{"id":987,"date":"2009-12-10T09:08:18","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T15:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/10\/comic-relief-a-former-i-banker-falls-back-on-plan-b\/"},"modified":"2010-10-07T08:08:52","modified_gmt":"2010-10-07T14:08:52","slug":"comic-relief-a-former-i-banker-falls-back-on-plan-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/comic-relief-a-former-i-banker-falls-back-on-plan-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Relief: A Former I-Banker Falls Back on Plan B."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McSweeney&#8217;s is the home of much irreverent and sardonic comedy writing. Recently, the site posted a piece by Helen Coster, where she writes about her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcsweeneys.net\/2009\/12\/9coster.html\" target=\"_blank\">rationale for applying to law school<\/a>, offering the typical cliches and the obvious truth. 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