Hello,
My name is Jennifer [surname deleted], and I am a student at [university name deleted] studying design. I have a few questions for you (ten to be exact) for a school project as well as for my own curiosity.

It seems that I’ve gotten this sort of e-mail from design students before. I always answer them, but then forget to save my answers for the next one. I’ll try to remember to do that this time.

I would be very grateful if you could take ten minutes and answer these few questions for me, as I am going into the same field as you and would love some knowledge on the life after college. Thank you very much.

You’re welcome, though I expect these questions to take more than ten minutes to answer. I can spend ten minutes trying to remember whether I left a lit cigarette somewhere in the house, and if so, where.

1. Your name, the company you work for, and your job title (descriptions).

My name is Sean W. Gleeson. My title is “Mister,” and my friends call me Sean, but lately I’ve been thinking of going by “W,” the way W does. I work as a freelance designer, and I also teach some graphic communications courses at Oklahoma City Community College. As you can tell by my rating at RateMyProfessors.com, I rate a 5 for helpfulness, a 5 for clarity, and a 1 for hotness. (I think the scale might go to 100.)
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