Higher Education Explorer Mugs

'Oh he's my loans officer.'

After years of study & hard effort, you're ready to begin your life's work. . . paying off your student loan."

Rita's PhD defense wasn't going well."

TIme To Pay The Pipers

Bravado in the novice professor may simply be an attempt to compensate for a lack of experience in teaching the classics.

University Admissions

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

Eternal Student.

"I still haven't decided if I want to be unemployed as an English major or as a Communications major."

'Our admission policy is now simplicity itself. If you have the tuition, you're in.'

Postgraduates A group of posts on their way to class.

He may have a PH.D in elementary particle physics, but he's having an awful lot of trouble with the application form.

'Desert island cartoons - and you?'

"I'm beginning to regret taking this job at the local playgroup."

Continuing education.

Interdisciplinary studies.

'I started out as a teacher's pet, and then it kind of snowballed.'

Miss, how do you spell "acceptable"? I've Googled every "e" and can't find it.

Paranormal A-Z...

"Three more years of high school."

'I'm supposed to take a geography test and I can't find the right room!'

"Philosophy Department. Why may I direct your call?"

"I want a top education, but don't milk me dry with school fees."

"This statement from your headmaster says that you can easily get a good degree...your bank manager says you can't."

'The sound of one hand clapping.'

Type A Freshman - changed courses four times, got a job, organized a protest, quit the job, plans to take second semester abroad.

'Add the numbers, divide by how many numbers you've added and there you have it-the average amount of minutes you sleep in class each day.'

"Maybe he's so sad that he's leaving us to go to college that he actually looks happy. Please don't ruin it for me with reality."

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

"I don't have my law degree yet but I've got an internship down in cell block 'D'."

"This is a test. This is only a test. IF this had been the real world it'd be your job you'd be fighting for, not a letter of the alphabet."

'I like the history professor but I think he's mired in the past.'

'Of course, I'm argumentative.. I'm PRE-LAW, for goodness sake!'

'You don't have to worry about my future any more -- I just downloaded an entire college education!'

"So the secret to getting good grades is to study hard...seems a little extreme!"