Vortexia's Secret

it is good timing that D Rant found and linked to me today. because tonight's post will be just that, a rant. it will probably have adult words in it, so be prepared if you don't find it appropriate that women can say those words just as easily as men.

i fucking hate school. seriously i could have gotten more out of the experience if i had ordered a degree online from one of the many "reputable" schools that send me emails about buying a degree than if i had gone through this program. it is an utter waste of time. they teach the same inane bullshit every single semester in every class that we take. and we take a whole hell of a lot of classes. i know that most masters programs are a disappointment, but i never expected it to be of such a low caliber. i could have gone straight from 8th grade into this program and have gotten a degree. i may not have been a perfect 4.0 student, but i would have gotten that piece of paper at the end of the 2 years. and i would have been at the same ending point. i would have the same masters degree but be set to earn money (what little i'll get) at the ripe old age of 15. just as soon as i learned to drive that next summer, i would be set to find myself a job. sure, i may have been prepared for the work load, but what about the real world knowledge and wisdom that helps you succeed in the actual work setting, you ask? i can't say 100% that i could have been prepared, but i was wise for my age and had way less baggage than most of my peers. somebody may have needed to give me the pointers that i learned in high school, like that my hair used to look puffy when it was short (although it has since overcome that problem), but i honestly think i would have done just fine.

that is how little this program teaches you. some people feel that the only thing that high school teaches you is how to skip and get away with it, but this masters program teaches you to not give a single flying fuck about anything. it teaches you to be completely apathetic and dislike your fellow peers. people still expect to be babied and given good grades because they overacted that they tried and just aren't smart enough to do it without a little cheating the system. so in return, the profs cheat the system and give them passing grades. they slide them down the lunch line a little further so they can eventually get to the end with a full plate of classes and cash in on the free diploma with purchase offer. and i say that if they are willing to do that, then i should be able to just hand them the rest of my loan money, go through the motions of registering for classes, and show up in may to be handed my diploma. same deal, really.

erg! i'm sure i normally would not be quite so pessimistic about the whole thing since i still try to find the good in the program somewhere. i hate having others feel pity for me because i was conned into a crappy program and i hate believing that i wasted my money on this. i also don't like feeling as though i'll leave this program and be completely unprepared for the work world. so i try to put a positive spin on things. i try to mention the good parts of the program, and i try to tell people i like it when they ask (especially since you know most people don't care in the first place and are just trying to be polite). but when i leave, i won't be able to recommend this program to others with a good conscience. i may let them know that it has a good reputation, but i will stress that it doesn't correlate at all to the program.

so now a question.... if any of you have gotten your masters already, did any of you actually like the program? i don't know of anybody who actually did. they all said it was a frustrating chore to go through in order to get where you wanted to go. but the damn con artists made me believe, for some reason or another, that my program would be head and shoulders above that and would be a very exciting and fulfilling pursuit. why was i so damn naive?!? never again. i just wish their little fairy tale had been true.

ok, the steam has been released and i feel a little better. time to read a little before bed and figure out how i'm going to bundle up for work tomorrow.
to the beer: the box arrived safely, and gracias for sending it! hugs!!!