Many of us college kids can agree that deciding what to do after graduation is one of the harder things we will experience. The constant question of "So, what's next?" from relatives, teachers, classmates and friends continues to make our lives even harder. We all want to do whats expected. Go to college, graduate and then land a job that we will be satisfied with for a good portion of our life. The thing I keep asking myself is, "What if I don't know exactly what I want to do? What if I don't like my job? What happens if I can't get a job? What do I tell people?" Even though these thoughts constantly cross my mind, I am both excited and scared for what the future holds.
I guess it's because I have been going to school since I was five. Every day there was the same routine. Wake up, get dressed, go to school, go to sports practice, come home and do it all over again the next day. For the past 17 years, there has always been some sort of structure that I have had to keep surrounding school. Don't get me wrong, I am excited to graduate, but the initial shock of no more school is starting to hit me. No homework, no tests, no worrying about grades. Instead, it becomes a never-ending concern about which job I will land and how I will possibly survive on my own with no parental guidance.
With just four short weeks left of college, I constantly tell myself that sometimes change is good. I know graduating gives everyone mixed emotions. Happy, sad, anxious, nervous and confused. Instead of worrying and getting myself caught up in those emotions, I have decided I am going to take things day by day.
Everything will work out as it is supposed to, and everything will work out with a purpose. At first, adjusting may be hard, but sometimes it's the crazy new changes in life that benefit us the most. Being scared is completely normal and leaving college with mixed emotions is too.
So for these next four weeks, I advise everyone to live it up. Go to classes, hang out with friends and make the last moments in school some of the best. Everyone is capable of achieving the best, even if it takes some road blocks on the way. Change is good, and change is worth it.
