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...graduate. And from all appearances, little resources have been, too; the Office of Career Services (OCS)—with its creaky floors and overbooked counselors—appears painfully under-funded, without the means to fully advise and support the undergraduate student body, which has the potential to excel in a diverse collection of careers...
...support, professional fields such as drama and music are left deficient of Harvard graduates as students like me have to make the choice between struggling to learn the ropes on my own or pursuing a cookie-cutter, college-supported career path. This is particularly problematic because the ability to excel in a professional environment often comes with the energy and interest associated with following a passion...
Until they do something, however, the bittersweet sensation I associate with Thursday’s Commencement will be less about those I will never see again and more about the many in the Class of 2004 who will never be able to pursue, and excel, in their passions...
Brooks argued that societal and historical factors have conditioned us to enjoy and equipped us to excel within our increasingly structured, meritocratic society. We don’t rebel; rather, we set goals and obsess about achievement. We don’t do things (like join groups) as an end in and of themselves, but as a means to some future end. We nearly kill ourselves to succeed. Brooks’ is a particularly useful rubric because it encapsulates or explains many of the other criticisms of our generation (such as that we’re too career-focused...
...Ambition has a bad name," says Manhattan psychiatrist Anna Fels, author of Necessary Dreams: Ambition in Women's Changing Lives (Pantheon). The drive to excel and achieve is universal, says Fels, 55, but women often become conflicted about it. Her extensive research documents the reasons. TIME spoke with...