Ramble bramble

I solemnly believe, with every fiber of my being, that if you look back upon all my posts and trace some kind of common variable throughout them all, you'd find that I'm gradually descending into a macabre and isolated insanity. That, or I just realized that I am actually growing up and that I am not really qualified to work, well, almost anywhere.
Because honestly, what does a B.A. in Political Science bring you aside from unemployment? Unless there are some great connections you have, or you somehow stand out from the other several hundred Political Science students, then congratulations, you have joined me in the 99% of Political Science students who will end up working in a job they never intended. It might be sales, it might be investments, it might even be landscaping, but regardless, we'll most likely not end up working somewhere we ever expected.
Does that mean we'll hate the job? Not necessarily, no, but it's a large kick in the shins to what we once expected ourselves to do. So, how is it possible to stand out from the hoi polloi of those of us with a really expensive (and useless) piece of paper that qualifies us for "political science"?

• Learn another language. Learn three. Learn six. 
• Do research. Do lots and lots of research.
• Be assiduous.
• Be multifaceted. Join organizations that might be polar opposites. Show a wide range of interests.
• Get a good job/internship, be gregarious, make connections.
• Don't be arrogant. Don't be presumptuous. Never contend that you "know how the world works," because that's something that has been debated since, well, probably Thucydides.
• Get five servings of fruit and vegetables a day. This is more for general health than anything else.

In other words, don't do a degree just because you have no clue what else to do.

That's all for now,
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