2008 Woodie Awards
Senior Anxiety: What causes it and how to prepare for it
Julian Williams
Issue date: 3/15/05 Section: News
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Whenever students enters their senior year in high school, they usually feel a sense of relief in that they will finally get their diploma and move on to the exciting world of college.
College is usually regarded as the place of freedom, the place where a student is expected to mature. It is the place where students can stay up as late as they want to, the place where they can go to any party they want to, the place where they go to meet all kinds of new and interesting people. It is also the place where students continue their education.
Yet after four years of partying and late night cramming, a new reality sets in. These students are now about to enter the "real world" -not the long-running MTV show, but the world in where graduates no longer have the cushion of school. This is a scary thought for many students, as they have no idea what they are going to do for a career after graduation. Sure, they now have a degree, but many students don't even know how to get a job with it (and they can't live in their parents' house forever).
Various seniors around the Dobbs Ferry campus expressed to The Impact that their two main concerns upon graduation were finances and finding a real job. Many stated that they wanted to get jobs associated with their degree after graduation and not settle for a job outside of their field. When asked what steps they had taken to ensure that they would have a job lined up after graduation, some commented that they had summer jobs lined up, while others had connections through networking that had promised them a full-time job opportunity. Yet a majority of the students questioned by The Impact admitted that they had done little to nothing to ensure an immediate employment position after college.
Deirdre Constant, a mentor in the Praxis Center at Dobbs Ferry, said, "Money, loans and work are the main issues students feel are hanging over them. Six months after graduation, if the student has not continued in college, loans become payable. Many students feel the pressure of having to pay back those loans."
College is usually regarded as the place of freedom, the place where a student is expected to mature. It is the place where students can stay up as late as they want to, the place where they can go to any party they want to, the place where they go to meet all kinds of new and interesting people. It is also the place where students continue their education.
Yet after four years of partying and late night cramming, a new reality sets in. These students are now about to enter the "real world" -not the long-running MTV show, but the world in where graduates no longer have the cushion of school. This is a scary thought for many students, as they have no idea what they are going to do for a career after graduation. Sure, they now have a degree, but many students don't even know how to get a job with it (and they can't live in their parents' house forever).
Various seniors around the Dobbs Ferry campus expressed to The Impact that their two main concerns upon graduation were finances and finding a real job. Many stated that they wanted to get jobs associated with their degree after graduation and not settle for a job outside of their field. When asked what steps they had taken to ensure that they would have a job lined up after graduation, some commented that they had summer jobs lined up, while others had connections through networking that had promised them a full-time job opportunity. Yet a majority of the students questioned by The Impact admitted that they had done little to nothing to ensure an immediate employment position after college.
Deirdre Constant, a mentor in the Praxis Center at Dobbs Ferry, said, "Money, loans and work are the main issues students feel are hanging over them. Six months after graduation, if the student has not continued in college, loans become payable. Many students feel the pressure of having to pay back those loans."
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