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  • jbassfretless, on 05/06/2008, -10/+649difficult to digg because its so true.
    • jasg, on 05/06/2008, -3/+104difficult to accept it because its so true
      • soulkitchen, on 05/06/2008, -4/+68difficult to see because I'm at work
        • DanBoodro, on 05/06/2008, -2/+82difficult to understand what you guys are talking about because i dropped out of college...
          figured i'd just skip to the pizza
        • psyjoniz, on 05/06/2008, -3/+35difficult not to keep this trend going.
        • thewindfish, on 05/06/2008, -3/+59difficult to work because I'm on digg
        • purplehaze420, on 05/06/2008, -18/+7Difficult NOT to digg you all up!
        • elDud3rino, on 05/06/2008, -31/+5n*gga wtf is work?
        • warholsbluecat, on 05/06/2008, -9/+24Difficult to think that this thread will be the next "THIS IS WHY I LOVE DIGG" topic
        • cesclaveria, on 05/06/2008, -12/+5* Difficult to think that this thread will not be the next "THIS IS WHY I LOVE DIGG" and difficult to think that we would be up to the #13 thread about that. *
        • mortey, on 05/06/2008, -4/+14Difficult to imagine life after college.
        • ryrysofly, on 05/06/2008, -7/+5difficult to acknowledge it because it's so accurate :(
        • ruddy, on 05/06/2008, -8/+4dificult becas i dropped out uv colij
        • Stupidumb, on 05/06/2008, -5/+28easy to diOH ***** I SCREWED UP
        • billbert, on 05/06/2008, -4/+3difficult to... first post!
        • grimlenn, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1difficult to understand what you people are complaining about because I'm not privileged enough and live in a third world country, and make 1 penny a day working in a coal mine.
      • MattS, on 05/06/2008, -12/+4difficult to accept it is time for this thread to end.
      • jasg, on 05/06/2008, -7/+18NOoo No no ..U all don't know what difficult is alright ?
        difficult is what you feel when you are eating pizza n jerking off at the same time, while back of ur head u know u have GOD DAMN Physics Finals tommorow !!!!
        • soulkitchen, on 05/06/2008, -2/+22Back away from the ledge, lets just talk about this for a min...and stop using the pizza as a whackin'-glove
        • macweirdo42, on 05/06/2008, -3/+6That's a dangerous gambit, my friend. One wrong move, and you've just marinated your pizza with your "special sauce."
        • 1randomguyO8, on 05/07/2008, -0/+6You know what they say "procrastination is alot like masturbation, it feels good until you realise you f*cked yourself"
      • DesiGUY, on 05/06/2008, -3/+6Difficult to read your comment after knowing that you digg while jerking off
      • magnetarc, on 05/06/2008, -2/+6What! Didn't your pizza come with toppings?
      • stabbingkittens, on 05/06/2008, -1/+6Difficult to keep down the bile.
    • Asvetic, on 05/06/2008, -3/+55Creepily accurate, resulting in sad feelings.
      • jawagas, on 05/06/2008, -2/+26Sadly accurate, resulting in creepy feelings
        • bmarc, on 05/06/2008, -3/+18Creepily sad, resulting in feelings towards the opposite sex.
          • stabbingkittens, on 05/06/2008, -4/+2Feeling sad, resulting in creepy?
          • tehknotte, on 05/06/2008, -10/+1C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
          • FarvaRadio, on 05/06/2008, -2/+4Sadly creepy, resulting in feelings towards the same sex.
    • afx1, on 05/06/2008, -1/+21his need for glasses is directly proportional to his level of ambition
    • PabloMac, on 05/06/2008, -2/+43This is the first story I read after returning from a lunch meeting...where they served pizza. Pepperoni pizza...
      • BoonTobias, on 05/07/2008, -0/+0guess what, my work has free pizza on yahtzee day too!
    • alpinecow, on 05/06/2008, -2/+20is it my imagination, or are there a lot of disillusioned academics on digg?
      • EricAnderton, on 05/06/2008, -4/+7"is it my imagination, or are there a lot of disillusioned academics?"

        FTFY.
        • Jwoey, on 05/06/2008, -1/+16Fixed tea for you?
          Dude i want some. extra sugar.
      • tdmckee, on 05/07/2008, -0/+6Disillusioned academics? isn't that redundant? ;)

        ...but yeah, there kind of are. Not that I'm complaining, so much as digging along with the rest of us.
    • Cerpin_Taxt, on 05/06/2008, -4/+7Might be accurate if you are an artsie... Hoping to get a job at a top university is more of a first semester of first year goal if you are in the sciences.
      Ambition is uniformly distributed for engineers, with the hope of some free beer at all times during undergrad.
      • DyDx, on 05/07/2008, -0/+2Getting a faculty position in any field is really difficult unless you go to a top-10 school for the grad program you are in.

        Though I haven't started grad school yet, becoming a faculty member is something I think I'd love to do, but I'm only going to a top-30 school so I won't hold my breath.
    • Stupidumb, on 05/06/2008, -2/+33difficult to digg because I have terrible hand-eye coordination.
    • lilSears, on 05/06/2008, -9/+1Am I the only one that this graph doesn't work for? So long I pass field training this summer, i'm getting a sweet job with the AF when I'm out. My graph would look like a steady rise but definitely no exponential lowering.
    • Mohanned, on 05/06/2008, -2/+9A college degree stopped being useful decades ago due to academic inflation.

