What Should You Do After College? Change The World

You’ve just spent 4 years (or more ) basically living in your own little world of classes, studying, writing papers, and taking tests. Now you’re about to be out on your own and you have no idea what to do next. Should you go to grad school, get a job, travel, do an internship? The array of choices is sometimes too much.

You may be at a point in your life where you’d like to try something different before settling into your “real life” future. You can do it–Imagine having adventure, freedom, money, and the satisfying feeling of giving back to humanity.

Join the Peace Corps or work with a volunteer agency that is trying to change something that you care about. Look into Americorps Vista, which is a program that works to fight poverty. Both the Peace Corps and Americorps offer a stipend, so you will be paid for your work, and there is usually a time commitment for service (one year for Americorps and I believe 2 years for the Peace Corps).

Both of these organizations LOVE college grads, and you’ll have the opportunity to see and change the world, all while gathering meaningful experiences that will help you after you return from service.

I wish I had done something like this when I first graduated. With no job or family or anything tying me down it would have been perfect. I can only imagine that the decision of what to do next with your life, whether it be grad school or the working world, might come easier after such a life changing experience.

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