Wow... that was a good read. It was both depressing and inspiring. Makes me think of my first year of grad school, sitting there watching some students giving presentations and thinking to myself, "How the HELL did they get here when they can't even use proper grammer?" I agree though... college isn't for everyone. To preach that idea so strongly is setting up many for failure in my opinion. Our public education system here is god awful.

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Originally posted by The17sss Wow... that was a good read. It was both depressing and inspiring. Makes me think of my first year of grad school, sitting there watching some students giving presentations and thinking to myself, "How the HELL did they get here when they can't even use proper grammer?" I agree though... college isn't for everyone. To preach that idea so strongly is setting up many for failure in my opinion. Our public education system here is god awful.

haha.

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Originally posted by Zewad doh!! me married in a week!! zikes!!!

double you tee eff brotha thats kick ass!


Next year I'll be int eh same boat!!

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Originally posted by diggerz any english speaker who hasn't read james joyce's "ulysses" is an idiot.

I've only read "Portrait of an Artist"

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Originally posted by UWM Isn't the Ivory Tower the place they went in Neverending Story?

Yes, it's also a place in Erotic City.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov

hopefully, i'll get a chance to read "Ulysses" again (some parts, at least) during the weekend.

i've never read "Portrait of an Artist" though, but enjoyed "dubliners" thoroughly.

summer is almost over...

ultrac0r version: people are stupid

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huh?

The one thing I've realized about college is that its really not about achieving something, but qualifying for something. You come here to get a degree, and use said degree for finding a job. Just because 10 people all have the same degree doesn't mean they are all equally smart. I know tons of people who are older than me, technically more educated than me, yet are complete dumbasses when it comes to just about everything.

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In my opinion, the real value of a College level education is the ability to become an efficient/productive member of society. At the end of the day it all comes down to what you actually make out of it and how you use it to your advantage. On the other hand, networking might be just as important as memorizing and cramming.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov I've only read "Portrait of an Artist"

So have I. And it sucked so much balls that I've given up on the idea of ever touching a Joyce book again.

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