let this post be somewhat of a "public service announcement"... if you have regular conversations in the library that are not about studies & they are loud enough for me to hear them, you have opened yourself up to my inner monologue & commentary on your conversations. however, don't let that scare you from reading the rest of this because this is not one of the sassy attacks that have wandered through my head over the past few days. no, this is about your future. ok, breathe. in & out. too many of y'all have been freaking out to each other about the future in the library. freshmen, it is ok to not know what you want to do for the rest of your life. a lot of people, if not most, don't even have that figured out when the graduate! seniors, when you don't know what you want to do, the answer is NOT to go to grad school. let me tell you why... when you sign up for graduate school, it costs a LOT of money. if you aren't really sure this graduate degree will be what you end up doing, it's probably not the best idea to go into a large amount of debt over it. then what do you do? go get a job! apply to a bunch of them & get tons of practice interviewing... eventually you will find one. what if you're not passionate about it & don't love it right away?? THAT'S OK! I'd actually say that's better than ok because you'll learn so much about yourself, about the world, & about life by just getting a job & paying the bills for a few years. then if you decide what you want to do later down the road needs a graduate degree, pursue that goal. only when you are sure does it become a wise investment for you to spend that kind of money for furthering your education.
after speaking with quite a few of my friends, I've discovered a crazy phenomenon. the first year after college is really hard for almost everyone. I had no idea what I was doing after I graduated, nor did I have any idea what a "career path" looked like for me. what I did know is that I had an internship that would teach me a ton, put me outside of my comfort zone, & pay some bills. I wouldn't trade that year or the 2 years after that of working for anything! I would argue that it makes me appreciate my continuing education in the legal field even more! please please PLEASE remember that God has a plan for your life, & He will show you what it is in His perfect timing. what are you supposed to do right now? be faithful where you have been planted. honor & glorify the Lord right now with what He has given you, and then wait on His timing. He works it out in crazy, awesome ways... He writes a way better story than we ever could! trust it.
sincerely,
library soap-box
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