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99.999% of them carry an insufferably smug air of superiority over the rest of us unwashed, Bachelor's Degree only masses.
Somehow being accepted into a program to complete a Master's of Arts degree in Asian Studies with a focus in Nepali Basket Weaving gives one carte blanche to act like an elitist prick.
Once again: grad student defenders, please rent a DVD of "Good Will Hunting".
That psuedo-intellectual prick with the ponytail in the first bar scene, who gets shown up by Will Hunting?
Yup: that's a graduate student.
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Full disclosure: I'm currently pursuing an MBA after earning my B.S. several years ago. Many, many insufferable pricks who care more than Armani suits than tackling the world's economic problems...though there are the occasional down-to-earth students in the program. Like me, of course. (hahaha =)
