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JoshuaDivineSecondPaper 7 - 05 Jul 2012 - Main.CourtneyDoak
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| | | Josh, Thanks for sharing this very honest and well written introspective. I commented on a related topic in my essay Defaulting into Education. Your reference to 'external' vs. 'internal' validations offered a fresh perspective, and I enjoyed thinking about these influences in context of both my specific thesis and the broader social trend. Thanks for sharing, and I wish you great success.
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> | Thank you so much for sharing this essay - I found it so thoughtful, honest, and poignant. As I edit my second paper, your piece has given me a new lens through which I may reflect on my decision to take a job in finance despite having no real interest in pursuing a career in the field. I think back to how, as a junior in college, I desperately sought and was elated to accept a position in my former company's internship program - solely because of the program's selectivity and the external validation inherent in being selected. And at the end of that summer, seeking more external validation, I partook in the firm's interview process for full-time positions, through which the intern class was whittled down to those who would return the following year as members of its graduate training program. I was ecstatic when I received an offer - in fact, I accepted it on the spot - and suddenly, my post-graduation plans were set, despite the fact that I knew after spending my summer interning that I didn't have any discernible interest in finance.
Anyway, even though the experience I wrote my paper about isn't related to grades, your insights on 'external validation' certainly seem applicable, so thank you for offering a new way to think about it. Your essay sheds so much light on why I made the choices I did, and moreover, why I was (mindlessly) thrilled at the time I was making them. Thank you again for sharing - your paper is so insightful and has been really helpful to me as I work to revise mine. Best of luck to you - you will be great in whatever you decide to do next.
-- CourtneyDoak - 05 Jul 2012 |
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