I am exactly where
I didn’t want to be at the age of 22.
I have graduated from university with a useless degree. Not
in the literal sense, but metaphorically speaking.
I am now thousands of dollars in debt, BUT, I have a piece
of paper with my name on it which states that I went to school for four years,
and did not drop out. Even though I had considered doing so several times.
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I am unemployed. Day after day, I send out resumes,
practically begging to be hired so I can start chipping away at the economic
ball-and-chain which will follow me forever. Or until I pay it off.
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| I'm pretty much begging for employment. |
I live with my parents. Even though I no longer pay rent, or
have the need to re-invent ways to eat ramen, I still feel like I am in a rut.
I went from adult, to child, in a matter of minutes after graduation.
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However,
I think am happy.
Throughout these past four years, I have learned more about
myself than I could have ever imagined. Sure, those 20-something page papers
about seemingly pointless topics kept you up at night, and gave you constant
acid-reflux were a pain, but you gained more general knowledge about
lesser-known things.
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| This method of studying is not as effective as it looks... |
You are now a fountain of information at the Thanksgiving
dinner table. You have learned that you are able to go 72 hours without sleep,
and still make every deadline. You
prefer Mozart over Beethoven, and Gin over Wine. Then again, whatever alcohol
you could afford was good enough.
I have met some of the most brilliant people one could ever
encounter. No, it wasn’t Stephen Hawking and Bill Gates, BUT, they were your
professors and peers. These people helped you define who you are, and what you
love to do. If you wanted to pursue the narrative of a zombie, all you had to do
was ask. If you wanted to discover what made Robert Kennedy and his wife Ethel Skakel
a couple of the greatest humanitarians the world will ever see, there was a
class in which you could find the answer.
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| Seriously, this man and his Wife Ethel, beautiful human beings. (http://bobby-kennedy.com/rfkbiography.htm) |
This is me trying to justify why I chose to pursue an
Undergraduate degree in English, with a Minor in History. I may not be living
debt-free in an apartment (or house) of my own, with a dream job and luxurious
car, however, I think I like where I am headed.
