As excited as most college students are to graduate and get on with their lives, many are apprehensive about their job prospects. Everyone knows the economy is lagging and getting a job of any kind is difficult. However, most feel pretty confident that they will get a decent job post-graduation. Unfortunately, there appears to be a gap between the expectations and realities of post-graduate life.
Reality
The first thing you should do as you try to combat your homesickness is to embrace the fact that you are homesick, own up to it. Rather than pretending it isn't there, allow yourself to feel it fully and then move on. By facing it upfront, you will be able to move on in ways that you could not otherwise do.
So, now that you have thought about your homesickness, you may want to take some time to think about why it was you wanted to leave home in the first place.
Game Plan
Get Organized
People with graduate degrees are much more likely to get a better paying job with better working conditions. With a master's, graduates are better candidates for more coveted jobs and their expertise will rocket them over the top of many other applicants. Happily, the realization that graduate school is a good option is can never come too late.
In fact, working a year or two after getting your undergraduate can build your resume and help you get into a better university, which in turn, will get you a better job after you obtain your next degree.
Explore your campus and the city, taking fun classes, going to cool activities, and meeting new people, and you will become so excited about where you are that you won't be able to even think about what you may be missing back home.
That being said, be proud of where you come from! It is a part of you, and you should embrace it, not be embarrassed of it. As you explore colleges in Ogden, or wherever you are headed, you should take time to embrace your heritage, remembering the good and the bad of it, and use that as a lens through which you can see your new world.
Around 40% of students that did complete an internship got a job as a result. Although that is less than half, it is nothing to shirk at. Even if you do not get a job directly as a result of an internship, the experience and references you can get through an internship will help you get a better job.
There's no reason this semester should be a flop. You can prepare now and start off for a strong beginning that will lead to a strong ending. Ready, go!
Reality
The first thing you should do as you try to combat your homesickness is to embrace the fact that you are homesick, own up to it. Rather than pretending it isn't there, allow yourself to feel it fully and then move on. By facing it upfront, you will be able to move on in ways that you could not otherwise do.
So, now that you have thought about your homesickness, you may want to take some time to think about why it was you wanted to leave home in the first place.
Game Plan
Get Organized
People with graduate degrees are much more likely to get a better paying job with better working conditions. With a master's, graduates are better candidates for more coveted jobs and their expertise will rocket them over the top of many other applicants. Happily, the realization that graduate school is a good option is can never come too late.
In fact, working a year or two after getting your undergraduate can build your resume and help you get into a better university, which in turn, will get you a better job after you obtain your next degree.
Explore your campus and the city, taking fun classes, going to cool activities, and meeting new people, and you will become so excited about where you are that you won't be able to even think about what you may be missing back home.
That being said, be proud of where you come from! It is a part of you, and you should embrace it, not be embarrassed of it. As you explore colleges in Ogden, or wherever you are headed, you should take time to embrace your heritage, remembering the good and the bad of it, and use that as a lens through which you can see your new world.
Around 40% of students that did complete an internship got a job as a result. Although that is less than half, it is nothing to shirk at. Even if you do not get a job directly as a result of an internship, the experience and references you can get through an internship will help you get a better job.
There's no reason this semester should be a flop. You can prepare now and start off for a strong beginning that will lead to a strong ending. Ready, go!
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