This worries me
Nina Paolini
Issue date: 10/7/09 Section: Blogs
In the past week, I have run into two university alumni. Although they are in two different situations, both left me feeling scared and intimidated about the future.
The first one had graduated last year. I have known this individual almost my entire life. We both attended the same elementary school and were members of the same parish for a number of years.
Now a UDM graduate, he is working in a home and garden decoration store.
I always thought that you go to college, get your degree and get a good job while never having to work in retail ever again.
The other individual I met was Phil Cousineau, a world-renowned documentarian.
He discussed how he combined his passion for film and his degree in journalism to launch a career in making documentaries.
It was unbelievable to hear that he has done so much coming from such humble beginnings.
This left me, a sophomore communications major, who is not exactly sure what she wants to do with the rest of her life, a little nervous.
What am I going to do? Where do I begin? The future scares me - as I am sure it scares other students. I do not want to continue my minimum wage job in food service after I am done with college.
Should I know by now what I should be doing? Maybe there is too much pressure on the youth of today or maybe young adults have lost motivation.
In our grandparents' day, young people did not go backpacking through Europe to find out who they were.
They went from high school to Europe to fight in the war or they worked in the factory. If they were wealthy, they went to school to be a doctor or a lawyer. In their day, you did what you had to do to survive.
One person who truly inspires me and is in the awkward and tough time of post graduation is my older brother, Frank. He is a student at University of Detroit Mercy Law School (after receiving a hefty scholarship).
He did not decide to go to law school until his junior year. Only a couple a years ago, he was offered a job as a police officer in Texas.
Even with these three different examples of what life might be like after college, I still feel uneasy.
I guess much of it comes down to - and this might be really corny - having the determination, confidence and passion to make yourself better.
The future may be unknown for me but I am going to enjoy my college years.
Worrying never got anyone anywhere.
As of right now, I am procrastinating on homework, cramming for exams and thinking about the upcoming weekend - a young adult's college years.
The first one had graduated last year. I have known this individual almost my entire life. We both attended the same elementary school and were members of the same parish for a number of years.
Now a UDM graduate, he is working in a home and garden decoration store.
I always thought that you go to college, get your degree and get a good job while never having to work in retail ever again.
The other individual I met was Phil Cousineau, a world-renowned documentarian.
He discussed how he combined his passion for film and his degree in journalism to launch a career in making documentaries.
It was unbelievable to hear that he has done so much coming from such humble beginnings.
This left me, a sophomore communications major, who is not exactly sure what she wants to do with the rest of her life, a little nervous.
What am I going to do? Where do I begin? The future scares me - as I am sure it scares other students. I do not want to continue my minimum wage job in food service after I am done with college.
Should I know by now what I should be doing? Maybe there is too much pressure on the youth of today or maybe young adults have lost motivation.
In our grandparents' day, young people did not go backpacking through Europe to find out who they were.
They went from high school to Europe to fight in the war or they worked in the factory. If they were wealthy, they went to school to be a doctor or a lawyer. In their day, you did what you had to do to survive.
One person who truly inspires me and is in the awkward and tough time of post graduation is my older brother, Frank. He is a student at University of Detroit Mercy Law School (after receiving a hefty scholarship).
He did not decide to go to law school until his junior year. Only a couple a years ago, he was offered a job as a police officer in Texas.
Even with these three different examples of what life might be like after college, I still feel uneasy.
I guess much of it comes down to - and this might be really corny - having the determination, confidence and passion to make yourself better.
The future may be unknown for me but I am going to enjoy my college years.
Worrying never got anyone anywhere.
As of right now, I am procrastinating on homework, cramming for exams and thinking about the upcoming weekend - a young adult's college years.
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