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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's interesting you blame your parents for being idealistic when you keep setting yourself up with sort of dreamy unrealistic plans now with the part time internship, fantasies about a loser professor... Maybe you need to start questioning YOUR decisions.[/quote]

That's a good point. [/quote]

Sorry to add to this, I understand that with things like poor choices in friends/boyfriends/creepy professor, that's all on me and it's time for me to take responsibility. Why would the part time internship be a dreamy or unrealistic plan? A part-time internship as an editorial assistant at a magazine is, what I thought, a good foray into journalism. I thought that this would be an effective way for me to get my foot in the door of the journalism world and work my way into something bigger. Why would that be a dreamy or unrealistic plan?[/quote]

"I cannot afford to pay for rent in my house by myself on a meager part-time journalism stipend" Your words. This sounds like a precarious living situation. How are you affording food, necessities, insurance, saving...?[/quote]

Sorry, to clarify, my goal would be to have two roommates move in by the end of this month and get a second job (maybe as a server/barista) to help cut down on expenses. [/quote]

Why do you not already have the barista job?[/quote]

I kinda do -- I worked as a barista last summer and they said that they would hire me again after I graduate if I wanted to continue working there. So that's $3200/month in pay from the two part-time jobs combined, which should be enough to cover rent + living expenses if I were to get a few roommates (which might be hard). [/quote]

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