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An Argument For Why New Years Is A Turning Point

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My college roommate Phil once told wrote, “nothing changes on New Years Day.”

On New Years Day people nurse hangovers and many reflect back on the year and look forward. Others take a more snarky and cynical stance. They say, “sure it’s a New Year but everything looks the same, [...]

10 Things That Have Changed In Your Post College Life

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There are times that sheer laziness challenges social norms.

I spent last Saturday night in, trying to recover from Emily’s housewarming party the night before. My lazy Saturday also included an inclination to not cook dinner so I ordered a meal from Moby Dick’s House of Kabobs. The restaurant’s proximity [...]

Why Gen-Y Needs To Learn To Fail (And Why It’s Ok)

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Tonight is a very exciting night for me, but it’s also a very scary one.

After a week long hell of technical rehearsals, tonight I make my debut as a production stage manager in Kensington Arts Theatre’s production of The Rocky Horror Show. For the past three months I’ve lived a life of 14 hour days [...]

What Is Brazen Careerist And Why You Need To Get On It

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Earlier this year, Brazen Careerist was unknown to me but a dream target for my friend Lillian; who hoped that her project, Millennial Voices,  could gain some attention as a featured blog on the site.  I checked out the site and the best way to describe it is through a recent tweet that stated it [...]

Gen-Y Gurus: Hit Or Miss?

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Finally a topic I feel I have some inherent knowledge in.

My pal MeggiePoo pointed me to this recent Washington Post profile story on “Generation Y Guru” Anne Loehr. The story talks about Loehr’s on how and why Gen-Y communicates and her thoughts and insights on the topic. Let’s say a couple of people thought she [...]

Extending My Gap Years

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First off I have to thank everyone on here for taking the time to offer some advice on my question on going to Grad School this fall. Brazen Careerist put the post up on their homepage and I got lots of advice as a result- I didn’t realize it would get so much attention for [...]

Grad School: A Dream To Defer?

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Last night I thought some more about Grad School, while my original long term plan was to get myself into grad school this fall- I’m not so sure.

Maybe it’s idea of taking on debt during a recession doesn’t seem right. Maybe it’s because Penelope Trunk is so against the idea of Grad School.

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Thoughts On A Quarterlife Crisis

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It’s the new midlife crisis.

It’s become hip and cool to joke about the “quarterlife crisis.” The “oh shit” moment when you realize you aren’t in college any more; the fear and uncertainty that have fueled many applications to grad school; the little things that make you realize that you are no longer 21- and that [...]