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BACKGROUND

Little to no academic guidance and support is provided by this newly created School of Public Health and Health Services. Many students just seem to cascade through the program wondering where their talents would prove worthwhile, rewarding, and useful for bringing about change (although gradual).

$2,100 for a class is a lot of money to sacrifice and not receive the quality of service one should receive if they were seeking satisfaction from some other business arrangement.

Instructors make enormous demands, but fail to provide the type of valuable insight that a student needs to remain marketable, creative, and competitive. In addition, many instructors find it difficult to relinquish the grip of cold and oftentimes harsh criticism because a student decides to think and critique their beloved ideology surrounding the discipline.

The impact of my experiences have been monumental to say the least. Long periods of depression and paralyzing emotional roller-coaster rides have destroyed a lot of self-confidence that use to fuel my motivation, ambition, and level of commitment.

I am now angry.

I have since learned that I am just as good as they are, if I have been doing my homework. The adversity is indeed real, but at the same time if it weren't for the misguided, misplaced, and blind statements of some of academia's brightest leaders, I would never have discovered the jewels produced by own intellectual resources.

For those who have made that decision to make the world a better place via academics, hang in there and fight like hell. As long as you pay your tuition and meet those academic requirements necessary for your curriculum, choose your battles well, walk away from useless confrontation, but when the opportunity presents itself for you to "shine" crucify all opponents in words and deeds.

Then watch and observe your own intellectual resurrection. It's beautiful.

-- Darius Annis, Masters of Public Health candidate, George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services (posted 10/22, 3:28 p.m., E.D.T.)

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