I graduated in May '07. I started a job in TV in NYC in Aug '07. I am still at that job, but have to leave soon since it is only a year longish
program. It was the best year of my life and I am depressed that I have to leave and start all over again.
College graduates...how was your first year out of school?
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Posts: 1854 (08/19/2008 10:47 AM) |
It was awful. I really want/need to do a Masters to be able to use my BA but didn't get accepted for funding and can't afford to do it. I got into a
great course in London but I just can't afford to go. My parents refused to help me anymore even though I have huge loans from my undergrad and they knew
all along I'd need to do further study. It's so depressing to have done so great in college, been accepted for the course of my dreams and not be able
to afford it. Oh well. I've just been drifting for the last year in temp jobs, and I've never been more unhappy. Basically just working to pay the
bills and rent, it's pointless because its getting me nowhere. I'm doing a TEFL course next month so hopefully will be going to teach English overseas.
It's not exactly what I want to do, but it interests me and it's at least partly related to my major.
It's depressing because a lot of my classmates in college are working in all kinds of amazing jobs - the European Commission, translation apprenticeships in Brussels, the kind of thing I always dreamed of doing. I just can't afford to survive on 'intern' pay right now, so I'm hoping I'll have saved a bit of money in the next year or so. |
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Posts: 12134 (08/19/2008 10:52 AM) |
ZaZzified wrote: Hmmmhmm. |
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whitgirl09 |
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Posts: 16163 (08/19/2008 10:58 AM) |
bump
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Posts: 5562 (08/19/2008 10:59 AM) |
whitgirl09 wrote: I already had a job in my major, and no college debt, because I worked at least half time the whole time I was in college and saved for a loooong time
before. I stayed pretty much where I was - same apartment, living with my husband. He already had a job here, and I got a job here. We wanted to start
saving money for a home so we continued to live frugally.
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Posts: 3370 (08/19/2008 11:15 AM) |
mybutterflydreams wrote: Um, are we the same person?
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Posts: 16164 (08/20/2008 12:00 AM) |
midnite bump
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Posts: 1004 (08/20/2008 12:06 AM) |
I worked a full-time job with average pay. I'm still there and I can honestly say if I got fired I wouldn't give a rats ass about it. I am also
depressed slightly since I have a LOT of college debt which still hasn't been paid off. If you're in college, AVOID DEBT AT ALL COSTS. I'm
considering going to law school, but then I don't want to start the debt cycle all over again.
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Posts: 16165 (08/20/2008 1:50 AM) |
Yeah I was considering getting certification for art education..which'd take a year or so; but am fearful of the extra debt. My only debt is college loans.
Appx $16k
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