A Three Month Absence

The last three months of not only been a trying time for the world as a whole but also for me. I have returned from my internship in Germany to watch the world financial system collapse, remain unemployed as the unemployment rate rises, and watched the capitalist governments of the world bail the firms that deserved to go bankrupt. But I am still optimistic or maybe I'm just young and naive. As a free marketer, I am upset by the bailout for the financial institutions of the world, but I also understand that the bailout is needed in order to prevent a complete and total collapse of global economy. However, I hope that this financial crises will lead to better regulation and business practices in the industry, and that corporate spending on enormous risks will not longer be rewarded as in the past.

I am also surprised that recently my home state of West Virginia as been moved from a definite McCain state to toss up in numerous political pundits predictions. This is truly a shock since Obama was crushed in the primaries and said to be mostly due to the race card. The shift mostly derives from the economic problems, but I also hope that it shows that West Virginians are not the racist hillbillies that some people labels us. Another election note on West Virginia that I think is truly ridiculous that the state is banning Bob Barr from the ballot, but apparently Santa Clause is no problem.

The GRE examination is completely useless and should not be needed for attending graduate school. Standardized testing is a complete joke and is not an accurate way to compare students intellectual ability, and some university are not even requiring students to take the SAT or ACT for undergraduate admission. I understand that "weeding out" unqualified students is needed, but I believe that GPA is adequate enough. I'm not ranting against the GRE because I can't score well, I did, but I feel that it is an inaccurate indicator on how a student will preform in graduate school.

Finding a job today is pretty impossible in my opinion. I have a two Bachelors degrees, I completed an internship, and I held a steady job through college, yet any job I feel that I am qualified for demands three years of experience, well excuse me but how are you going to find experienced employees if you are unwilling to hire someone with limited experience. I just find the whole process to inadequate. It is truly who you know and not what you know in today's world. I guess those of us who do not have parents in the corporate world are to stay down on the lower rungs of society where we're suppose to. The America Dream apparently is not for everyone, unless your Daddy's rich.