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Monday, February 21, 2005 | 4:00 pm

Required reading for anyone about to graduate from college/grad school/whatever.

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9 Responses to "This entry is only a link, nothing more"

  1. Jen says:
    February 21st, 2005 at 6:33 pm

    That was excellent. And so fucking true.

  2. Adrian says:
    February 21st, 2005 at 7:37 pm

    I gained weight at a desk job. I got laid off and lost 20 pounds.

  3. Adrian says:
    February 21st, 2005 at 7:38 pm

    Make that 25.

  4. Amber says:
    February 21st, 2005 at 9:57 pm

    Due to not eating, or because driving a bus is such a workout?

  5. sarabeth says:
    February 22nd, 2005 at 7:36 am

    I am not sure if i should feel behind-not owning anything and without a job..or glad i have postponed the “Real world” for grad school….

  6. Amber says:
    February 22nd, 2005 at 8:13 am

    You should feel glad. No question about it.

  7. Adrian says:
    February 22nd, 2005 at 10:23 pm

    Just from not sitting at a desk full of food, I started losing weight right away in 2002.

    What an incredibly weird idea to me that one *suddenly* enters the so-called real world after a certain day, graduation day. My “real world” kind of faded in over time.

  8. Adrian says:
    February 22nd, 2005 at 10:27 pm

    And is the money thing really a surprise to many people? Even innocent college students know all about expenses adding up really quickly, so I don’t think many are surprised only after their first real job.

    I’m glad this piece used quotes around “real world,” though. That phrase seems offensive at times, implying that college is somehow artificial or that college students are inherently naive. It depends on how the term is intended, of course.

  9. Amber says:
    February 22nd, 2005 at 10:48 pm

    My “real world” kind of faded in over time.

    Same here. Still, I think the blog entry to which I linked is a good one. And I suppose the money thing might be a surprise to people who’ve had their entire education paid for, for example.

    And I agree, the phrase “real world” does seem offensive. I was often offended by it whilst in college, actually. Not everyone’s college experience is the same.

    But again… still! I think the blog entry to which I linked is a good one!