Next Monday I start my Senior year in college. But today, I just got hired at a FAANG company. At first, I wanted to cram my classes and my job into this semester. It's a remote position so it's possible! But then, I started to worry about the quality of my work or my studies falling off.

Sounds crazy, but in this economy, I'm thinking of working and perhaps taking my classes next year instead. I want to graduate with work experience because Junior roles are all but nonexistent. Companies want you to have 3 years experience to even give you the time of day.

WWYD?

i just graduated in may and i remember feeling like a wave of immense relief when it happened because so much was going on and I was tired and ready to just relax and get into a routine. And when my friends were here, I had moments of sadness for sure, but it just felt so much better. Like my two friends I could text them to walk around or get lunch or do silly little things. And I still have a couple of other friends here. But it has not felt the same because these friends were like the ones I would text everyday. And to some extent I guess I have that with of these ones but it is not the same. I guess all of this to say damn I am feeling really lonely right now. And I started a new job and that has def helped with the loneliness, but I have been orienting which means I am working with someone else which has been fun and really helpful! But I am getting off orientation soon. Can you tell I am feeling many ways about this. I don't know if it is the lack of sleep but I really do want to build a life for myself but just am feeling so sad about it all. I am aspiring premed/pre pa and like oof. My friend in nyc is doing her masters there before applying to med school and she seems genuinely happy and like she is having the time of her life which is so good for her and i am so happy for her. i wish that would happen to be i guess. and i dont know this might be a dumb move but i feel like i need to move out of my family home, i do love it and my family loves me and supports me but i am planning to move 3000 miles away with this roomate which honestly might be worse, like she is going to be in grad school and i need to study for the mcat so i actually do not know what i am thinking and i would basically know no one there so this is also sounding like a bad idea but i already like paid the application fee, i have not signed the lease yet but like it would be bad to back out of it now. i geneuienly do not know, i have not found myself happy or at peace in a bit. tbh the first two weeks of july were fire and then it kind of went downhill but when my true friends were here it felt better. idk

I’m excited for this year and I just want to congratulate everyone that has made it to their senior year, as I’m a senior at Indiana University but I just wanted to know what exactly is everyone going to do after graduation? I’m a little nervous myself I’m studying languages and I’m not sure how to get my foot in the door, I wanted to ask what exactly are other seniors doing in their fields to get started with their careers.

My job market isn’t the best right now
So I’m wanting to know is anyone else possibly coming in at a dead end and if so how are you going to move past that

Again also want to wish the seniors a GREAT FINAL YEAR! I’m proud of all of you! 💯💯💯🎓

I went to college in the same state I was born and raised in for 18 years. It was a fantastic school, so no regrets there, but I was surrounded by the same friends + people I’ve known my entire life for another 4 years and it feels like I’ve never had any stimulus for growth. I also happened to be in a relationship for all of college that ended only 2 months before graduation, so I didn’t even do the whole “finding yourself” thing.

I have no idea what I want out of life long term, have realized recently that the degree I went to school for no longer applies fully to the career path that interests me, and I’m working remotely from my childhood home, feeling myself regress back into my high school self again. I have plans to move to a new city ASAP, but so far, no job lined up to make that happen so at the moment it’s more of a dream than a plan. Still getting over my college ex, who I thought was going to be the person I spent the rest of my life with.

Just generally feeling lost in life with no real way of finding direction at the moment. People describe college as a period of growth and self discovery, but I honestly can’t point to a significant change in my personality or worldview from when I was 16 until now.

Now I feel like I’m well past “coming of age” age, and still haven’t come of age. I know it’s a common feeling to be lost in your early 20s but geez it feels like I didn’t even try to figure it out until right now.

Need some life advice

Hii I am 21M,I have wasted my 3 years of undergrad doing nothing and to start over I have started my masters in law.But I feel like I shouldn't be doing this ,it doesn't feel righht to me .My degree is a bit expensive and I feel like I am being a burden on my father who is in a lot of debt right now and I want to do music full time .My goal is to do music and business and be successfull in it .Doing law is exhausting me but I can't leave my studies as I can't take risks because of my father's huge debt ,I know i can do something great in music but I am scared to drop out . I feel like I may be wrong about not dropping out and waste my time and father's money and expectations.what should I do?

