tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559110753602072603.post94397018635152571..comments2023-11-05T03:02:55.515-05:00Comments on pretty blue salwar: I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What Was Holding Me BackBluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13875686468126571113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559110753602072603.post-36981155189568442462010-07-13T09:18:35.805-04:002010-07-13T09:18:35.805-04:00Absolutely with you it agree. I think, what is it ...Absolutely with you it agree. I think, what is it good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559110753602072603.post-78229250011150909262007-12-18T19:23:00.000-05:002007-12-18T19:23:00.000-05:00I don't think my undergrad institution failed. I'...I don't think my undergrad institution failed. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure it was "focused on developing me as a person." It was more focused on stimulating my intellect and stimulating the intellect of the entire university community. Of course, this varied class-by-class. (Susan and Daniel I think will both concur.)<BR/><BR/>Where I think the university didn't do as well as it could have was with the idea "what are you going to do after the degree?" Part of that was my own fault. I nailed a mildly prestigious internship right out of undergrad and so I thought it was the next step on an ever-ascending ladder. <BR/><BR/>When the internship fell through, I found myself in a strange city (having relocated) with no idea what to do next and only outdated knowledge from faculty -- things like "walk into an office and ask to speak to the HR manager!" (Even five years ago all I got from that technique was a string of receptionists telling me to fill out an application form online, like everyone else.)<BR/><BR/>I think the main thing was that the university did what it advertised it would do. It helped me develop as a critical thinker. Liberal arts education isn't supposed to be about careers.<BR/><BR/>And yet you have to have some kind of a career at some point. :PBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875686468126571113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559110753602072603.post-31627565430442458452007-12-18T17:47:00.000-05:002007-12-18T17:47:00.000-05:00Actually of all the educational institutions you h...Actually of all the educational institutions you have passed through, the one that should have been the best was your undergraduate institution. It's the most prestigious but also the one that was most focussed on developing you as a person and stimulating your intellect. I'm sorry that it failed. <BR/><BR/>You can do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com