So, you’ve just graduated.<\/p>\n
First of all \u2014 congratulations! Second of all \u2014 high-five, mate!<\/p>\n
But what now, though?<\/p>\n
The study-times of our lives are incredibly difficult, don’t get me wrong, but they’re also quite simple in terms of the near future. Your near future is always pre-determined; you always have school\/uni to go back to, you always have very defined deadlines to meet, you always have some sort of a plan, basically.<\/p>\n
Once you’ve graduated and are out of the education system, it might be quite jarring \u2014 a proper job that goes in-line with your education might be difficult to find at first, but otherwise, you might not have planned it out that well.<\/p>\n
Well. Let’s see what there is to do.<\/p>\n
Travelling is always solid advice when you have free time. It helps you learn more, discover yourself, try new things, have fun, you name it.<\/p>\n
If you’re naturally lucky\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>ready to couch-surf and hitchhike, then it’s possible even if you don’t have that much money. That, however, also means that it will take you\u00a0a lot of time\u00a0<\/em>to get to some distant Eastern countries of your dreams.<\/p>\n If you have the money to travel easily, then I have no idea why you wouldn’t do it.<\/p>\n \n I have a whole separate article that talks about how you could do that, so I’m not going to go off with tips here, but a hobby is always a good thing to have.<\/p>\n You might either try to discover something new, or re-ignite an old passion; regardless, it will help you in numerous ways, from, simply, occupying your time post-having graduated, to granting you new connections, job opportunities and many other things.<\/p>\n Finding a job in your field immediately after having graduated might be nigh-impossible unless you’re exceptional and\/or lucky. But internships will help in the future.<\/p>\n They give you experience and recommendations, which will help you find more serious jobs.<\/p>\n Side-jobs, freelancing and similar things also count here. Anything that gives you additional experience is wonderful; if it gives you money on top of that then it’s even better.<\/p>\n \n This doesn’t have to be a postgraduate degree, unless you want to study something serious like that.<\/p>\n You could take language classes (practical and important in today’s world in almost any <\/em>job, so that’s my top recommendation), you could take cooking classes (practical and fun), you could start boxing and\/or yoga classes (healthy and tension-relieving), you could, obviously, try applying for a Master’s.<\/p>\n It’s all up to you and the level of dedication you’re ready to commit to, as well as your plans.<\/p>\n You have graduated, so why not work on something for\u00a0yourself<\/em>? Have you wanted to start a fashion blog, but had no time to? Do you maybe want your own fashion magazine, like I did? Do you have a revolutionary idea on how to improve local business? Or, perhaps, you’re just incredibly good at sewing, so you could sew costumes on commission?<\/p>\n Regardless, this is the time \u2014 the time after and before any big, time-consuming dedication. And who knows \u2014 maybe you’ll even be able to turn it into your job, eventually. Some of these ventures, like doing things on commission, could gain you a little cash \u2014 and there’s rarely anything bad about that.<\/p>\n Start going out and meeting people more. Go visit your family for a more prolonged time.<\/p>\n It’s hard to do when you’re studying: there’s always something to do, there’s always a deadline, there’s always obligation. Meeting new people, or reconnecting with the people you already know can be beneficial as hell.<\/p>\n Anything from finding love, to resolving inner family issues, to finding more job opportunities in the future. Connections are\u00a0good.<\/em><\/p>\n \n \n So, you’ve just graduated. First of all \u2014 congratulations! Second of all \u2014 high-five, mate! But what now, though? The study-times of our lives are incredibly difficult, don’t get me wrong, but they’re also quite simple in terms of the near future. Your near future is always pre-determined; you always have school\/uni to go back…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25479,"featured_media":150261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1793],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-150260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uni-life"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBudget: Hobbies<\/h2>\n
Practical: Internships & similar<\/h2>\n
Reasonable, but time-consuming: Study more<\/h2>\n
Idealistic but potentially\u00a0big<\/em>: Start your own project<\/h2>\n
Not necessarily practical yet feel-good<\/em>-ish: Connections<\/h2>\n
Have you already graduated? Did you have a plan in advance, or are you floating around a bit? Share your experiences with us in the comments below!<\/h3>\n
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