To the person ready to Graduate College,

I am going to graduate in December, like you, and I still don’t know what I’m doing at this point. I just know to get a full-time job in between. I know the time is not easy since you maybe have other things on your mind besides finding a job. I know you are still dealing with mounds of work in between being a student and working a job.

It’s not easy, and some nights you might not even sleep as much. It’s hard to balance work and school with everything else, and you do have to make sure you eat, sleep, and take care of yourself. It’s hard to feel like you have everything together at times, but soon school will be over. You will just have work and that is it. No more craziness in trying to balance it all.

And be proud since not many people graduate college, and it’s a big accomplishment. No one can take that away from you at all. School will be over, and you can focus on getting a job out of college. All of your hard work will pay off, and the tears will be worth it. Also the sleepless nights studying for a test the next day will be worth it too. It’s a long road, trust me, and there were awesome people I met along the way too.

I felt like I come home meeting people in my major, and some have gone on to do great things. I remember times staying late at the library, and waiting for a friend. I remember having a full course load, and still making time for everything. It’s not easy, especially if you are a full-time student and working at the same time. It’s worth it in the end.

People with a college degree will make more than people without one. Some even stay in the dorms, and living on their own will be nothing new. Some drive like me and commute to school which is a pain, and it means going to school early just to find a parking space. It means fighting the morning traffic and being an hour on the highway since the traffic is horrible.

It also can mean time at an internship on top of work and school. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s worth it to walk across the stage to grab that degree. Some people wished they would have gone to school, and you did which is a big thing. You can hopefully get a good paying job and pay off college debt too. It’s worth it in the end since hard work pays off. You can do it, just hang in there, and if you are like me and graduate in December, then you are almost there.

Signed,

An almost Graduate just like you!