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post-desert incursion to say yeah, your decision makes perfect sense, you have a top-rated school right there in your own state, a good chance for scholarships etc,

and yeah, ha ha, a lot of lawyers study english first. you can take philosophy courses also and what not. hm, didnt pbradley study philosophy... somewhere near?

in any case, i'm hoping (perhaps foolishly) that obama's education reforms will include recruiting teachers from the top percentiles instead of teh bottom as they do now, and so teaching would not be such a shitty career path in america as it is now-- look out in years to come.

if not, teach for america-- look into that program, they recruit the cream of the crop & send you to teach for 3 years pay your everything etc-- a great opportunity.

well i must be off (again) so i can't reply, but another time i hope we can-- in any case, relax, you're a smart guy, you'll be fine, you're definitely in.

and if you happen to go to santa barbara i know someone who teaches film there. but let's hope it's berkeley!