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[nirinia]

Idiot that I am, I read Heart of Darkness first. I thought we were discussing that on Friday, but we're not, we're talking about Beloved (Morrison). Three hundred pages to get through tomorrow, then.

Studying literature at a university that haunts the bottoms of ranking lists does not make for good employment prospects. I have no more than two semesters left to finish my BA, which means I must make a decision. As I see it, I have three options: finish my BA, then run off to Oxford to start over and get a proper education; study medicine and specialise in surgery; study law. Do either of the three, then go into the Diplomatic Corpse. Or I can put it all off another year by applying for the Military's intensive Russian course – Russian and espionage, I'm sure I'd enjoy interrogating people in Russian. And Russian is rather fun.

The elimination method, eliminating the ones that mean I will have to go improve my grades, leaves literature at Oxford and law. I would love to go all out and run off to Oxford, but then what will I do when I'm done? Sensibly, law is a great option. Anette is equally depressed about her situation, so we drink coffee and sigh. Or make Hilde panic about her bachelor's thesis, due in two semesters. Poor thing, I don't think she ought to be around me.

Joining Mother for a dress rehearsal of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage ("Blodig Alvor", in Norwegian) at Nationaltheatret tomorrow. Hoping it will have me in stitches by the first act. I need some fun to take my mind off all the reading, and the general despondency of attending a crappy university.

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[nirinia.livejournal.com]

That is sort of comforting. But I don't think I'd get in anywhere semi-prestigious with this laughable BA. They're likely to take one look at the ranking lists, guffaw and write me off. Employment, that seems so far off it is almost mythical. But the no exams or papers sounds so, so good.

[rawthorne.livejournal.com]

Rest assured, employers don't look at college rankings when they hire. They'll look at what you can do, your profile, your competencies.

[nirinia.livejournal.com]

Ah, but then I would have to get through an MA.

[rawthorne.livejournal.com]

For an entry position? Not so much.