<p>I concur with the advice that you see a counselor. You need someone to talk to live and in person.</p>
<p>I’d also suggest that you go to your college’s career center. Find out what sorts of jobs recent poli sci majors got. Take any aptitude tests it offers. Some career centers give you the chance to do mock interviews. If yours does, do it. </p>
<p>You should also ask one of your poli sci profs if you could meet with him/her about what you can do to make yourself a good candidate for grad school. </p>
<p>I’m NOT suggesting that you actually GO to grad school, just that you talk to a prof about what you should do to make that a possibility. </p>
<p>Frankly, I think your parents are just plain wrong if they think a master’s in poli sci will make you more marketable. Most terminal master’s programs in poli sci are not funded, and in many cases, all getting one does is put you in debt. However, there are some poli-sci related programs that might be of interest. Check out this one at Georgetown [Center</a> for Peace and Security Studies : Prospective Students](<a href=“Homepage - CSS”>Homepage - CSS)
Again, I’m NOT suggesting that you enroll or even apply. I’m just suggesting that you should look into it. </p>
<p>I also concur with the exercise recommendation. it does help. </p>
<p>And if you are getting 8 hours of sleep a night, make that happen. Lack of sleep causes many people to feel down.</p>