The post-undergrad job search has only compounded my lethargy. I am 27 years old, fresh out of undergraduate college and already tired. I am 27 and done
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Surely, you must have had some idea of what you wanted to do as a career when you got out of school...what kind of jobs are you looking for? Do you have any interest in teaching? Write a book, you unpublished bastard! One thing I might recommend is going to grad school. Times are tough right now..so why not take advantage of that by furthering your education, so you will be in a better position when things presumably get better. As someone who will not major in anything "practical" like business or a science, I feel you.
I was hoping to find *at least* an administrative position, maybe even one at my alma mater. I was hoping--best case scenario--for some kind of editing/technical writing job. I wasn't expecting anything lucrative, just meager, entry level. Etwas.
As far as grad school, I really want to go, but the programmes I want to get into are really competitive... and expensive. Sure, I can afford to pile on loans because of my G.I. Bill-fueled undergrad but I also have to think about living at home for even longer. Maybe I should just apply to some of the PhD programmes. Chances are I won't get accepted but, if I win that lottery, I at least am covered financially and might even get to billet on campus.
Dom, if you want to get a PhD, you're totally freaking qualified. You've got a killer GPA, right? There's a lot of good advice out there on how to go about doing it and how to get accepted.
On a side note, I don't know how you feel about lawyers, but I think you'd make a fantastic law student. Not to mention, you'd probably meet the criteria to get into a really good school.
Ooh! I forgot about recommendation letters! Well, not to brag, not to boast (that I am Intercontinental when I eat French toast), but I can count on a bunch. Woo!
Yeah, keeping low expectations is the way to go. Thank you for the kind words. They mean a lot coming from you because I find you to be one of the most intelligent people I know.
This is he worst economy to come into from school. It is suckin' for a lot of people....
Extracurriculars are one way to prove to faculty that you're worth working with, but there are other ways. And usually it is the faculty, regular individuals who can be impressed and persuaded, that are looking at all the extra things that make you appear "above and beyond." The basic criteria for admissions (the transcripts that the admissions offices looks at) are often very attainable.
But I'll spare you most of the uninvited graduate application cheer. Uh...except to add that if you really wanted to, you could get probably in. You'd just have to research the application process and go talk to your old professors.
Then again, if you're satisfied working in a non-academic field, then cheers to ya!
Awww, thank you! I appreciate your input. For some reason, there is a lot of discouragement from academia as far as going for graduate studies. They make it out to be woefully impossible and only there for privileged Ivy Leaguers. I probably have more of a shot than I imagine. I'm just conditioned to believe it's extremely difficult.
I'm not into the business of flattery, but I am into the possibility of grad school right now. It kills me when people think they aren't 'supposed' to aim for success because they aren't welcome by society to succeed. One of the things I think is amazing about UMB is that it opens doors for a lot of those people and then those people have the potential to do a lot for academia.
And if you've got great recommendations and one of them is willing to personally suggest you to a faculty-friend in a graduate program elsewhere, that could put you in another level of competition.
Heh, we simply weren't born independently wealthy/idle rich. We just must make do. Ah well!
We'll end up doin' just fine, though. Especially you, because you're super-intelligent and motivated. Plus, you're ahead of me, here; you've got a real job.
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As far as grad school, I really want to go, but the programmes I want to get into are really competitive... and expensive. Sure, I can afford to pile on loans because of my G.I. Bill-fueled undergrad but I also have to think about living at home for even longer. Maybe I should just apply to some of the PhD programmes. Chances are I won't get accepted but, if I win that lottery, I at least am covered financially and might even get to billet on campus.
Augh.
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On a side note, I don't know how you feel about lawyers, but I think you'd make a fantastic law student. Not to mention, you'd probably meet the criteria to get into a really good school.
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I'll still apply... just with low-to-no expectations.
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Yeah, keeping low expectations is the way to go. Thank you for the kind words. They mean a lot coming from you because I find you to be one of the most intelligent people I know.
This is he worst economy to come into from school. It is suckin' for a lot of people....
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But I'll spare you most of the uninvited graduate application cheer. Uh...except to add that if you really wanted to, you could get probably in. You'd just have to research the application process and go talk to your old professors.
Then again, if you're satisfied working in a non-academic field, then cheers to ya!
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By-the-bye, this is Lindsey, right...?
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It's Noelle.
I'm not into the business of flattery, but I am into the possibility of grad school right now. It kills me when people think they aren't 'supposed' to aim for success because they aren't welcome by society to succeed. One of the things I think is amazing about UMB is that it opens doors for a lot of those people and then those people have the potential to do a lot for academia.
And if you've got great recommendations and one of them is willing to personally suggest you to a faculty-friend in a graduate program elsewhere, that could put you in another level of competition.
At least, that's the word on the street...
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We'll end up doin' just fine, though. Especially you, because you're super-intelligent and motivated. Plus, you're ahead of me, here; you've got a real job.
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Thank you again, Jennabee. You flatter me and it means a lot.
Indeed, the timing is awfully unfortunate.
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