      Sir Ken Robinson explains it best: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66
      • freqk, on 05/07/2008, -0/+2Wow. thank you so much for this video.
      • DyDx, on 05/07/2008, -1/+4A college degree in the sciences or engineering is still extremely useful.
        The other fields... not so much.
    • mCanada, on 05/06/2008, -1/+5I'm on my Xth year and I can't even get pizza. I'm so screwed. :(
    • rentmitchum, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1difficult to digg because I broke my mouse and you can't tab to the thumbs up and down.
    • GregFD3S, on 05/07/2008, -0/+3Must... Buy... Pizza...
    • kaleesh, on 05/07/2008, -1/+1Danggg. i'm in da first year of college and if this is what awaits, i'll say sod it and get a pizza now. mmmmmm Pepperoni.
    • shamittomar, on 05/07/2008, -2/+2Dugged for NOT being a XKCD
      • Asvetic, on 05/07/2008, -0/+4Dugg is already past tense. Dugged is past-past tense, which would make it before time itself, rendering it nonexistent.
        • NathaMan10101, on 05/07/2008, -0/+3Dugg for a sciency time paradox thingy
  • UtopiaInTheSky, on 05/06/2008, -7/+377I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry. The Nobel Prize sounds pretty nice, but... Pepperoni pizza is awesome, too!
    • jasg, on 05/06/2008, -15/+5Mmmm Pepperoni pizza...F**k Noble Prize
      • thcobbs, on 05/06/2008, -2/+8lol... depending on how good the pizza and "beer" is.... you might get to ***** a future Nobel Prize winner.... if she's a freshman.
      • AROZ, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Noble Prize could get you a lot of money for pizza.
    • DiggMasterJ, on 05/06/2008, -1/+15Clearly there was something higher than Nobel Prize. Perhaps it was also pepperoni pizza.
    • RockNRollBeaver, on 05/06/2008, -5/+2defiantly choose pizza
      • po43292, on 05/06/2008, -1/+3I refuse your pizza?
      • Namaha, on 05/06/2008, -0/+9I wonder if people will ever learn to spell "definitely."
        • AROZ, on 05/07/2008, -0/+11Coincidently "defiantly" works in the context. If you were to chose pizza over the prize, you'd be acting "defiantly".
          • Namaha, on 05/07/2008, -0/+3Coincidentally you spelled coincidentally wrong ;)
      • NathaMan10101, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1With the money u get from the peace prize you could buy MANY pizzas XD
    • kcdstudios, on 05/06/2008, -1/+11What about the Noble Pizza Prize?
      • BoonTobias, on 05/07/2008, -0/+0domino's is patenting it as we speak
    • davidlow, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1We are honored to present you with this Nobel Prize! Do you want fries with that?
      • IllBeBack, on 05/07/2008, -1/+1No, but a pepperoni pizza would kick major ass right about now...
  • MikeonTV, on 05/06/2008, -7/+193I'm more of a Pulitzer and cheese pizza guy.
    • thcobbs, on 05/06/2008, -1/+34Damn hippies...... :-D
    • paulface12, on 05/06/2008, -0/+6Yeah, that's what people have been saying about you for years.
    • Chigga75, on 05/07/2008, -0/+2eh... Fields and sausage pizza for me.
    • lime148, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1What a waste of a pizza.
  • toddy5k, on 05/06/2008, -6/+809Is it a bad sign that I started with pizza and went down from there?
    • KevinRWright, on 05/06/2008, -6/+153What is down from pizza? A pack of hotdogs de thawing in the the kitchen sink?
      • KevinRWright, on 05/06/2008, -10/+105***** my *****! It should just say thawing, shouldn't it?!
        • elDud3rino, on 05/06/2008, -2/+13'less you like frozen dogs...and also ramen noodles are like 13 steps down from everything, but they still get my rocks off.
        • macweirdo42, on 05/06/2008, -2/+140See, this is what happens when you start at pizza. You go down to using words like "dethawing."
        • ruddy, on 05/06/2008, -3/+89dugg for '***** my *****'
        • panteradactyl, on 05/07/2008, -2/+10***** for "***** my dugg"
        • mkolleen, on 05/07/2008, -2/+10my ***** ***** for dugg
        • travis6690, on 05/07/2008, -1/+14"Will suck dick for diggs"
        • aquadoctorbob, on 05/07/2008, -3/+3"Thaw" and "unthaw" are synonyms, weirdly enough
      • trogdor282, on 05/06/2008, -1/+31ramen noodles. *shudders*
        • OrangeSoda31, on 05/06/2008, -3/+2I am eating some right now
        • Zalyster, on 05/06/2008, -1/+7Made some yesterday, forgot the water, melted in microwave, house was smoky.
          Maybe a PHD isn't a bad idea after all...
        • jxfallout, on 05/07/2008, -0/+2I got a strange feeling that I'll continue to eat Ramen Noodles (regardless of financial situation) even after college...
      • SkippyDoorknob, on 05/06/2008, -7/+17De thawing? Wouldn't that mean they're getting frozen again?
      • naner, on 05/06/2008, -1/+53You have a kitchen sink? *sobs*
      • davidrools, on 05/06/2008, -2/+25remember the Simpsons episode with the hot dogs thawing in the sink and the one dramatically falls off
        • KevinRWright, on 05/06/2008, -2/+13That's what I was thinking of when I wrote my original comment :)
        • ostracize, on 05/06/2008, -2/+6davidrools' comment is an explanation of KevinRWright's comment about the hot dogs in the sink.
        • bernlin2000, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4That's the only thing in my mind when I hear about hot dogs thawing (or de-thawing) in the sink :)
      • Nillerus, on 05/07/2008, -0/+8I wish I had some half-frozen hot-dogs right now. Lucky bastard.
    • calantus, on 05/06/2008, -10/+3heh i stayed at pizza
    • googooly, on 05/06/2008, -13/+9at the end he probably opens his mouth hoping a food fly by
    • TheHappyRobot, on 05/06/2008, -1/+15It just means you are normal.

      Writing that made me feel sad.
    • weister42, on 05/06/2008, -1/+20If you pizza'd when you're supposed to french fry, you're gonna have a bad time.
    • waahooo, on 05/06/2008, -1/+7Well the graph looks like it decays exponentially so the "fall" is only noticable when you start high. Start low at pizza level and you'll only go down a few notches from there.
      • bernlin2000, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5Reminds of the old saying: Set your expectations low and you can't fail!
    • cougar618, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1It's only bad if you obtain your goal... b/c then you would have nothing else to live for..
  • mentallyinhell, on 05/06/2008, -2/+256That hit a little too close to home...
    • MioTheGreat, on 05/06/2008, -2/+43You're all losers.

