omg anxiety (Post #10)

Rather than focusing on how we feel about beginning college…what will happen to us after we end college?

Jobs?

Will we be able to find one after we graduate?

Gee WILIKERS, PANIC TIME!! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH OURLIVES? Pft, I don’t know. And I’m not the only one. But just because there are others who don't know what's going to happen after graduation isn't exactly making me feel better. It’s that uncertainty of the future that is bothering almost every college student I know. In a time when the economy is not doing so well, jobs aren’t exactly easy to find. Scratch that, they’re impossible to find. It's like trying to find Ohio State tickets 20 minutes before the game. At least, that’s what everyone is telling me.

Here’s an article that specifically talks about the uncertainty of getting a job after college.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/fashion/recent-college-graduates-wait-for-their-real-careers-to-begin.html?pagewanted=all

In it, you’ll find stories of Harvard graduates who are having trouble finding jobs

Then there are articles with scary numbers, showing us exactly how much graduates are struggling to find jobs

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/business/economy/19grads.html?_r=1

So first we have to worry about how well we do in school = Anxiety

Then we worry about being able to find a job after graduation = Anxiety

Also we have that ridiculous student loan to pay back = Anxiety

Another thing is (and this is me personally) I’m not even sure if I’ll still want to do what I’m studying for in five years. Who knows? Maybe I’ll graduate with my degree and realize that what I do is not what I want to do for the rest of my life. Then I just wasted four years of college and a huge amount of money. Then I’m really screwed

Hopefully the circumstances will change by the time we graduate in 3-4 years and things will be different.

Is it possible to be as giddy as this in 3-4 years while heading towards a secure job??

or are we just going to end up nowhere?

Probably not...I hope. Stupid Anxiety!