(UNT) I wasted tens of thousands on an MSLIS degree

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Date: Feb 15 2010
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I wasted tens of thousands on an MSLIS degree. Got the straight A's (who doesn't?) and am now working in the same field I was in before library school. I have to place some blame on job prospects for librarians, which aren't great, but this half-ass school was no help. I got my undergraduate degree at UT-Austin, so my expectations for UNT were not high, but I was completely underwhelmed by my experience. Faculty was generally not impressive: first impression I got was when a professor wrote, "Here! Here!" on the blackboard, obviously she was not clued in to the fact that she meant, "Hear! Hear!" Jesus, I could go on.

At least they try to get me to contribute as an alumnus, now that they need more money. I recycle without opening mailed envelopes and allow email to go to the spam folder.

Bonus: the campus is phenomenally ugly.

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I hate UNT too. However, my professors were much better at UNT. I thought UT Austin was even worse. Their campus is just as ugly and the professors and office staff are just as stuck up and rude. Both campuses are terrible and filled with conservative rednecks who think they are "liberal" because they like to drink and get high on weekends. UNT has a little more of an independent artist edge to it. While UT Austin is a little more communist and cult-like due to the fanaticism of the longhorns.

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