      I'm still shooting for that Nobel Prize.
      • Indierocka, on 05/06/2008, -1/+21Its nice to see some ambition.
      • jasg, on 05/06/2008, -4/+23Well, Still shooting for that Nobel Prize ??good luck getting laid with that attitude !
      • priegog, on 05/06/2008, -1/+8Wait for your first internship to gauge what the real world is all about.
        Nah in al seriousness who hasn't dreamt of winning a nobel? It's great you still think you can.
      • groumpf, on 05/06/2008, -6/+3Still shooting for the nobel prize, eh? Still in pre-school?
      • RobotLeAwesome, on 05/07/2008, -0/+8The Nobel Prize isn't an award for shooting.
      • thephuckphase, on 05/07/2008, -0/+2im assuming its not in the Peace field.
    • Murfshay22, on 05/06/2008, -1/+7Congratulations on getting your degree, Mio!

      edit: ugh... clicked the wrong reply button.... must be time for a pepperoni pizza.
  • neuens07, on 05/06/2008, -2/+162My graph went down a bit faster than shown there...
    • inigomntoya, on 05/06/2008, -0/+40Mine too - and started lower. Nobel Peace prize? I was hoping for a handsome salary and a company car at that point...
    • Smiths, on 05/06/2008, -1/+23Yeah, it's missing the "live in Mom's basement" dip.
    • Speed, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11I'm in my first year still and I'm already at the pizza.
    • tcpip4lyfe, on 05/06/2008, -1/+7It's missing the "I really like marijuana dip" of a college student.
      • hixxy, on 05/06/2008, -1/+15Do you eat marijuana dip with chips?
        • neuens07, on 05/07/2008, -0/+7Oh my God your a genius... who doesn't love chips when they're high?? It's like killing 2 birds with one stoner
        • NathaMan10101, on 05/08/2008, -0/+2I dont think that work.Cas the stoner would miss.
    • AngryAngryBrian, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1Aye same here, somewhere between stealing the RA's toilet paper and lighting a midget blowup doll on fire I lost focus.
    • passedoutghost, on 05/07/2008, -0/+0Same. When I was in 1st year I hoped I didn't get kicked out for failing.
  • lifeisgooooood, on 05/06/2008, -5/+55its nice to know that there are a lot like me ............. :D
  • stonemj, on 05/06/2008, -14/+44Why MN...its not that bad
    • dagnabbit, on 05/06/2008, -17/+29I live there. It is.
    • wigenite, on 05/06/2008, -0/+14I thought PoDunk was in WI
    • inigomntoya, on 05/06/2008, -4/+10You must have been there during the summer. I spent one week there in January. My wedding tackle is still recovering...
    • wmcarpenter, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11I think most of the people that make fun of Minnesota have never been to the Twin Cities.
      • danubecities, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1People from the Twin Cities make fun of the rest of MN. I'm from western MN. People from the cities are fascinated that I can speak proper English.
    • SwedishNinja, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Agreed.

      - A Minnesotan stuck in Iowa
      • InsaneOni, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1I'm an Iowan stuck in Minnesota....both suck.
  • leerayIG88, on 05/06/2008, -14/+60Myself...eating greasy pizza while fapping to old 90's porn.
  • Ryan166, on 05/06/2008, -1/+233I've crossed that x-axis a LONG time ago.
    • Ozymandias42, on 05/06/2008, -0/+25So, your ambitions are that events will unfold contrary to your own ambitions? That's very ambitious!
    • Demonkid549, on 05/07/2008, -0/+9Well, you still know what an x-axis is. Thats still a good sign, right?
  • pveltrent, on 05/06/2008, -2/+107how about 1st week, 2nd week.....
    • Iztikeit, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11That's how it works for chemical engineers, at the very least.
      • msk275, on 05/07/2008, -0/+4damn right ChE's, first few hours even...
    • joetharayil, on 05/06/2008, -0/+13I will say any kind of engineers..by the second year, I am looking for more pizza and happy hours!!
      • DeadlyAlpaca, on 05/06/2008, -0/+2It only gets worse. Trust me.

        Now it's just beer.

        Edit: On second thought... maybe that's better?
  • synned, on 05/06/2008, -1/+59I'm on year one and already hope they have pepperoni pizza.
    • aceakm, on 05/06/2008, -0/+9Yeah, well I'm an aspiring actor/writer, so I just hope I can GET pepperoni pizza.
      • nuclearpenguins, on 05/06/2008, -0/+24You'll get a pizza, then you will get to deliver or serve it to someone.
  • patpl22391, on 05/06/2008, -3/+17I don't apply, I never even though about going for the Nobel Prize, just pizza..mmmm...goooood..
  • robert001, on 05/06/2008, -15/+2My life ambition is to perfect the drawing style of Penny Arcade
    • dafragsta, on 05/06/2008, -0/+13Why not perfect your own style of drawing?
    • GeekyGerge, on 05/06/2008, -0/+10XKCD is a blatant copy of my 7th grade math textbook.
      • specialK16, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1With jokes on Quantum Physics, Linux, Python and all that!
    • atezun, on 05/06/2008, -1/+7Don't post your hopes and dreams here kid, people like to break things round these parts.
  • frankingeneral, on 05/06/2008, -1/+71God...that's scary accurate...aside for missing the part where life decided to kick my ass once I graduated, making me realize that my political science/english double major degree was worthless and law school was necessary...
    • dylio, on 05/06/2008, -8/+5I'm 16 years old, wanting to be a lawyer. Do you suggest just straight into law school?
      (My ambition is to become a politician one day)
      • j0ker666, on 05/06/2008, -1/+2Going to law school would be better because otherwise you are wasting time and money (I'm in the UK not sure if its the same in the USA) + the GDL (conversion course) is harder than doing the straight law path
        I wouldn't use digg comments for gaining any serious career info though and do some proper research!
        • dylio, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1Heh, I always have trouble interpreting the cookie cutter information about colleges, I prefer to actually communicate with people who've gone though the process/are going through the process.
      • bkalinow, on 05/06/2008, -0/+10If you're in the US, you can major in just about any of the liberal arts programs, although political science is probably one of the most common pre-law majors. Philosophy is another good one. Then you take the LSAT, then you apply to law school, then you go to law school. You can't just go straight to law school without getting a four-year degree or going into a pre-law program, but I'm not sure how pre-law works.
        • mizike, on 05/06/2008, -0/+3I don't know why someone dugg you down, that's exactly right. In Canada it's *technically* possible to get into law school with only 2 or 3 years of undergraduate education, but the competition to get into law school is so fierce that an undergraduate degree is basically mandatory (When I was accepted to a law school in Ontario, the provincial admissions rate was about 10-15% of applicants were accepted, I think that number has gone up recently but I've still not met anyone either while I was in school or professionally that didn't have, at minimum, a 4 year degree prior to going to law school). Also, don't pick your undergrad education based upon wanting to get into law school. There are no set pre-requisites like there are for med school. When I was in law school I met people from a wide variety of academic backgrounds; although poli-sci and history are still the two most common, recently (hard) science majors have been in high demand (and are very well paid upon graduation) as in order to work in patent law, it generally requires a technical understanding of what you're trying to patent, as such, people with engineering and biology backgrounds can do quite well in that field (I personally find that field boring as dirt, and had a few problems convincing employers that, although I have a science degree, I do NOT want to work in patents).

