An honest, first-hand report from Megan Tan about facing life after college.
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–Megan L. Tan, magna cum laude, honors college graduate.
–Thank you.
–Congratulations.
–Thank you.
–Good luck.
–As I was walking across the stage, I really wanted to enjoy that moment. But I was thinking about where I was going to be in two months. I didn’t have a plan for life after graduation. And I’m one of those 4.6 million people who doesn’t have a job. And my ultimate goal is this: To get paid to do something that I love. But it’s hard to imagine that that’s attainable when you’re in your 20s.
After graduation, I did what about 85% of most college kids do these days. I packed up my stuff, said goodbye to my friends, and headed home.
[music] All right, here we go…
–Thank you.
–Congratulations.
–Thank you.
–Good luck.
–As I was walking across the stage, I really wanted to enjoy that moment. But I was thinking about where I was going to be in two months. I didn’t have a plan for life after graduation. And I’m one of those 4.6 million people who doesn’t have a job. And my ultimate goal is this: To get paid to do something that I love. But it’s hard to imagine that that’s attainable when you’re in your 20s.
After graduation, I did what about 85% of most college kids do these days. I packed up my stuff, said goodbye to my friends, and headed home.
[music] All right, here we go…
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