I tend to agree with most of what Ms. Matharu wrote.. but there is also the fact (that has also been previously addressed) that most of us BA/MA students do not have the money to volunteer forever in a day. I am an MA student in museum science... and once I graduate in December I hope to have a job. I don't think that is a waste of my time, but I am also realistic. I realize that there may not be a job there, but I also know how much money in loans I will need to pay off and a volunteer position is not going to pay those bills and provide a roof over my head. It angered me that Ms Matharu wrote that "initiative, drive, and a positive attitude is what lacks lots of my peers." Believe me, if I had money to support myself with I would volunteer my little heart out. So it is not initiative, drive and a positive attitude that I am lacking. I am happy that she is able to volunteer, and I have also done that... along with internships and working in museums, but one must keep in mind that it (volunteering and the like) is not as easy to do as she has written. This of course is only my two cents and you are most welcome to disagree with me.