          Also, I responded with the assumption you're American (although my experiences are in Canada the systems are practically identical). If you're from Europe, likely you can go straight into law without an undergrad degree (I believe australia works the same way).
      • icepick602, on 05/06/2008, -0/+7Do NOT do a "pre-law" major, most law schools actually prefer a liberal arts education, and learning how to write is most important. Study english, history, classics, poly sci, or whatever you want. Hard sciences also display a good work ethic and can get you into some really interesting parts of the law like intellectual property and patents. Make sure you actually want to go to law school before you commit to a liberal arts major because they aren't good for much else and law school sucks.
      • Bkaufman, on 05/07/2008, -2/+4How about doing something useful with your life instead of being a lawyer/Politician? math and Science are harder, but they are so much more beneficial to society.
        • tomis, on 05/07/2008, -0/+4Except that the politicians and the lawyers are the ones who fund and cut funding for the science. And really, which one affects our everyday lives more; a politician passing a law that makes something you do everyday illegal, a lawyer helping someone sue you over something that's not your fault, or a scientist discovering a new way to make men's penises hard years after nature intended.
      • kanojo1969, on 05/07/2008, -5/+0I think suicide would be your best bet. Certainly would be the best result for the rest of us. Anyone who think the world needs more of either profession is just sucking up good oxygen that decent, non-parasitic people could use.
      • UBERMAN5000, on 05/07/2008, -0/+2I'm in law school now and I went straight outta undergrad. I'm one of the younger people in my class. I think it all depends on the individual. If you're able to, I think it's best to go straight from college to law school instead of working a job that you don't want first. Also, icepick is right, law school sucks.
    • GoneFishing, on 05/06/2008, -2/+11) I would recommend Political Science and Criminal Law (or other similar courses, we had Forensic Science) if you are interested to be a lawyer. 2) History or Philosophy, then plus Political Science, if you really made up your mind about being a politician. Double majoring shouldn't be that hard (its almost a norm nowadays).

      Personally, I would suggest you not focus too much on Poli-Sci, it is a joke (sorry to you Poli-Sci people), my friend majored in Journalism and "accidentally" double majored Poli-Sci. She didn't even know until she got the letter to walk the gradation for two colleges at my University. Now, I don't want to bash my alma mater, let just say it's a good school in Top 50 of US.

      By the way, being a lawyer to making big cash isn't necessarily true anymore. The increase in law school graduates is starting to drive down the AVERAGE income of lawyers. However, if you finish TOP of your class, or just happen to know people, then you might come away with the six-figure income.
    • dylio, on 05/06/2008, -0/+2Holy *****, lots of responses. What about Civil Rights law? That's what interests me the most. Is that pretty tough to get into as well? Are the requirements essentially the same (undergrad)
      • mizike, on 05/07/2008, -1/+0Generally that's a tough field to get into.....I would recommend doing a bunch of volunteering with civil rights organizations. It doesn't have to be alot, just a few hours a week. Basically you need to show a commitment in the field before someone will consider hiring you as a lawyer (unless you're hot ***** and graduate top of your law school class, at that point you can pretty much write your own ticket). "Social justice" (as it's known) can be really tough to get into as most of the potential places that could hire you out of law school don't have any money, and many can require you to work for free before they will hire you on full time. What this means is that predominantly only rich people (who can afford to work for free as they don't have crippling student debts) can get into that field, which is a huge problem as almost all social justice law deals with minority groups, which rich kids can have a tough time identifying with (George Bush for instance has been quoted as saying, after reading the grapes of wrath, that they were "too lazy and should have worked harder").
        • TonyLocNE, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Sorry wrong reply button.

        • dylio, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1I guess I'll have to bust my balls if I want to represent social justice then, won't I?
          Anyways, as an Indiana resident Notre Dame and Indiana University seem to be really good in-state schools. So that may ease my debt a wee-bit, not a whole lot, but some.
      • TonyLocNE, on 05/07/2008, -0/+2Your first year of law school will have you focus on a lot of contracts, torts, civil procedures, legal writing, etc. Your second year and third year, you will be able to dive into the area you really what to excel at, whether it be criminal, civil, corporate, labor, environmental, etc.

        My advice to you is this.. Pick a major that will challenge you a lot. A lot of people on here will tell you to get your BS in Political Science, but it is not necessary. When law schools go through applications, they not only look at recommendations, your GPA and LSAT scores, they will also examine throughly the exact classes you have chosen for your undergraduate schooling. I, myself am a business major soon to be going into law, and aside from my core classes, I have chosen a variety of others such as debate, ethics, english and rhetoric, and psychology as many of my electives.

        You will have a lot of time to choose what area of law you want to go into when you finally make it to the law school of your choice. So right now, study hard and take classes that will challenge you and expand your all around knowledge.

