a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by _refugee_
_refugee_  ·  3317 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Last semester in college and disappointed

    . Now, it is the final semester and I am just an average student with an average GPA, and no job.

You are not alone.

And that is okay.

Embrace "no plan." Embrace "not sure." Embrace "going with the flow" and "we'll just see how it'll turn out."

It will turn out, some way, some how. But you don't need to the "how" today.





sally  ·  3317 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hello refugee, Thanks for writing. I find it very hard to go with the flow, but I ll try.

thenewgreen  ·  3315 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think that "go with the flow" could be bad advice for some people. Only because some people confuse going with the flow with not taking action. To me, going with the flow means accepting that which you have no control over. However, we have a lot of control over many aspects of our lives. Determine what you want and go after it. If you're not sure what it is you want, keep yourself busy with activities, hobbies etc. be social, meet people, network. Is there someone in your field of study you admire? Ask them to lunch once a month and formally ask if they would mentor you. This is powerful stuff! Good luck!!

sally  ·  3314 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thank you! That was some good advice. And I agree with what you said about going with the flow.