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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think publishing and arts admin are not competitive and cutthroat? Lol. Museums are the worst for mostly hiring people based on prestige of diploma and social connections. They can afford to be choosy.

Not sure about NPO but there are jerks everywhere. Once I left publishing (over lack of money), I went into teaching (which, believe it or not paid a lot more) and people were petty and territorial there too. Something about the lack of money brings it out in people, I think. [/quote]

OP here. I think the reason why I assumed that publishing, arts administration, and NPO work are not competitive and cutthroat is because the most cutthroat people I know are going into high-flying corporate careers. [b]The (few) people I know who are going into publishing, arts admin, and NPO work are mostly chill, laid-back people at Barnard. 
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They are chill and laid-back because they are being subsidized by rich parents (or at least know they have rich parents as a fall-back) and therefore that takes the pressure off trying to get a career going in those fields. [/quote]

You're not wrong. But I do know a couple Barnard students who are not from wealthy parents (are FGLI, get a lot of financial aid from the school) who are not gunning for lucrative careers post-grad. Their desire to act on behalf of marginalized communities often is greater than their desire to be wealthy.

DCUM is often a bubble of Tracy Flicks who seek to maximize income above all else (which makes sense given the HCOL in DC). But there's more to life than maxing out your 401k and buying a house in Bethesda[/quote]

You're a spoiled brat and I hope you drop out of Columbia so someone more deserving takes your place[/quote]

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