        I hope this helped.. Good luck to you.
      • dylio, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Yep, that helped me a bunch. Thanks for replying to my post (as well to others). Being only 16, I most certainly will have a lot of time between now and graduating law school. So as I said, I cannot thank you enough for replying (addressing everyone as well)
    • kashk5, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Hey, that's exactly what I'm doing, except I started my English/Political Science major wanting to go to law school
  • themaestro18, on 05/06/2008, -1/+8So true, I was just on my way to get pizza too.
    • GhostyBoy, on 05/06/2008, -0/+7I'm happily eating pizza right now, sitting at my dead end job.
      • ssn697, on 05/06/2008, -4/+1Hmmm, I am preparing shrimp and Scallops for dinner tonight. Some of us took advantage of our education!

        /dick move, I know...
  • floridiot2, on 05/06/2008, -18/+3191. Go to college
    2. ???
    3. Profit
    • Carlix, on 05/06/2008, -43/+3Old meme is old.
      • elDud3rino, on 05/06/2008, -2/+47Redundant redundancy is redundant.
        • BXRWXR, on 05/06/2008, -12/+4Whine goes well with cheese.
        • celkin, on 05/06/2008, -5/+11Brought to you by the Redundancy Department of Redundancy
        • lurbzdaemon, on 05/06/2008, -0/+15Do you mean the Department of Redundancy Department?
    • Zipko, on 05/06/2008, -1/+19When you say "Go to college" I hope that just means enroll. Cause if you think I'm going to show up in class then we're a long way from Profit.
      • fajitamelt, on 05/06/2008, -2/+7Your parents are actually paying money for you to go to community college, you know...
        • Zipko, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Nah, the taxpayers in Pennsylvania were nice enough to foot my bill. Although since I'm one of them too I guess I paid for my own education :-)
    • Shiftgood, on 05/06/2008, -2/+4sweet icon.
    • Shogun6996, on 05/06/2008, -4/+1Ha thats great!
    • stepfresh, on 05/06/2008, -0/+321. Go to university
      2. ???
      3. Spend years paying off student loan
    • valkyries, on 05/07/2008, -0/+21. Go to university
      2. ???
      3. banks profit $$$$
    • Yibbon, on 05/07/2008, -4/+21. Spam horrible and irritating memes
      2. ???
      3. Profit
    • NathaMan10101, on 05/08/2008, -2/+11. CCCCOMBO BREKA!
      2.???
      3. Buries XD
  • jd33, on 05/06/2008, -0/+20Ah, I love happy hour.
  • Waxx, on 05/06/2008, -8/+2If they would extend that line into post college, the drop would be far greater.
    • WMGoBuffs, on 05/06/2008, -0/+7In keeping with the theme of the actual comic series, this STARTS with the 1st year of grad school...
    • Kbennett, on 05/06/2008, -0/+6Unless I misunderstood it, it is post college.
    • WhoPharted, on 05/06/2008, -0/+0It is post college, genius
  • Pinkertinkle, on 05/06/2008, -1/+68Doing a Ph.D. and going into research is one crummy career path to follow these days.
    • kingmanic, on 05/06/2008, -3/+15Money wise, your statistically better off being a Accountant then a scientist.

      Science: 4-5 years of school to start making 30k when you graduate. Eventually peaking out at 120k with more training.
      Accountant: 1-2 years of school to start making 30k when you graduate. Eventually peaking at '***** you money' with more training.
      • ulmedas, on 05/06/2008, -3/+5MMmmm....actuarial sciences, sooo exciting....
      • sobe86, on 05/06/2008, -0/+22Yeah but if you're an accountant you have to tell people you're an accountant. And thats never going to be cool no matter how much money you're making...
      • frankingeneral, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5Lawyer: 7 years of school, start at 6-figures, peak at Ernie McCracken "I can buy my way out of anything" money.

        Also, if you have a solid research background and work as a poor research assitant you can become a patent attorney after a few years of doing research, they make the same as normal attorneys, and generally don't need law school to get started (though most go to law school at nights early in their careers).
        • GoneFishing, on 05/06/2008, -0/+3You will need to pass to Patent Bar Exam in order to even start the path of a Patent Attorney. I would be wise to go to law school and start focusing on Patent Law. I would recommend going to work for the US Patent and Trademark Office if you are not looking to graduate school just yet.
          • frankingeneral, on 05/07/2008, -0/+3Yeah but the patent bar is a joke, and unlike most state bar exams you do not need to have a law degree become a member, only a certain amount of science coursework. Most major firms will hire you w/o a law degree, and help you study for the Patent Bar and go to law school nights, provided you have a good background in science and research.
        • PhildoVT, on 05/07/2008, -0/+0patent attorneys who went to law school make way more than patent agents who simply pass the bar exam
      • Zipko, on 05/06/2008, -0/+12From what I've heard from professors getting a Ph.D. and doing your own research or teaching is more of a lifestyle decision than a money one. They realize they can make more money in the private sector, but don't want to give up the laid back hours and getting to do something a little more fun than someone else's taxes.
      • greeniemeani, on 05/06/2008, -1/+8You can make a lot more than 30k when you graduate if you graduate with a science degree (ie like Computer Science or Computer Engineering).
        • W3bbo, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4Indeed, I know a few CS doctorates in the industry who are now on 6-figure jobs... not with Google though. Think IBM, MSR, or Palo Alto.
        • kingmanic, on 05/06/2008, -1/+4I'm a Cs grad and I make more then 30k in my starting job. But generally scientists start out with peanuts after their bachelors and graduate to slightly more peanuts after their masters and PhD.
        • Akronos, on 05/06/2008, -1/+6Therein lies the difference between science and engineering. Engineers will start off with a high starting salary (60,000 to 70,000) with just a bachelors degree while scientists will probably need to do a PhD to do research, and they may still not make as much.
          Computer engineering falls under the engineering department, obviously, while computer science can either fall under the liberal arts department or engineering department, I believe.
          • kingmanic, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4I've never seen it within the liberal arts. Mine is technically a math degree.
          • darkstar949, on 05/06/2008, -0/+6Depends on the school, but computer science can either fall under the engineering department or math and sciences department. I've never heard of a school where computer science was considered to be a liberal arts degree due to the math that is needed for it.
          • DyDx, on 05/07/2008, -0/+2It falls under the Engineering school at my undergrad university, but it really isn't engineering, and none of the CS people I know would say it belongs in the Engineering school.

