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21 Thoughts Every Unsure College Student Has Had

Does anyone really know?

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21 Thoughts Every Unsure College Student Has Had
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Do you ever feel like everyone around you knows exactly what they are doing? Do you feel like all your college classmates and friends have their future paths sketched out in stone?

The truth is that it is extremely normal to have no idea what you want to do with the rest of your life. That being said, being clueless is not easy; it is actually quite stressful.

A lot of the time I feel like I am the only person who isn't quite sure what they want to do with the rest of their life. If you are anything like me, some of these things might sound familiar:

1. It seems like every adult you encounter asks what you are majoring in.

2. You feel like you are classified/judged solely on that major.

3. You aren't even completely sure why you chose your major or what you are majoring in...

4. ...or what jobs you can do with that major.

5. You get really anxious when your friends start talking about their future plans....

6. ...because you are too busy worrying about what you are going to make for dinner on a college budget.


7. You find yourself constantly envisioning yourself in very different careers.

8. Very very different careers...

9. You start to question why college is only four years long.


10. You have no idea how you are supposed to graduate if you still don't know what you want to do.

11. At this point you are hoping that one day you'll wake up and reach some sort of revelation.

12. Whenever you see young people with great jobs you demand to know their secret.


13. And you are all too familiar with the fear that comes with family dinners and the daunting questions about your future.


14. You start to wonder if your friends who have a plan are even human.


15. And that whole sorting hat thing starts to sound really nice.


16. The most frightening part about deciding what you want to do is realizing that it is completely up to you.


17. But you know you can rest assured because things change.

18. And you know if you have options then you are truly lucky.


19. Because options mean you are full of many talents.


20. And you know if you get lost you'll be OK...


21. Because who really knows what they are doing anyway?

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