[Wormsie]

This was officially my last day at school. I feel tragically empty.

Usually the final years dress strangely for the occasion. I wore my Finnish army camouflage suit thingy. I even had the green beret and the metallic lion-figure attached to it. Then we rode around the little town, shouting "Nolla!" ("Zero!") - though I mostly shouted: "We're poor! I demand higher student allowances!"

A pretty boring day it was, all in all. But I still feel empty...

[Swordmaster]

If it's any consolation, I can assure you that you still have years and years of studying ahead of you.

[HaiDang]

I bet something like "going to the school without studying" is a better consolation At least for me.

[Wormsie]

Originally Posted by Swordmaster

If it's any consolation, I can assure you that you still have years and years of studying ahead of you.

Most likely the rest of my life, well, depends on what I choose. But a 9 to 5 job is so not me.

[Swordmaster]

Originally Posted by deadworm222

Most likely the rest of my life, well, depends on what I choose. But a 9 to 5 job is so not me.

That's why you should choose UNIVERSITY LIFE a.k.a. ACADEMIC FREEDOM - that warm, comfortable lull of time between school and Real Life[tm]. For many people, this period can last up to ten or fifteen years!

[SamandMax]

You may think you've lost school, but one day when you least expect it, school will attack you in a dark alley and knife you in the back.

[Wormsie]

Originally Posted by Swordmaster

That's why you should choose UNIVERSITY LIFE a.k.a. ACADEMIC FREEDOM - that warm, comfortable lull of time between school and Real Life[tm]. For many people, this period can last up to ten or fifteen years!

Most probably the rest of my life, if I choose a path that leads me to a position as a researcher at a university. For example, the only place where an astronomers are needed are universities. They have very little chance of getting a job that suits their experience and education anywhere else.

[Swordmaster]

Originally Posted by deadworm222

For example, the only place where an astronomers are needed are universities. hey have very little chance of getting a job that suits their experience and education anywhere else.

Yes, you could grow a beard and become the next Esko Valtaoja...

[Wormsie]

What's wrong with Esko Valtaoja?

[Wormsie]

Originally Posted by Swordmaster

That's why you should choose UNIVERSITY LIFE a.k.a. ACADEMIC FREEDOM - that warm, comfortable lull of time between school and Real Life[tm]. For many people, this period can last up to ten or fifteen years!

I'm afraid of Matti Vanhanen.

[Swordmaster]

Originally Posted by deadworm222

What's wrong with Esko Valtaoja?

Nothing wrong at all, I respect him and his opinions. I thought the book he won the Tieto-Finlandia for was highly engaging and thought-provoking.

[Wormsie]

I'm a fan too.