            But I guess it also doesn't belong as just a pure "science.." it's kind of in-between I suppose.
        • DemonWasp, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Computer Science is kind to me, and to pretty well every other student at my university (University of Waterloo, of course)...the job I'm at right now is like $37k, and I'm a second-year student.

          I'm just stuck hoping that this industry stays nice and strong.
          • kingmanic, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Despite what they say, the jobs aren't going anywhere. Almost every major outsourcing project has been a huge money guzzling debacle due to poor management more then anything. There will always be jobs that require physical proximity and proximity blunts managerial incompetences a bit. So while some corps do the off shoring thing decently and we may lose some US jobs, most other corps ***** it up royally and will pay double for you to fix it.
          • Zipko, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1like kingmanic said, some stuff like help desk and basic network integration can be outsourced easily, but there's always going to be a local need for integration projects. You can't install and debug a new network without being on site. Coding can kind of be outsourced, but the requirement for good talent as well as the language barrier tend to keep those projects local too. The only thing an increase in outsourcing does it force the people at the bottom levels out of a job. If all you're qualified for is help desk support then you better start looking for new work or go to classes to build a better skillset. Anyone who's already talented doesn't need to worry about outsourcing.
      • trappleton, on 05/06/2008, -0/+19Yeah, but if I were a scientist, I'd be proud of my job.
        • Pinkertinkle, on 05/06/2008, -3/+1And thats worth how many thousands per year?
          • trappleton, on 05/06/2008, -0/+6Untold thousands!

            (Was I supposed to say, "Over 9000"?)
          • 776721, on 05/07/2008, -0/+0You cannot monetize when "work" is no longer "work".
          • NathaMan10101, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1Its OVER 9000!!!!!!!!! XD :D
      • rpebble, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5If you're making 30k as a "scientist", you didn't go to grad school. You aren't a scientist, you're a lab tech. Engineers pull in a lot more than that right off the bat, but so far as engineering grad school is concerned, Zipko is completely correct, it's definitely a lifestyle choice more than anything else. Also, as my adviser put it: "You become an engineer, it will never matter how much money you make, there will always be someone on top of you, telling you what to do, and THEY will have a PhD".
    • WolverineBlue, on 05/06/2008, -1/+12And yet I'm still going to do it, and I haven't the faintest idea why...
      • gearhead364, on 05/06/2008, -8/+8Because you are putting off getting a real job ...
        • ulmedas, on 05/06/2008, -2/+16Yes, scientific research is not real work, what with us inventing the things that make your life better. I suppose you don't really need that computer or that operating system or that medicine you take when you are sick or the x-ray that finds the cancer hiding inside of you or more effective curricula for your children's education or the more advanced mathematical models that make your financial investments more lucrative... No, you could live without those things for sure.
          • CiXeL, on 05/06/2008, -3/+1youll just labor under a mentor doctor forever begging at the table for scraps of credit in the published papers.
          • ulmedas, on 05/06/2008, -0/+3One must be selective about who their mentor is. The director of my lab is a generous man with enough of his own papers published and awards won that he does not feel the need have his name everywhere. If one is in a situation such as described by CiXeL, then one need to find a better employer.
          • CiXeL, on 05/06/2008, -1/+1that was years ago. i quit and went into another profession.
    • catachip, on 05/06/2008, -0/+28Generally, people don't become scientists to make a lot of money (although, relative to median income, they do). I did it because I'm really interested in science and discovering new things.
      • rodbotic, on 05/06/2008, -0/+8I just started a Job running a particle accelerator. and the money is better then my last 2 jobs
        • CiXeL, on 05/06/2008, -3/+9i wish you luck making a mini-blackhole to put us all out of our misery.
    • lotar732, on 05/06/2008, -1/+31You might make more money in Accounting / Finance.... at the cost of your soul. Do what you love, and you'll lead a much happier life, regardless of how much cash you are making. Take it from someone who took the Finance route and is making great money but wishes he was doing something more constructive with his life besides helping the rich get richer.
      • frankingeneral, on 05/06/2008, -1/+7There's more to life than money?
      • sobe86, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4A guy I used to be friends with is doing management consultancy in London. He's making an absolute shagload of cash, but he basically has no time in his normal day to day schedule to spend it. It seems like all he uses his money for is nice suits and expensive lunches. I met him for the first time in 2 years recently, saw how much he'd changed, and decided right then and there that finance was not for me. I'm not signing my youth away for any amount of money.
        • Zipko, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4I've got friends on that path. The way they look at it is they'll work 60-70 hours a week for a couple years if it gets them to an executive level where all you have to do is go to board meetings. At that point you're basically semi-retired by 40. Don't know if it's worth giving up your 20's to do but it's one way to look at it.
      • passedoutghost, on 05/07/2008, -0/+0You can make even more money doing law. I've sold my soul and shat on it already :D
    • Amadeus2490, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1***** your money!
    • ulmedas, on 05/06/2008, -0/+2I am not entirely sure why anyone thinks being a researcher is a crumby career path. It is working out well enough for everyone I know that does it. Some of them have really fantastic gigs, and the rest are doing well enough for themselves. I don't think most are making millions, but not many people succeed in such goals. If your goal is climbing the corporate ladder, then it is probably not a wise path. Owning and running your own company on the other hand is a distinct (and commonly occurring) possibility. Look at Jeff Han. He was a lowly research scientist and he came up with a great device and great content (along with several grad students). Now less than two years after his debut, he is one of Time's most 100 most influential people. Incidentally, I suspect he is doing quit well for himself.
      • Pinkertinkle, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1What percentage get that far? Commonly occurring? Is that 5% 20% 40%?
        • ulmedas, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1I have only anecdotal evidence. With that in mind, more than half of the people in my lab have their own companies (some making more money than others.) That is saying something, since the majority of the researchers are graduate students. And how many individuals manage to move into upper management of a corporation? Is it common?
          Not everyone needs to make 500k a year to live a happy life. Most of the researchers I know are happy with their jobs, partly because they give something back instead of being a damned sponge on society. Go try to make millions if you like; if it makes you happy; if it is fulfilling, but don't dog on folks because they don't care to beat their heads against the wall, trying make more money than the gods.
    • armorking, on 05/07/2008, -0/+3Honestly, people in the US especially do not like to jump into a science degree because it is "too hard." In my opinion, people really do not want to try anymore and the US is looking for fresh faces in the sciences. I'm not saying that we need less accountants, historians, geographers, writers, etc but that we need more scientists if the US wants to maintain the pace the rest of the world is setting.

