DEAR ASK A PUNK - I’m thinking of quitting grad school (writing MFA) and I feel stupid. I’m not exactly young (29) and I waited a while to go to back to school and I made such a big fucking deal about it to everyone. I don’t know what I was thinking… It’s just like my undergrad experience only worse… and I’m not some big drama queen. I think because I’m older now I just see what bullshit most of it is, and that makes it worse. Everyone is so full of themselves (the teachers and the students) and it seems like the writing workshops are popularity contests more so than useful critiquing sessions. I’m wasting my time and my money I fear, but I admit that I would also feel mortifyingly foolish if I had to go home and tell everyone that I quit school after making such a big deal about it. I guess my question is, how do I get out of this with some grace or if I have to stay, how do I make the best of a bad situation?