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A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890

Massachusetts Daily Collegian

A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890

Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Real rejection in a ‘Real World’

This May I will be graduating from the UMass and I will be thrust into the harsh existence of post-graduate life like a baby is flung from its mother’s womb. Now, before you start to freak out about my future, let me tell you I’ve got a little bit of a plan for myself. However I must be honest, it’s not exactly a concrete plan. In fact, it’s about as solid as your last trip to the bathroom after eating at the DC.

Bathroom humor aside, the fast approaching date of commencement has resulted in a higher number of inquiries into my projected future than ever before. Fifteen times a week I am forced to respond to comments such as “Are you applying for jobs?” and “Your political science degree is useless, what homeless shelter will you be staying at?”

The other day my Uncle Abe called me and said “Adam, what are you going to do when you graduate and get into the real world?” Then I remembered my friend telling me that MTV’s The Real World was hosting an open casting call on campus. Holy donkey punch Uncle Abe, you’re a genius. People had always said “Adam, you are so good looking and more captivating than watching tortoises bang

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