So, maybe I missed the ideal graduation day back in May, but even if I have to graduate in December, it’s a bittersweet process. It’s a scary thing to go out into the real world with minimal professional experience, but at least I can accept the idea of becoming a grown up.
College is the most important time for one to realize who they are, or at least get the process started. Being that college may be the most formative years of a young person’s life, it feels like too much of an abrupt ending for such a lengthy process.
Most people go into college thinking they know what they want to do for a career only to change their major, and then change it again, and again, and again… and then one more time. How is one supposed to know what they want for the rest of their life when they are 18 to 21 years-old? It’s difficult for many. I’m 24, and still wondering if I chose the right major, or if I’ll be able to get a decent job in the future.
These nerve-racking thoughts keep me up at night, and also make me hopeful for the times I will struggle in life. Even in the last three years I’ve made mistakes and dealt with rejection, but looking back, they were some of my greatest learning opportunities, and I’m excited to have more of these opportunities when I move into the professional world. So compared to these events, graduation is a grand reward for the hard work I’ve put in. It may even come as a feeling of relief, since I will be going from working and going to school full-time to just working a full-time job.
Yes, I may have more time on my hands, and not have to deal with teachers anymore, but that only means I will be working a more demanding job with little guidance that a teacher will not provide.
To make it simple, every positive thought I have about graduating is met with an equally as negative thought of what I will have to do in my career. So do I want to graduate?
Hell, yes! Just one question before I go: how do I adult?
