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Timothy Egan has a fun post up on NYT called “Dear Graduate“.  Clearly, the environment has changed, even since I graduated about 2 years ago.  Some constants remain unchanged, such as the advice for grads to take risks, otherwise leaving themselves with a life full of missed opportunities.  No argument from me on that front. [...]

This isn’t a post with much substance to it, but I feel like I’ve been neglecting things lately.  There are a couple of reasons for this: 1)  I sort of have a job now, and I get paid on piece work, so it’s conducive for me to work as much as possible. 2)  The weather [...]

In recent days, the gravity of my decision has begun sneaking up on me.  The idea of my soon-t0-be outrageous amount of debt, relocation, work prospects, and all that jazz are creeping up.  Decision time looms.   In no uncertain terms, my first choice was Columbia.  Once I was put on their waiting list, the [...]

For those thinking about going into a journalism program, the main concern has to be: where the hell am I gonna get a job?  Many of the articles I’ve been linking to have had some form of the phrase “entrepreneurial spirit” or some other bullshit phrase like it quoted somewhere.  What does that mean? Well, [...]

On my way to an interview today, I got a phone call from the director of the News and Documentary program at NYU.  Great timing.  Still, I saw the 212 area code and knew I had to pick up the phone. Essentially, she was asking me about my essay and a few other minor details. [...]

Leave it up to the New York Times to provide the world with an article that isn’t simply a rehash and gives us something to consider.  Let’s take a big breath, hold it, and remember what good storytelling and reporting are like. Ahhh. Today, on their website, the Times has a fantastic article entitled “J-Schools [...]

There’s a NYT article on the site today about cultivating IQ through early childhoood development programs.  Somewhere in college, the subject of education became increasingly important to me.  Distinctly, I remember a conversation I had with a professor during her office hours where we discussed how exorbitantly expensive the cost of education was becoming, and [...]

In my WordPress dashboard, I can see how people access my page.  I won’t go into specifics.  Anyway, I can see what search terms bring people here.  Mostly, it’s people googling “Columbia waitlist” or “graduate acceptance letter” and mundane things of that nature.  Then, you get a few that make it all worthwhile.  I now [...]

Going into the GRE, I felt pretty confident.  As previously stated, I was cramming for a while and had taken plenty of practice tests.  I could probably have done a better job with studying, but there’s always room for improvement, unless you get a perfect.  Despite the extreme narcissism, I know I am not perfect. [...]

Count me as one of those knuckleheads who thinks being properly trained as a journalist is important.  It seems like I add nothing but other people’s content to the site, but so be it.  I can’t say I give a damn.  All this stuff I’m putting up here seems important to me.  And that’s all [...]