      If people do not know, grad schools will PAY for your education. Nearly every science Ph.D program is willing to pay one's tuition and give a stipend for living expenses. It's quite an excellent option these days. If people can keep a decent GPA, show that they have done research, and, most of all, enjoy what they are doing, anyone can get into a top grad school.

      Finally, if anyone is doing something for the money, good luck. Ultimately, life becomes miserable and one will probably end up looking forward to the next Happy Hour at the Pub. Anyways, do something because you love it and everything will fall into place.
  • PoserDad, on 05/06/2008, -1/+19college??
    • TheHappyRobot, on 05/06/2008, -5/+4It means University in America.
      • drouk1556, on 05/06/2008, -0/+10In certain usages, there's actually a difference between a College and a University.
        • l337fanboy, on 05/07/2008, -0/+5Very true...don't quote me on this, but I believe that in France college is the equivalent to high school in America.
        • h0ms4r, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Junior high (or middle) school.

          /correction
  • DubBucket, on 05/06/2008, -0/+7Sooo, it took me 10 years to finish school.. where does that leave me?
    • psyjoniz, on 05/06/2008, -1/+15hopefully you are talking about law or med school. cause if you aren't, i'm thinking 'way behind'.
    • jer2eydevil88, on 05/06/2008, -0/+37In Debt
    • frankingeneral, on 05/06/2008, -0/+2with a doctorate?
    • Chelloveck, on 05/06/2008, -2/+1posting on digg
    • doshindude, on 05/06/2008, -3/+1posting comments on digg.
  • thewindfish, on 05/06/2008, -3/+2881st year - Hope they have pepperoni pizza.
    2nd year - Hope they have free pizza.
    3rd year - Hope they throw away some old dough.
    4th year - Ok... just don't get it in my eyes.
  • psyjoniz, on 05/06/2008, -40/+3if you are on year #3 and are still trying to get a job you are a moron.
    • thewindfish, on 05/06/2008, -1/+21Dugg down because I'm on year 3.
      • psyjoniz, on 05/06/2008, -16/+2moron
        • ratnacage, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1psyjoniz you so funny, cause it is so true. WoW they are such losers right? Not like us, they suck.
    • Jackson0909, on 05/06/2008, -1/+10I think you're the moron and I don't think you get the joke. What person is so ahead of the game that they have a job lined up for them by the time they are a junior in college? College isn't the NBA, Numb-Nuts.
      • psyjoniz, on 05/06/2008, -16/+1plenty of people have their jobs lined up for them way ahead some even before going to college. there is a term for them : smart. you know, not 'moron'.
        • Jackson0909, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1I would love for you to enlighten all of us as to what profession is willing to give an 18-year-old with absolutely zero college experience or a degree for that matter, a job.
        • ratnacage, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1Burger King *snicker*
    • rpebble, on 05/06/2008, -1/+2This is from PhD comics. It's talking about years in grad school after undergraduate graduation.
  • mal1964, on 05/06/2008, -1/+10Never stop dreaming!
  • AJQuick, on 05/06/2008, -8/+2PoDunk.
  • AYork, on 05/06/2008, -1/+105FYI, PhD comics = strip about grad school. This is about after you graduate from college, not life in college. The character in the strip is a grad student. I highly recommend reading the rest of the strip...PhDcomics and xkcd are my favorite webcomics.
    • gearhead364, on 05/06/2008, -0/+15Check them both daily as well, glad to see PHD up on digg.
      • nbcaffeine, on 05/06/2008, -1/+1Tuesdays and thursdays must be boring to you, since xkcd is mwf...
    • mal1964, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11Talk about kicking a guy when he's down.
    • bjs3171, on 05/06/2008, -1/+1i thought so. his robe was black. that's college color.
    • NeoCortex, on 05/06/2008, -2/+19Yeah, don't lump us grad students in with those measly little undergrads. We are many levels beyond them in the ability to procrastinate.
      • edjenkins234, on 05/06/2008, -0/+9No one procrastinates more than me!
        • eaterofpies, on 05/06/2008, -0/+12oh yeah? i challenge you to a procrastination duel!... meh, nevermind, we can do it later.
        • mal1964, on 05/06/2008, -0/+7Really, Your reply was very prompt in my book. I been meaning to tell you that for over 40 minutes.
        • mal1964, on 05/06/2008, -0/+10Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. ~Mark Twain
      • MWGrace, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1lmao!!!
    • rpebble, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4Thank you...too many people weren't picking up on that.
    • Akronos, on 05/06/2008, -1/+6Does this mean that after 4 years of undergrad, I will still have the ambition to win a Nobel Prize?
      • jclin, on 05/06/2008, -0/+6Only because you don't know any better. If there's one thing you learn getting a Ph.D. is that you don't know jack. Seriously.
    • passedoutghost, on 05/07/2008, -0/+0What, no dr mcninja?
  • acroyear2, on 05/06/2008, -1/+8I AM SO THERE.
  • viciv, on 05/06/2008, -1/+2get a job then enjoy the pizza?
  • sjmulder, on 05/06/2008, -1/+4So saddening :(
  • WMGoBuffs, on 05/06/2008, -1/+33Since this .jpg is ripped from the site instead of linking to the webpage, this is about grad school, not college.
  • blackgt93, on 05/06/2008, -2/+14I think this is supposed to show life AFTER College. The title of this story is misleading and its confusing people, which is never a good thing because it scares them and makes them revert to an almost ape-like state, flinging verbal poo and whatnot.
  • aywwts4, on 05/06/2008, -10/+179I hate when people deeplink a webcomic, its really rude.
    http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php

