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[gaskin]

Hey there. I'm still here... still in school despite the fact that I should have graduated by now. It's been quite a ride.

I realized today that by the end of this semester, I still won't have enough credits to be considered a "senior." This puts my estimated graduation date at December of 2008... that is, as long as I don't withdraw from any more

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[wvurxgal]

Seriously, it's not worth it if you don't enjoy what you're doing. A liberal arts type degree in psychology will probably get you a job as a high school guidance counselor or something, maybe I'm wrong about that, but it seems silly unless you're going for a masters after.

I'm lucky in that I can do well in classes by never attending them, otherwise I'd never graduate 'cause I just don't go a good 75% of the time. I guess you have to make a 'real world' job something you want it to be, which will suck initially, but once you figure it out it's all good. For me, it's pretty much the accepted norm that 90% of my graduating class will go in to retail pharmacy. I don't know if you've seen Sicko, but one British pharmacist has the best line ever -- "I've had too much education to care about your laundry" (Michael Moore went into a retail pharmacy and asked where the laundry detergent is -- of course, in a sane world, they don't sell that!) You've got to find something you think you can enjoy and do for a while, then find a non-conventional way to actually make it enjoyable. Knowing you have options is one of the best feelings in the world, and it's silly to get a degree where you can't feel that way.

As far as graduating is concerned -- fuck trying to do it on time. Why rush yourself and be totally miserable and not actually learn anything from your classes? Like I said, I'm soooooo incredibly lucky that I can handle school without attendance mattering... I like the material, not so much letting someone read me a powerpoint at 9 am.

And just a thought -- do you think it could be a daytime thing that's hindering you? When I was undergrad, I took as many afternoon classes as possible... only classes after 1pm whenever possible. One of the best decisions I ever made... I had a pretty high GPA either way, but I learned so much more that second year. Also, it might do you some good to get out of town for a while. Whenever school gets to be too much, getting the hell out of Morgantown helps more than I ever could have imagined.