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CONFESSIONS OF A RECENT GRADUATE

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The Pros and Cons of Grad School

By Ben Herzberger

As I prepare to graduate with my Masters in philosophy this coming Friday, I am reminded of a recent image:... more >

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CONFESSIONS OF A RECENT GRADUATE

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Ice Cream for Dinner, and Other Small Tips for Saving Big Money

By Ben Herzberger

Graduation from my Masters program is near. No permanent job is in sight. Money-saving schemes loom to the fore of my awareness. Fortunately, I am a rat! “Resourceful”, “scavenger”, “survival”—no, “danger”—is my middle name. Here are some money-saving tips... more >

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Gradspot on NB-Sree!

By Stuart Schultz

When it comes to finding ways to save time and money online, we’re big fans of Sree Sreenivasan and his weekly “Sree Advice” spot every Thursday morning at 6:20 and... more >

File Under: Choosing a Doctor and Health Plan, Making the Move, Preparing for the Job Hunt, Finding an Apartment, Finding the Perfect Job, Setting Up Your Pad, Going to Graduate School, Grad Watch
CONFESSIONS OF A RECENT GRADUATE

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On Academics, Jobs, and Nantucket Nectars

By Ben Herzberger

In June, I’ll be getting my Masters degree in philosophy, and soon after I will enter the workforce. Some things I’m considering:... more >

File Under: Preparing for the Job Hunt, Going to Graduate School, Confessions of a Recent Graduate
CONFESSIONS OF A RECENT GRADUATE

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On Adderall

By Ben Herzberger

As many of you probably know, getting adderall on college campuses is easy. You just buy it from students with prescriptions for five bucks a pill.

In my case, I got my own prescription from the school psychiatrist, at U. Chicago’s... more >

File Under: Choosing a Doctor and Health Plan, Socializing, Going to Graduate School, Confessions of a Recent Graduate
SURVIVAL GUIDE

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Going to Business School

By Karen Keller

In 2006, the average starting salary for business school grads was $96,000, according to not-for-profit education association Graduate Management Admission Council, which owns the GMAT copyrights. Two-thirds of jobs offered to MBAs in the same year came with... more >

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What's the Best Law School? Depends Who You Ask...

By Gritz

If you are at law school or thinking of applying, you’ve probably spent some time poring over the U.S. News and World Report Law School Rankings. Well, it’s time to get one step ahead of the game—the legal blog Above the Law has leaked the 2009 rankings... more >

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Soulja Boy Tells Em to Get Out His Face

By Gritz

Every day I resist the urge to stay “on topic” and not turn this blog into a random collection of rap videos and inane clips that I enjoy on a daily basis. But now that Lent is over, I am throwing caution... more >

File Under: Settling into the Workplace, Socializing, Going to Graduate School, Grad Watch
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Do You Feel Like a Fraud? (You're Not Alone...)

By Gritz

There is an epidemic sweeping the nation, and recent grads are particularly susceptible. Hundreds of thousands of people live in denial and embarrassment, unwilling to admit that they are victims. Indeed, shame is its greatest weapon... more >

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Funding Graduate School

By David Pekema

Sometimes, those four years of undergraduate education just ain’t enough. You want more learning, more one o’clock wake-ups, more not having a job. But how the hell are you going to pay for it... more >

File Under: Going to Graduate School, Survival Guide
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