Friday, October 24, 2003
The voice of a CMU student
Didn't think I would update my blog 3 days in a row eh? Anyway, I'm here today to bitch about school, life, things that really SUCK a lot right now...
1) Don't you just HATE it when you knew you aced a test, but then when you got it back it read 72% instead of that 100% you were looking for? And when you saw what kinds of trivial/careless mistakes you made on the test, you started having seconds thoughts about why you even bothered studying for it, because you probably would have gotten the SAME score if you didn't know how to do those problems. You wondered why you were even born on this planet and felt like killing yourself. This is how I feel about my finance test right now.
2) CMU probably has one of the worst graduate placement programs. You go to the TOC, all they tell you to submit your resume on TartanTrak or (my favorite) to go back to your home country and look for a job there. You go to the BOC, which only consisted of 5 real companies (as oppose to 200+ at UPenn), and you don't even see a single HR or mangerial level person -- everyone is alumni who recently graduated and they still tell you to submit your resume on TartanTrak. In some universities, a whole building was dedicated to graduate placement, and over here, a stingy little career center that only takes up a fraction of our UC basement. And it is conviniently located across the Post Office so it's pretty easy for employers to go there to mail you the rejection letters right after your interviews.
3) Pittsburgh, a city that used to be comparable to New York City and London, the industrial center of the world, a city with opportunities, is now cold, boring, depressing, and has a constant decline in population since the mid 70s. The weather sux, the road sux, the food sux, it's overloaded with old people...I swear it snowed yesterday! And it's only end of October?
Wow I feel better already! =)
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On a brighter side of things, at least I have a great girlfriend, awesome friends, caring parents (who offered to let me chill at home if i can't find a job), my dear Jetta (ahem), and I'm getting out of here next May (hopefully).
Didn't think I would update my blog 3 days in a row eh? Anyway, I'm here today to bitch about school, life, things that really SUCK a lot right now...
1) Don't you just HATE it when you knew you aced a test, but then when you got it back it read 72% instead of that 100% you were looking for? And when you saw what kinds of trivial/careless mistakes you made on the test, you started having seconds thoughts about why you even bothered studying for it, because you probably would have gotten the SAME score if you didn't know how to do those problems. You wondered why you were even born on this planet and felt like killing yourself. This is how I feel about my finance test right now.
2) CMU probably has one of the worst graduate placement programs. You go to the TOC, all they tell you to submit your resume on TartanTrak or (my favorite) to go back to your home country and look for a job there. You go to the BOC, which only consisted of 5 real companies (as oppose to 200+ at UPenn), and you don't even see a single HR or mangerial level person -- everyone is alumni who recently graduated and they still tell you to submit your resume on TartanTrak. In some universities, a whole building was dedicated to graduate placement, and over here, a stingy little career center that only takes up a fraction of our UC basement. And it is conviniently located across the Post Office so it's pretty easy for employers to go there to mail you the rejection letters right after your interviews.
3) Pittsburgh, a city that used to be comparable to New York City and London, the industrial center of the world, a city with opportunities, is now cold, boring, depressing, and has a constant decline in population since the mid 70s. The weather sux, the road sux, the food sux, it's overloaded with old people...I swear it snowed yesterday! And it's only end of October?
Wow I feel better already! =)
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On a brighter side of things, at least I have a great girlfriend, awesome friends, caring parents (who offered to let me chill at home if i can't find a job), my dear Jetta (ahem), and I'm getting out of here next May (hopefully).
Thursday, October 23, 2003
I've been hanging out with some pretty young people lately (my girlfriend included) and I came to realize something. I AM OLD!! Even my barber is younger than I am!! I was Cindy's mini-birthday party last week and I asked her how did she feel to be 21. She said "old," and then I couldn't help but think "don't mention OLD in front of me!" Still remember I used to make fun of older people, now it's my turn to be made fun of.
How I wish I could go back to freshman year, when there was no work, just fun and parties. I still remember all the horrible things we did to our RA...like hanging a condom filled with white lotion on his door...all the endless Quake games and Starcraft all night...strip poker, playboy magazine as my bday present, etc. All seemed like yesterday, yet so far away.
Job search. Can't believe I'm looking for a job already, and a lot of my friends have been out in the real world already. This transition is like an official end to a phase of our lives, and the start of another. I wonder what's the next step from there? MBA? Have a family? *shudder*
How I wish I could go back to freshman year, when there was no work, just fun and parties. I still remember all the horrible things we did to our RA...like hanging a condom filled with white lotion on his door...all the endless Quake games and Starcraft all night...strip poker, playboy magazine as my bday present, etc. All seemed like yesterday, yet so far away.
Job search. Can't believe I'm looking for a job already, and a lot of my friends have been out in the real world already. This transition is like an official end to a phase of our lives, and the start of another. I wonder what's the next step from there? MBA? Have a family? *shudder*
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Ootori-Sama. God of birds. Love to bathe!!!
Ah Dai. Kelly's new toy/best buddy/playdoll. Love to be hugged (by Kelly only)!!
Ah Dai. Kelly's new toy/best buddy/playdoll. Love to be hugged (by Kelly only)!!
Thursday, October 16, 2003
GIVE ME A JOB!!!!! *sob sob*
And can someone PLEASE wash the dishes!!!!!!
And can someone PLEASE wash the dishes!!!!!!
Sunday, October 05, 2003
$40, $75, $30
They are the prices of the parking tickets that I got all in ONE week. WTF!!!!
They are the prices of the parking tickets that I got all in ONE week. WTF!!!!