    Usually all they ask is that new users are able to click the previous and next buttons if they like it. Its not like the site is even covered with advertising.
    • mudpuddle, on 05/06/2008, -17/+4Digg Pro Tip™: You'll get berated for not linking directly to an artist's pictures on Flickr, but if you direct link to webcomic strips, hell hath no fury like the Digg community!
  • Stonecipher26, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1Fantastic
  • elDud3rino, on 05/06/2008, -4/+3Switch the word, 'year', with 'semester, and there's me.
  • Iztikeit, on 05/06/2008, -1/+2Most don't even get big ambitions outside of the usual $$$$ in their first few years. Then reality hits, college doesn't guarantee anything except huge amounts of debt. Fortunately I've survived three years (junior year is over tomorrow!!!!) with minute career aspirations in tact, and those are simply to be able to pay off my debts and be able to afford happy half-hour!
  • marinLETOILE, on 05/06/2008, -0/+2At least my hometown is better than pepperoni pizza!
  • over900000, on 05/06/2008, -0/+12Currently on the "get a job" phase. so ***** hard to get one.
    • ontain, on 05/06/2008, -2/+4Liberal Arts major?
    • greeniemeani, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5Psychology, Business, Art, Music or Sociology Major?
      • Papajohn56, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1of all those music is easier, be a band director.
      • JoshChan, on 05/07/2008, -1/+1It is not a problem of the major you idiots. It is the problem of not studying hard and being a competent young man whom employers appreciate. Do you know all the highest paying jobs for graduates like those in investment banks and consulting firms don't actually require you to have a relevant degree? It is just the stupid people without life goals and tenacity who ***** things all up.
    • 14kygmd, on 05/06/2008, -0/+3"You're young and you got your health, what do you want with a job fur?" -Gayle Snoats: Raising Arizona
    • over900000, on 05/07/2008, -0/+2I have a Masters in Mathematics.
    • passedoutghost, on 05/07/2008, -0/+0It's hard to get a job in Uni relevant to your course. I'm doing law right now and having trouble getting a job at a law firm. My GPA's good and have previous experience working as a legal secretary, but most firms just don't want students because of their unstable schedules.
  • ProjectGSX, on 05/06/2008, -1/+30It gets worse then that. A decade past the pizza your daily goal is simply not getting bitched at by your wife.
    • nbcaffeine, on 05/06/2008, -2/+1decade? not nearly that long
      • ProjectGSX, on 05/06/2008, -1/+1Yeah, I got one of the good ones.
    • GoneFishing, on 05/06/2008, -1/+1People on Digg have girlfriends? I'm going to call the Geek Squad.
  • SaYork, on 05/06/2008, -1/+0My graph starting dropping half-way through college 3 years ago. I'm already over pizza.....wait.
  • Alphapsi12, on 05/06/2008, -8/+2Hmm....year 1- intern/contractor at Apple (office b*tch along with 7 others), year 2- contractor/engineer still doing other people's work (bust your behind, they get credit), year 3- engineer worked on P2 (iPhone) project and pray that Steve job doesn't can your dept. year 4- engineer, you get free drinks and food (pizza included), but still praying that Jobs doesn't can your dept.
  • Demener, on 05/06/2008, -1/+0Needs more sharp drops and less increase in ambition.

    Otherwise spot on.
  • Dungeonrat, on 05/06/2008, -5/+1I like a good sense of humor; and this is very good !





























  • Zapple, on 05/06/2008, -1/+19Rise in ambition between 3rd and 4th year? Buried as inaccurate.
    • triscuitbiscuit, on 05/06/2008, -0/+3Yeah because you have just started your research and then you thought you were getting somewhere, but then you realized you weren't
    • Anonchrist, on 05/06/2008, -1/+2I am a sophomore and my aspirations are actually starting to increase as I delve deeper into 3dsMax. So... Anything is possible... Right? Someone?? *Sharp drop*
  • Shadic, on 05/06/2008, -0/+6I'm about four steps down that graph, and only finishing my first year in College. *****.
  • talonstriker, on 05/06/2008, -1/+5I still haven't crossed the Y axis.... how bad is it really?
    • nbcaffeine, on 05/06/2008, -1/+4that would be negative time... I'd say you're doing OK
    • tcpip4lyfe, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5You better be enjoying the hell out of it because the real world quite lame.
  • PabloMac, on 05/06/2008, -3/+4Enjoyment of pizza is cross-cultural, cross-generational, and timeless. It should not be associated with failure in any form, fashion, mode or manner.
    Save me a slice!
  • nailPuppy, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1Maybe if I don't raise one arm in the air while saying everything that won't happen to me.
  • moolaismyfriend, on 05/06/2008, -14/+6Yup, our society glorifies and upholds mediocrity.

    It's a shame.
    • shaka999, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4By definition MOST people are going to be mediocre so it kinda makes sense. I think globilization has just made it possible for more people to fall into the mediocre bucket.
    • trer, on 05/06/2008, -0/+3And why wouldn't it hold mediocrity since many of us are destined for it anyways. It takes millions and millions of average in order for the special to exist.
      • Anonchrist, on 05/06/2008, -1/+2While that is true, society should encourage active intellectual pursuit above all else
        • shaka999, on 05/06/2008, -0/+2In which case active intellectual pursuit becomes mediocre.

      • bernlin2000, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1That's depressing, but true. I think if your happy with your place in society than that's all you can hope for.
    • DreadPirate, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4You certainly know all about mediocrity, Moola - I haven't seen you rise above it yet on here.
    • Stevanoski, on 05/06/2008, -0/+3Says the man who makes his living reading emails for $25 a month.
  • MedicalMatt, on 05/06/2008, -4/+88Year 8: Think about becoming a professor so you can continue to sleep with college co-eds
    • maelnum, on 05/07/2008, -0/+20Year 9: Pictures of you and the coeds circulate the internet. The university forces you to resign.
    • cutekelvins, on 05/07/2008, -1/+11Year 10: You again become a professor in low profile college so you can continue to sleep with college co-eds. This time with more beautiful chicks as beauty is inversely proportional to brain.
      • trumpcard, on 05/12/2008, -1/+0Year 11:You get HIV for not using proper protection.
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