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To: James Lough who wrote (377313)	8/9/2010 5:12:51 PM
From: DMaA	1 Recommendation Respond to of 794367

Investment Style: Looking for my glasses. My brother handed me a pie chart labeled "My life Broken Down into Segments" 20% of the pie is labeled Sleeping 20% if the pie is labeled Working 10% of the pie is labeled Eating The remaining slice is labeled "Looking for Things I had Just a Minute Ago"

To: James Lough who wrote (377313)	8/9/2010 5:36:16 PM
From: mph	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 794367

There was absolutely no way that I would have given up a college education. At the same time, I fully expected to go to graduate school. At admission, I planned to pursue a Ph.D in psychology. I was therefore a psych major. However, I was employed in the English department. I love to read and write. The profs I worked for could not believe I was a pysch major with a scientific bent. So, I decided to take a double major w/ enjoyable English courses and serious psych courses. By junior year, however, I suddenly realized that I might not have the right disposition for providing therapy. I realized it would be extremely frustrating to counsel people who could only be saved if they chose to save themselves. That is when I decided to go to law school. Legal problems were finite and can be solved. People can be helped in concrete ways. Writing and analytical abilities were pluses. I have told all the college age kids in the family to plan on a graduate degree if they hope to be competitive. If they want to pursue a major in women's or latino studies, however, they would be better off in trade school where they can learn something useful.

To: James Lough who wrote (377313)	8/9/2010 5:42:50 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794367

Is a misplaced sense of self worth worth $100,000? Most people would be better off in technical education than BA programs. The economy certainly would be better off if people were educated faster with more relevant knowledge.