Comments | _lauren_: So close but not quite there

_lauren_

So close but not quite there

Mar 05, 2007 00:23

A new phase of my life that has been slowly creeping up on me is now hurdling towards me very quickly. I am mostly looking forward to it considering this new phase means a complete absence of educational obligations ( Read more... )

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Great job! soarjubs March 5 2007, 14:02:15 UTC

I hear you.
I busted my ass for three years working full time to finally graduate in 2005.
There is nothing quite like hitting that milestone and breathing the giant sigh of relief that comes with it. The biggest piece of advice I would give as someone looking back two years later is make sure your well-deserved period of rest is finite. Once you get out of thinking mode for too long it gets harder and harder to get back in. You'll never be sharper mentally than when you're attending school, and keeping that extra edge by reading and/or writing periodically (outside the usual fiction/fun arena) will go a long way to making you more competetive in the workplace.

Again, congrats. I can remember reading some posts from you awhile back where it sounded like you were considering throwing in the towel. But you did it!

Re: Great job! _lauren_ March 5 2007, 18:18:01 UTC

Thanks! =) Yeah, I'm not much of an intellectual reader. You're right about the job field though, becoming one would definitely make me a competitive option. We'll see how that goes.

trumpeteargurl March 5 2007, 14:32:59 UTC

There's always grad school, masters degree, phd, etc. if you want to continue being a student.

ext_23313 March 12 2007, 05:31:51 UTC

I liked this about being happy in life money-wise, Not having to make a wrong decision because of money. I'm sure you can take that and apply it for other aspects of life.

Being out of college, doesnt mean you have to finish your scholar studies there, and also assumes that you've grown enough to know how to reach your goals, but not necessarily what you want to do with your live :-\. Just dont lose your pace.

A life-long career working in a cubicle company is not for everybody, but I'd say that its an experience its worth to go through and will teach you a lot. After that make something you are passionate about, that you are good at, and make a living out of it (Some people may like a life sitting at a bus station asking for money while playing the guitar... my personal advice would be making profit out of it and have actual fun, start a company, go independent and such...)

_lauren_ March 12 2007, 14:08:05 UTC

Being out of college definitely doesn't mean that has to be the end of my scholarly studies, but I'm pretty darn sure it will be. I've hated school right from the beginning and although I have more of an appreciation for it now than a few years ago I can't forsee myself ever going to grad school.

The goal I mentioned but didn't elaborate on actually is to open up my own business, and when it gets closer to time for me to start seriously planning for that I'll probably take a few courses on business management. I doubt I'll go any further than that though ( ... )