contiki love
Greenlighter
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2008
- Messages
- 8
Im Done college- NOW WHAT?!?
Hey guys,
I will be graduating college with my undergraduate degree in March (like, 2months!) and i have NO idea what Im going to afterward. Most people say, get a job, however, there are no jobs out there right now. The job market sucks balls and I watched my bf go for a year without a job after college, and hes STILL unemployed. And he majored in engineering at the best school for engineering around this part of the US. I know a lot of you will say, dont worry about it. But without something to plan for, and loook forward to , I will fall into a deep depression, and moving back home will suck enough. I dont keep in touch with any of my high school friends- they all kind of ditched me for "college" after we graduated, so I really have no friends in my hometown. Not looking forward to it. The only new people Ive met on the internet from Jersey have been Class A CREEPS.
Back to the point, Ive been thinking of a few options. I was lucky enough tohave my parents pay for my undergrad, so I dont have any loans to pay off. Im basically starting from 0. No money, but no loans either.
1. Go to Grad school for advertising, which is what i REALLY want to do. Its not even close to what I got my undergrad in. That would mean getting a hefty loan and needing to pay it back in a few years. Is it worth it to get a masters now, just to avoid not having a job at ALL?
2. Go to Thailand to teach English. I got accepted into the program. Basically would have to front a bunch of money, but eventually would pay it back by the end of the program. That would be for 5-6 months. Im nervous to do this, because Id rather stay somewhere safe- in the United States- Im still apprehensive about doing this. When I finally come back to the States, I would have no money- be back right where I started, but have a resume builder and a character building experience.
3. Stay at home and try and find a local job in my shitty town. Live at home. Be depressed. Live in my parents house with 3 cats which i am deathly allergic to. The only plus of this is being able to save what little money I may be able to make in order to be able to support myself to move to a new town- I want to move to Cali- But will I be able to find something, and Will i be able to handle it for a few years back home?
So...Which should I do? What would you? For those who will bne graduating soon or just have graduated recently, what are you doing with your lives? What are your future plans and how are you dealing with this shitty economy.
My bf fell into a depression over this, and I am starting to as well. Please help!
Hey guys,
I will be graduating college with my undergraduate degree in March (like, 2months!) and i have NO idea what Im going to afterward. Most people say, get a job, however, there are no jobs out there right now. The job market sucks balls and I watched my bf go for a year without a job after college, and hes STILL unemployed. And he majored in engineering at the best school for engineering around this part of the US. I know a lot of you will say, dont worry about it. But without something to plan for, and loook forward to , I will fall into a deep depression, and moving back home will suck enough. I dont keep in touch with any of my high school friends- they all kind of ditched me for "college" after we graduated, so I really have no friends in my hometown. Not looking forward to it. The only new people Ive met on the internet from Jersey have been Class A CREEPS.
Back to the point, Ive been thinking of a few options. I was lucky enough tohave my parents pay for my undergrad, so I dont have any loans to pay off. Im basically starting from 0. No money, but no loans either.
1. Go to Grad school for advertising, which is what i REALLY want to do. Its not even close to what I got my undergrad in. That would mean getting a hefty loan and needing to pay it back in a few years. Is it worth it to get a masters now, just to avoid not having a job at ALL?
2. Go to Thailand to teach English. I got accepted into the program. Basically would have to front a bunch of money, but eventually would pay it back by the end of the program. That would be for 5-6 months. Im nervous to do this, because Id rather stay somewhere safe- in the United States- Im still apprehensive about doing this. When I finally come back to the States, I would have no money- be back right where I started, but have a resume builder and a character building experience.
3. Stay at home and try and find a local job in my shitty town. Live at home. Be depressed. Live in my parents house with 3 cats which i am deathly allergic to. The only plus of this is being able to save what little money I may be able to make in order to be able to support myself to move to a new town- I want to move to Cali- But will I be able to find something, and Will i be able to handle it for a few years back home?
So...Which should I do? What would you? For those who will bne graduating soon or just have graduated recently, what are you doing with your lives? What are your future plans and how are you dealing with this shitty economy.
My bf fell into a depression over this, and I am starting to as well. Please help!