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Originally posted by Marky:

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Go get some real world experience, try working on a construction site for the summer. It will open your eyes, and every other job you do will seem easy. Oh and if you do, save the excuses ... they are performance/results oriented and will fire you quick for missing work or being late.

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you guys are so cute with your "get some real experience" banter.

i lived on my own and in the "real world" for eight years before going back to college. i held a variety of jobs from washing cars to running a motorcycle dealership. of course employers outside of college towns won't feel it neccesary to accomidate student scheules.

but when i went back to school, i found that what ancientsanskrit is going through to be very understandable. as i have said before, things may be different in other areas, but in ann arbor and east lansing (i.e. universities with 40,000+ students each) employers understand the difference between the "real world" and being in college. personally, i worked 40+ hours and attended school full time. it wasn't unusual for one of my finals to change time and location at the end of the semester. i've never had an employer have a problem with it.