What I learned in my year of unemployment

<p>OP, thank you for your post.
I think the main thing people need to realize is that even if they are unsure about their future, they should still be striving to do the best that they possibly can.
Don’t get me wrong, socializing and partying are also important aspects of college life, and I have a blooming and awesome one at that. The most important thing is still to do well, not only because it helps any future paths you might want to take, but because this is a valuable characteristic to develop no matter what you end up doing. Whether you become a doctor, businessman, computer engineer, teacher, or just a housewife, half-a**ing anything will not get you the best results and in the end, you are just hurting yourself and making a mocking of your own potential by doing so.</p>

<p>I know that everyone basically knows this, and I catch myself procrastinating/not-working-as-hard-as-possible all the time, but this is something that I try hard to stick to, and whenever I hear an announcement about so-and-so coming to campus, or this opportunity or that, I always, at the very least, consider how it would benefit me, and in many cases, this go-for-it attitude has paid off.</p>

<p>I am still not 100% positive on what I will be doing with my future, but my GPA and my hardwork, along with the friends and connections I’ve made, are really helping me to ease any stress I might have had from just partying hard in college and not-giving-a-crap about anything else, which is sadly what a lot of kids do, and sadly the precursor to a lot of these kids working in fast food or boring low-paying office jobs for the rest of their lives.</p>