Reasons Why Graduation is Scary #10

Graduation is just little over a month away from me and I am kind of freaking out. And based off several discussions with my friends, I am not the only one who feels this way. I do not exactly have a 9 to 5 job lined up and I know those student loan payments that I am going to have to start paying are right around the corner.

Anytime I tell someone who is already out in the real world that I am about to graduate, they start by telling me how much I am going to miss being school. I mean how could I possibly miss this?! I really cannot imagine myself missing paper deadlines and group projects. But some things I can see myself missing is my open schedule and the freedom to choose whether I want to go to class or not. Whenever the real world comes a knocking, I know I must go to work every single day. I know that I will not be able to go to the pool in the middle of a Wednesday afternoon or I know I will not be able to grab drinks with friends at lunch on a random Monday.

My parents have also been putting a ton of pressure on me to find a job quickly. But am I supposed to wait for the perfect job or am I supposed to settle just so I can get more experience under my belt? What happens if I do get a job and I absolutely hate it? Am I supposed to just live like that for the rest of my life?!

Also, I am single. Not just single…like extremely single. Most people my age have been dating someone for a long time and are getting engaged or are already married. But here I am, graduating with not even a person in mine. know that the dating pool is about to shrink because it gets harder to meet people once you are out of school.

All these things are super daunting to me. I do not want to be one of those people who cannot pay their loans, hates their job, or just gets lost not knowing how to live in the real world. I do not want to let my parents down and I certainly do not want to let myself down. I am just so scared of the unknown. I do not want to make a huge mistake that I regret. Change equals growth and I am trying to remember that growth is a good thing.