Monday, July 16, 2007

Graduate School: pros and cons

Pro: Mo' Money
Con: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
Edge: Pro. only a seriously rich fucker would write a song like that

Pro: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Con: Debt. Stamps: $0.47ea, Application Fee: $50, GRE exam: $140, Tuition: $40,000
Edge: Pro. Or are you anti-freedom?

Pro: No dress code
Con: Down with homework!
Edge: Con. More homework = less drinking

Pro: Sleep late
Con: Stay up late
Edge: Pro. Sleep late = more drinking. Hmmmm....

Pro: Get to associate with recent college graduates (female)
Con: Must associate with recent college graduates (male)
Edge: Con. (plays engaged card)

Pro: Grades don’t matter
Con: Probably expected to remember shit you forgot a long time ago, like arithmetic
Edge: Con. Wasn’t forgetting long division the whole point of all that ganj?

Pro: Letters after your name
Con: Letters after name = need new business cards
Edge: Pro. More letters = bigger man.

Pro: Networking possibilities
Con: Less time possible for internetworking (aka pRon)
Edge: Con. (throws boobies. nothing beats boobies)

Pro: Sexy librarians
Con: Actual librarians
Edge: Pro. (ibid.)

Pro: Finally get to root for a Division I basketball team
Con: Graduate institution’s basketball team also sucks
Edge: Pro. More sports watching = more… well, you know.

Pro: A mind is a terrible thing to waste
Con: Time is an even worse thing to waste
Edge: Con.

Final Score: Pro 6, Con 5.

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