The Students' Lifestyle

This year started off in a fog. With complications with school, finding work and the upcoming post college life has left me a little discouraged. I don't have any guarantees right now and that alone has left me not wanting to do anything and wanting to give up. Luckily, I have my husband and great friends to talk to. Being able to vent and talk to them about my problems let me know I'm not the only one who doesn't have it all figured out.  I'm starting to put my goals in front of me so I have something to work towards.

I know I'm not the only one who seems to be stuck in place. My advice is to rememeber that you cannot predict the future, but you can always plan for it.

Favorite
Getting out of the country was the best thing that's happened to me. It really made me realize I don't have to be stuck in one place forever. And I met some amazing people and saw some amazing things.

Pictures of New York and a Boston bakery

Before I flew off to Korea, one of my best friends and I took a two week tour of the east coast. We tried to make it educational by touring colleges, but honestly we just wanted to see the sights.

I began writing for my school's newspaper, The AUMnibus, during my sophomore year in college and have been writing there ever since. It's a great feeling to see your work actually be printed and published online for everyone to see.

Picture with BigBang's guitarists outside the concert

Seeing BigBang in concert was amazing and I ended up meeting some pretty amazing women through the trip.


Getting a car. I spent a good amount of time taking and missing the bus to get to my classes, which sucked because I had to wake up at least two hours before school to ready and wait on the bus. But then I bought a car which quickly eliminated all of the waiting.

Least favorites

Getting a car. I know I listed this in favorites, but the car was a lemon. I felt like I got sucked into buying it and I wasted lots of money fixing it up. I could have payed off a semester of school for all the money that thing cost me.

I worked a lot during college. I had to. That's not a bad thing in itself, but I allowed my work to consume valuable time I could have taken to spend with friends and family.  I now know how to balance work and life a lot better now and I won't let work take me over me like that again.




Favorites
Movie Nights were always a favorite memory in college. At my University there is $1 movie night, which allows me to see any movie in the theater for $1. $1 movie nights were only offered the first and third Wednesday of each months. Last year I went to every movie night.

Living in an Apartment. It's always great to have my own room and bathroom. I just love the privacy.

Dinner Nights
Sometimes my friends will have dinner nights at their apartment which were always fun.

Going to college football and basketball games were also a highlight from my college experience
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Least

Being alone.
 It seems like the older I got the more alone I was in college. One of my old roommate said  it best "you can always tell a freshman from a senior, freshman usually come in packs, while seniors usually walk alone."

College Food.

 The food is okay at times, but whenever the dining hall doesn't have a great dinner, I'm usually stuck eating a burger or pizza.

"I'm sorry, but you do not have enough experience for this position ." This sentence is probably the most frustrating thing to hear while job searching -especially for current college students or recent  grads looking for a job. How are we supposed to get a job if you need experience, but can't get any experience because we're too inexperienced to hire? It's a frustrating paradox many of us have and will encounter during the job search. That's why I've found a few leads on to get you that coveted experience.

Rework your résumé

You may actually have the experience you need, but may not have worded it correctly on your résumé.  Instead of saying you worked the cashier at your retail job,  elaborate to show the leadership, management, and customer service skills you exhibited during the job. If you're a little stuck on how to write it all out, take a look at the job description of your current/past position to help you with the wording.

Go for Another Position

You may not qualify for the position you want, but is there another one in the company that you can take up that will give that experience? Or another that will put the skills you possess to good use? Check the company's openings to see what other positions are available that fit closer to the skills you currently possess. If you're hired on, you can ask to receive training in that area in the future.