A sea of question marks

Being a senior graduating in May one might think I have everything planned out. These are a few common questions I get
-"Oh where have you applied?"
-"What are you going to do after you're done?"
-"Oh..English (questioning look) what can you do with that major?"

It is very frustrating to be considered less of a Purdue student if I am in Liberal Arts. What will I do with this major? Who knows...I could be pretty much anything that I am interested in. I'm learning now that it really is all about who you know!

Tip #1 Network!!

I am definitely still confused as to where I am going, but it is not as scary as you might think. I just learned that in a survey of companies in America the hiring percentages are going up and they are interested in entry level jobs specifically for freshly graduated students. This was a huge sense of relief!

Tip #2 Research!!

It is so important to research a bunch of different companies or job titles you might be interested in. This way if you go to a career fair or interview you will be able to show how much you know about the company and really impress them.

Tip #3 Make a list of the most important things to you

If you categorize the things that are most important to you it will be easier to find a path or direction to start. For me, one of my top priorities is to find something I will be happy doing (that should probably be a given). For some it may be money, location, company size or values it's really up to you.

No matter what major you are in graduating is scary and intimidating. I will have a post on things to consider about living on your own, but school wise alone it's scary to approach the end that seemed so far in the past. There will be more posts on tips for your last year, I am in a senior job search class and I will be learning a lot about resumes, business cards, etc. so I will pass on some helpful tips.

Please leave any comments or questions for me

Hectic Schedules

This semester I am taking 20 credit hours! It is going to be super tough, but with a little better time management skills I think I can do it. So for this post, it's more of a we can figure this out together. My plan is to make a goal sheet for each week: hours spent on homework, nights to go out with friends, nights to go home (and get rest), hours of working out, etc. I am going to make this goal sheet and post a picture to get a better idea.
A couple things I already know are helpful with any schedule...
-Get your syllabi and write down every due date for major assignments, papers, exams, etc.
-I like to have a month calendar in the front of my binder and write all the major due dates down
-Have one place to write your to do list, homework assignments, etc.
-Finally, stay on campus as long as possible! I promise you, no matter how much you might think you can, you can not study best in your room/apartment if you have roommates. There are too many distractions and it can be too tempting. So find a place away, maybe the library is too quiet so go to a coffeeshop. Find any place that has limited distractions and by that I mean distractions directly related to you. Yes the coffeeshop may have noise, but the conversations don't involve you, the tv's or music isn't your choice so on and so forth.

Good luck with this new semester! Comment with any questions or ideas.