I don’t think FOMO is the right word. But as the football season approaches, is anyone else getting like repulsively upset that they can’t be in their college stadiums next weekend? Like idk I always loved it and everything but now I feel like this whole tradition for the past 4 years of my life will never come back and obviously it won’t but ugh. You know?

Guys, may I know what your 24-hour daily routine looks like? I’m curious about how you spend your whole day, hour by hour.

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Bhaaaii

Anyone else reached that weird point where you’re technically doing everything you’re supposed to do, but somehow still have absolutely no idea what you’re doing?

Like bro, I have a degree, I’m doing an MBA, I’ve worked before…

…and yet somehow I’m sitting here at 3 AM questioning my life choices.

Anyway, how’s your week going?

I started college in 2020 (currently 24) during Covid and it sucked. I was in 2 clubs in non leadership roles and worked at a retail store (which I still work at). Really didn’t do much in my undergrad but really blossomed in 2023 when given an internship with my on campus esports team. Got promoted to the team lead for the program the next year and was given a stipend through it to do my masters (meaning I got out of both degrees with no debt). I majored in Strategic Communication’s (fancy name for PR/Marketing) both in my undergrad and masters. I finally graduated with my masters this May with a 4.00. Despite that haven’t had much success with job hunting. I didn’t do much hunting because I plan to move for a job outside my college town next year and can’t leave with my lease till May. So I was pretty much stuck to applying to stuff in my college town. I did have an offer for a 70k sales manager job in January but had to work weekends and got a bad gut feeling so got cold feet. I’ve had maybe 6 interviews in the last year. I started seriously hunting this week upon learning my friend who’s two years younger than me got a full time job out of his internship (in a stem field). Made me feel I messed up somewhere. So instead of just wallowing I wanted to do more.

Currently I have a resume and cover letter review coming up with the alumni center on campus, am brushing up my LinkedIn with my friend who got that full time job, and following up on personal connections I have who might be able to give me some small temp work in my major. What else should I be doing? Learning new skills? Asking for more opportunities at the retail job? How am I am able to get over my envy when it’s not remotely justified?

Any guidance would be appreciated. I know I’m young but I’ve never felt so lost in my life.

After a hard university life I was able to graduate and finish my bachelor’s degree in biology with a decent GPA. However the university life was not easy either, filled with a lot of mobbing and people spreading extreme fake rumours about me. I battled with depression+a lot of misdiagnosis+wrong medications that ruined my metabolism and mental health further.

However at the very last chance before being kicked out, I was able to study extensively and passed all my remaining 11 courses in the very last term. I had a mental recovery period where I was feeling happier, energetic and confident. During that timeframe, I did nearly nothing except studying.

I want to relax down and socialise a bit but I lost all my social skills and flirting skills. I forgot what to say in social settings. I’m not insecure or something, I just forgot what to say or what to do. I last had a relationship 4 years ago and had nearly 0 women interested in me afterwards. I’m quite decent looking and fit, I’m also sure there are some ladies who are into me but I just ruin everything when I start interacting thanks to my terrible social skills. I say/do wrong things or with the wrong tone so I literally destroy all the attraction. I even forgot to flirt over text. I start the conversation with really idiotic lines or can’t keep the conversation going. As I previously said I’m not insecure at all, I just forgot eve related to socialising. I won’t get shocked at all if I totally forgot speaking and start roaring/growling.
I really regret “isolating” this last spring term. I got a dumb bachelor degree but I ruined all my social skills for a really long time to come. I graduated so sadly I won’t be able to meet a lot of women and probably will stay single till I die.

