Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Being Independent


Graduating and getting out on your own is a difficult step to make.

There are a lot of things that you have to take into perspective to

become independent.  Choices that you make when you get out of

high school, believe it or not are crucial and life altering. Decisions

that you have to make are ones like what you want your career to

be, where you want to live, and a big decision is buying a house. In

making these decisions you have to do a lot of research and things

to be prepared. I definitely believe when students graduate from

college, it puts them in a position where they have to have this

mentality that are they going to have to keep relying on their

parents to support them, or will they find a good job so they can

survive and be independent on their own? A lot of majors that

university offers don’t have graduate programs where students are

guaranteed jobs. Most students who graduate from college are left

out with no jobs and only a degree to rely on which doesn’t get

them too far. According to the article Unemployment Rate For College Grads Is Highest Since 1970 

by Paul Davidson USA Today, the jobless rate for Americans with

at least a bachelor's degree rose to 5.1%, the highest since

1970 when records were first kept. Most jobs now days require

your Masters or at least some graduate schooling which is why I

don’t think college is really for everyone. In order to be successful 

 in this world, you have to have an education yes, but at the same

time a lot of people who do graduate can’t say they accomplished

much because their still not at the point in their life where they

want to be. Being independent comes with responsibilities that you

have to be prepared for not only for now, but in the future as well.

People don’t realize that, but I’m glad my parents taught me at a

young age to focus on what’s important in life which are education

and a great career goal. You can never go wrong with having that

mentality. 

1 comment:

  1. Good info. I agree with you. It is hard to figure out what you want to do in life especially trying to find a good paying job. I like that you have a good amount of research in this. Do you know the percentage of college students that don’t have a job when they graduate? Nice post!!!

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