There is only one year left until I graduate and I'm starting to fucking freak out. I haven't done any internships or any other stuff that would help get a job out of college. That's the downside of taking school nonstop throughout the year and summer, I guess. People keep saying that the unemployment rate for college graduates is less than 5%, but I have to call bullshit on that. I believe those statistics doesn't take into account of those who only recently graduated. People who already got into the industry that they want will have an easier time finding another job due to experience and various human networks. New graduates on the other hand do not have those resources, making it much more difficult to get a job. Not only that, I believe the various released statistics are skewed and doesn't tell the whole story. Those statistics do not take into account how many graduates are being underemployed. For example, my RA during my first year here, was an astrophysics major. I got curious a couple months back, went onto her facebook page and found out that she was working at Mervyns or Ross or some other retail store. It may be one case, but I'm pretty sure its not that uncommon. This combined with the fact that a double dip recession is about 80% likely has sent shivers down my spine. Gotta get ready for the real world.
The reason I'm doing this whole self modification/improvement program is not just because I'm afraid I won't be able to get married, but also because I'm afraid I won't be able to get a job. Thanks to the whole "human beings are social animals" bullshit, people have to network and be cheerful and all that crap. Ugh, I wish the world was a pure meritocracy but it unfortunately doesn't work that way. Hopefully with the one year remaining, I can improve my personality to point that I seem normal to other human beings.
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