Senior Year Scaries

Sep 12, 2021
2 min read

Going into 16th grade is exciting yet intimidating.

Welcome to the first blog post on my page. Not quite sure how this will go, but I do know this will be perfect for getting my thoughts out.

The Plan

"What's your plan after college?"

I get the question above asked to me constantly now as I am going into my senior year of college. It's like I flipped a switch and what comes after college is the only important piece of my life. Some people could call me naive... and maybe I am, but the answer is, I don't have a plan yet. That might not be the so called "correct" way to be doing things, but I don't believe there is a perfect way to plan and live your life.

I've had lots of ideas of what I could do for a living on every end of the spectrum. The thing is, I feel a ton of college kids are in the exact same boat. We're not really sure where life is taking us. I believe that it doesn't need to be rushed even though everyone and everything seems to feel the need to move in light speed. We're always told we need to follow the path of school -> college -> job -> married -> kids. Yes, it's a stable plan and makes sense at times, but maybe I don't want to do the typical path. I made it through the first two phases so now what?

I'm not completely against the whole 9-5 routine or making my own schedule, I just want to be doing something I enjoy. It feels like what I choose right now has to be my forever thing and that is definitely scary. I know I can change later, but I'm definitely a loyal person who doesn't like feeling unstable. Who really knows why I want to veer off the typical path, but something tells me to try. I want to adventure and see the world and do all the things I've been dreaming about my entire life and I know I'll have to work for it, I just don't know where to start. I'm scared if I get trapped in a career I'll be stuck and never able to leave.