&quot; is just a stupid concept really. Everyone expects people to become an office drone after college.

@ Coco - I knooow, I&#039;m gonna miss you guys too. And strangely enough, I&#039;m going to miss going to work. Haha. But I&#039;ll still be swinging by whenever I can. :)

@ Jayvee - Good point. I&#039;m also there for the academic learnings tho. Tiem to suck up to my professors and classmates!

@ Van Kristine - I&#039;ve actually been playing around with the idea of an academic career since I was in college.  Depending on how well I do in grad school, and how much my professors like me, I might just end up doing that. I think I&#039;d make a fairly decent teacher. The type who&#039;d overwork students so they can make the most out of their tuition, haha.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Noelle &#8211; A &#8220;real job&#8221; is just a stupid concept really. Everyone expects people to become an office drone after college.</p>
<p>@ Coco &#8211; I knooow, I&#8217;m gonna miss you guys too. And strangely enough, I&#8217;m going to miss going to work. Haha. But I&#8217;ll still be swinging by whenever I can. <img src='http://laurganism.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Jayvee &#8211; Good point. I&#8217;m also there for the academic learnings tho. Tiem to suck up to my professors and classmates!</p>
<p>@ Van Kristine &#8211; I&#8217;ve actually been playing around with the idea of an academic career since I was in college.  Depending on how well I do in grad school, and how much my professors like me, I might just end up doing that. I think I&#8217;d make a fairly decent teacher. The type who&#8217;d overwork students so they can make the most out of their tuition, haha.</p>
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		<title>By: Van Kristine</title>
		<link>http://laurganism.com/2007/11/09/im-only-going-to-grad-school-because-i-dont-want-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-44378</link>
		<dc:creator>Van Kristine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why not study and get a teaching job? I&#039;m sure you&#039;ll do good as a teacher (schoolpaper adviser). I&#039;m halfway done with my M.Ed and working in school with the kids made me learn a lot. Anyway, good luck to you! :grin:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why not study and get a teaching job? I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll do good as a teacher (schoolpaper adviser). I&#8217;m halfway done with my M.Ed and working in school with the kids made me learn a lot. Anyway, good luck to you! <img src='http://laurganism.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':grin:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: jayvee f.</title>
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		<dc:creator>jayvee f.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>having a masters doesnt necessarily guarantee a good job in the future actually. sure it looks good in the resume, but the more important things you learn from grad school is the contacts who you can network with later on.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>having a masters doesnt necessarily guarantee a good job in the future actually. sure it looks good in the resume, but the more important things you learn from grad school is the contacts who you can network with later on.</p>
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		<title>By: Coco</title>
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		<dc:creator>Coco</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Laur.. We are gonna miss you at the office. :(

Lucky you, though. At least when you finish MA, your salary will butt-rape (haha) our salary. That is if we still work here. Hehe.

Take care, honey. Enjoy UP. Hehe. :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Laur.. We are gonna miss you at the office. <img src='http://laurganism.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Lucky you, though. At least when you finish MA, your salary will butt-rape (haha) our salary. That is if we still work here. Hehe.</p>
<p>Take care, honey. Enjoy UP. Hehe. <img src='http://laurganism.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Noelle</title>
		<link>http://laurganism.com/2007/11/09/im-only-going-to-grad-school-because-i-dont-want-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-44160</link>
		<dc:creator>Noelle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I went to grad school because my parents didn&#039;t want me to get a real job. Well, I finished a year ago, and my job (or jobs) isn&#039;t what you would exactly call a real job. Hahaha.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went to grad school because my parents didn&#8217;t want me to get a real job. Well, I finished a year ago, and my job (or jobs) isn&#8217;t what you would exactly call a real job. Hahaha.</p>
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		<title>By: Lauren</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Ade - Yep, but we get more than you do. 1k per month. :P

@ Derek - Well I certainly hope that it will! I&#039;ve always been a pretty big risk taker anyhow.  I hate sitting around and waiting for things to happen. 

@ Jayvee - You suck Jayvee. :P

@ Lisa - Things never really turn out the way you expect them to. Because, uh, that&#039;s how life works? Hey aren&#039;t you &lt;a href=&quot;http://laurganism.com/2007/10/06/all-about-periods/#comment-41948&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the same person who called me burgis&lt;/a&gt; for not being ashamed of the fact that I bleed out of my vagina?  FYI I got my period today. And I&#039;m bleeding profusely between my legs.  Be scandalized, pplz!!11

@ Helga - Aww hon, it&#039;s never too late to go bad to skuel.  I meant to wait til after December to quit but with classes being held during work hours, there&#039;s just no way I can juggle both schoolwork and sweatshop writing.  But hey, at least you&#039;re employed!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Ade &#8211; Yep, but we get more than you do. 1k per month. <img src='http://laurganism.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Derek &#8211; Well I certainly hope that it will! I&#8217;ve always been a pretty big risk taker anyhow.  I hate sitting around and waiting for things to happen. </p>
<p>@ Jayvee &#8211; You suck Jayvee. <img src='http://laurganism.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Lisa &#8211; Things never really turn out the way you expect them to. Because, uh, that&#8217;s how life works? Hey aren&#8217;t you <a href="http://laurganism.com/2007/10/06/all-about-periods/#comment-41948" rel="nofollow">the same person who called me burgis</a> for not being ashamed of the fact that I bleed out of my vagina?  FYI I got my period today. And I&#8217;m bleeding profusely between my legs.  Be scandalized, pplz!!11</p>
<p>@ Helga &#8211; Aww hon, it&#8217;s never too late to go bad to skuel.  I meant to wait til after December to quit but with classes being held during work hours, there&#8217;s just no way I can juggle both schoolwork and sweatshop writing.  But hey, at least you&#8217;re employed!</p>
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		<title>By: jozzua</title>
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		<dc:creator>jozzua</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tried UPOU (UP open university) a couple of years ago. After a sem of it, I quit. The money spent for it wasn&#039;t worth it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tried UPOU (UP open university) a couple of years ago. After a sem of it, I quit. The money spent for it wasn&#8217;t worth it.</p>
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