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Date: May 17th, 2012 10:35 AM Author: crawly aggressive nursing home national security agency Besides "don't go to law school."
Every stupid blog has a dumb post on this now, but I'd prefer XO's wisdom.
Graduating from HYPS with a good gig lined up but very unsure about long-term plans. |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 10:59 AM Author: Drab property ape Keep evolving the good fight against boomers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710459) |
Date: May 17th, 2012 10:36 AM Author: sapphire lascivious stage hissy fit DENTAL SCHOOL (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710296) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 10:38 AM Author: Pearly organic girlfriend well what do you like to do? do you have debt? do your parents have money? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710301) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 10:41 AM Author: crawly aggressive nursing home national security agency I want to do something in public service, policy work, or politics, I think. Not interested in a life of striving for money and have no interest in working on Wall Street or anything like that. Was raised to believe that I should spend my life trying to help out the world rather than sucking on the corporate teet.
Very much would like to be in California long term, though.
I am very lucky to have no debt, but my parents do not have much money. I mean upper middle class, but they put most savings into making college debt-free for me and my siblings. What they have saved will get them through retirement but I won't inherit much of anything. |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 10:52 AM Author: Pearly organic girlfriend California doesn't really seem to follow your goals of working in public service and policy work. need to be in DC for that.
have you worked on any campaigns? have you done any internships at think tanks, etc.? |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 10:57 AM Author: crawly aggressive nursing home national security agency Yeah, internships at big think tanks during UG. Did some (unpaid) campaign volunteer work. Might try to hop on to a campaign and do more of that this summer (don't start my job until the fall).
Definitely well aware of the tension between my career goals and where I want to live. I really don't like DC from the summers I've spent there, but I realize I may need to settle there if I want to get serious about policy/gov't work. I'm holding out hope I can manage to find a path that keeps me mostly in California but still working in public service. Obviously it's ridiculous to be 22 and talking about maybe someday running for office in California or being attorney general of CA or something, but if someone asked me to set some very long-term ultimate life goals, those would be up there.
Still, would appreciate any advice (specific or much more general) on how to make my way through my 20s, how to not fuck up in life, etc. |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 10:59 AM Author: scarlet black woman main people might want to move to a cheap place in the bay area (Oakland??) and start from there. IDK bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710457) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 11:01 AM Author: Irradiated sable forum Your 20s are exactly for fucking up and learning from your mistakes. Don't be a risk averse faggot. That's my advice to you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710475) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 11:05 AM Author: crawly aggressive nursing home national security agency ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710495) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 11:05 AM Author: Pearly organic girlfriend a lot of stuff you've got to figure out for yourself, but i have one very clear and specific piece of advice: you are going to feel pressured to get some type of graduate degree. your family, your peers, your mentors are all going to encourage it. and with your career goals, you may very well eventually need one. you need to understand how much that will cost you before you sign up. sit down, type in the total debt amount into a calculator, and see how much your monthly payments are going to be, and for how long. consider how much you'll make when you get out. consider you may not even have a job at graduation.
the one big, easy to make mistake you could make right now is taking on debt that forces you to go down a career path for 10+ years just because you need to pay it back. you said you don't want to chase money, so make sure you don't let debt force you to.
my other piece of advice is going to sound corny but i'm going to say it anyway: dream big and take risks, both personal and professional. don't be a pussy.
edit: also don't get any girls pregnant. |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 11:07 AM Author: crawly aggressive nursing home national security agency I really appreciate this advice. Others who know my position/career goals have said some similar things, and it's good to see it reinforced here. And corny/cliche advice is often cliche for a reason.
You seem like a good dude. Thanks. |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 11:10 AM Author: Pearly organic girlfriend np bro. also, this is a little more specific, but just in case it's applicable since you mentioned politics: law school is good for one thing and one thing only, and that is becoming a lawyer. if you don't want to be a lawyer, don't go to law school. period. there is nothing you can do with a J.D. that you can't do without it, except be a lawyer. do not buy into any of the propaganda about it being a versatile degree, or confuse correlation with causation when you see that most politicians have J.D.'s. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710525) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 11:15 AM Author: crawly aggressive nursing home national security agency ty. What I've seen and heard from friends who go to LS is definitely consistent with this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710551) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 10:57 AM Author: Lemon Hideous Ratface Church Building lol @ the S trolling ITT (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710442) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 10:59 AM Author: crawly aggressive nursing home national security agency Whatever bro, do you have any credited advice? For whatever it's worth, I've done very very well for myself in college. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710455) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 11:08 AM Author: Effete Cerebral Puppy Jewess To be fair,
S>YP at this point brother. |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 11:02 AM Author: painfully honest market pisswyrm Bro, have you considered an mba? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1950633&forum_id=2#20710481) |
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Date: May 17th, 2012 11:05 AM Author: crawly aggressive nursing home national security agency Could be down. During UG I had always written this off because I figured MBAs were just for people who wanted to make bank on Wall Street. Now that more programs are placing an emphasis on building managerial skills for social entrepreneurship/NGO work/etc. I might have to take a second look. FWIW, if I keep things up I will at least have good/interesting work experience for an MBA program and have excellent grades/pedigree/recs, and I think I could do very well on the GMAT.
Any particular reasons I should consider an MBA if I am pretty set on not working in finance or a similar field? |