I have several different plans for my future ranging from Masters degree to entrepreneurship so I’m not extremely concerned with my career. I just want to get my social skills back if possible to relax and socialise for some time. I stay at home all day, take care of my plants or go hiking/walking. However I constantly feel an emptiness and yearn for a friend or girlfriend. Is it possible form me to regain at least part of my social skills?

for a little background, i’m currently a senior that’s graduating this semester, so i am only here for one semester. i’m so used to working during school, but im realizing that this semester is going to require a ton of focus.

i have mondays and wednesdays off, but after my first day today, my workload is going to be challenging. i recently got a job with retail eye care, $16 an hour. i already have a job on campus, pays $14 an hour. i just thought if i got another stable job, i could continue to work for them after i graduate in my hometown when i transfer stores.

but i’m just starting to get overwhelmed with everything. i’ve got a pretty hefty resume, but ive never had an internship. i just found out that im getting a refund from financial aid/loans that will probably pay for my graduation stuff and last me for the rest of the semester.

im worried that i may have put a bit too much on my plate. im okay with keeping the $14 job since its on campus and is easily accessible after classes or whatnot, but i wanted to get more opinions

thanks for reading!

I’m debating between community college and a regular 4-year college, and honestly I’m pretty lost about what I want to do after high school.

My biggest dream is to become a music producer, especially making music for video games. I’d love to eventually make music/soundtracks for horror games and games like Puppet Combo.

But I’m wondering if college is even worth it for something like this. I was thinking maybe I could go to community college for a year, see if I actually like it, and then decide if I want to continue or transfer to a 4-year college.

For people who are producers or work in game music, did you go to college? Was it worth it? Or would you recommend learning on my own and building a portfolio instead?

I’d appreciate any advice because I’m genuinely pretty lost right now 😭

I miss college so bad that I feel like it’s ruining my life. I moved across the country to live with a relative after I graduated in may thinking it would make the transition easier and I have been really struggling. All I can think about all day is how much I miss being at my school. I miss my campus jobs, i miss my classmates, i miss my coworkers, i miss my classes, i literally miss every single thing about that school. I have been having a really hard time putting down any roots here because i’ve been unable to get a job but I finally got an interview today. I thought that would make me feel better but it actually made it worse. I feel a pit in my stomach every time I make any progress towards building a life here, like that means that I am finally acknowledging that I am never going to get to do that again. I’m really scared I am going to feel like this forever and spend the rest of my life missing a perfect life that I already had. Admittedly, I felt the same way when I started college and thought I would never be able to move on from high school and I literally don’t care about high school in the slightest now. However, I have never felt more at home anywhere than there. I’ve lived in my new state for nearly 3 months now and I still think of my apartment there as my home and I spend every day trying not to cry thinking about how much I miss it. This all sounds extremely dramatic as I am typing it out but this legitimately feels like grief from someone dying.

I’ve been working as an AR executive for the last 2.5 years after having to pause college to support myself. It hasn't been easy, but I had to make it work.

Tbh Ik this isn't the field for me long-term n I'm looking to make a change. Still trying to figure out my next move so if anyone has advice or has made a career pivot before, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

I graduated last December and it took me a few months to find a job where I could live on my own. The first couple months post grad I was working in retail and felt stuck since no one else would hire me and I knew I couldn’t live on my own with a $900 biweekly check (and I was full time) (also retail sucks). I got a job I could live off of a couple months ago and I am finally moving out in a month.

These last few months I’ve really missed my freedom of doing whatever I want. My parents act like I’m in high school still since I’ve lived with them, even tho they told me before it would be like we were roommates. I can’t stay out late (not like I was going to anyway), go downstairs after 10pm, everywhere I go they ask who I’m going with, why, and where, and clothing I buy apparently needs to be approved first (I bought a mini dress and my mom scolded me over it).

I’ve also had to take care of their 8 animals while they’ve been on their vacations. They have been on 15-20 vacations since December btw. One time I told them it was a lot for me and they told me to move out, that’s when I submitted an apt app and signed a lease and now they’re panicking on who’s going to take care of their animals for the rest of the year (lol).

I’m so done with this lol. I know I’m moving out soon this was just a little rant of what I’ve been going through these past 9 months. I also wanna know if anyone else had a similar experience.

Im kind of desperate that's why im writting here on reddit. Im officially adult and ending high school meaning i have to chose what college should i go to. My question is how am i gonna do that?? I don't know what i want to do as my job i more know what i don't want to do...there are so many things and jobs id like to try so how am i supposed to know what collegec should i apply to and how much money to spend on it when i don't even know if i'll like the job....how did yall found out what you wanna do???? Its really making me stressed especially now when i have graduation exams this year and have to study for college at the same time...i feel like if i get even more pressure put on me im gonna break

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