Looking for a little direction

[L337Llama]

Well, I am getting close to finishing college. I am trying to figure out what the hell to do. After this semester, I got almost nothing left for classes (I cant do my last class during the summer, so I am doing school in the fall). And I am trying to decide what to do. I am a CS major, and I am trying to find a summer internship. The most promising one so far (been called into two interviews), is one that requires me to work in the fall as well. Full time out of school, part time during classes.

If I don't get that, then I am considering studying abroad. It looks like the most available option would be in Seoul, South Korea. I started the application process (its due the 15th, the biggest thing now is getting a letter from a teacher), and I haven't heard from the job. (2nd interview was last week, so its a bit soon.) I am trying to figure out as much of this out as possible since spring break is next week, and ends the 14th.

On top of that, there is a career fair after break where I am going to prostitute myself to hopefully get a summer internship. If I do go abroad, I will be graduating while overseas. I dont know if there are disadvantages to that.

I guess I am reaching the point where I am getting anxious about being out in the real world, outside of the safety net of school. Anybody got advice? Is what I am trying to do dumb?

 

[Platypus]

What do you stand to gain from studying abroad? Delaying the inevitable?

Did you send a follow-up thank you for the interview? Does that internship you interviewed for sound good? Either way, I would hit up that career fair and try to secure a summer internship as you planned.

What do you want to do for a career? If you're in your senior year and don't know the answer to this question then you are kind of fucked. I'm not saying you won't get a good job but if you have no idea what you're after then it will be much harder to be happy. I would look for internships at companies that have other positions available that you might be interested in. I pulled a risky move during a summer internship I had when I was in school by telling them I was unhappy with the position they gave me and wanted to do this other specific job instead. They were impressed and I got put into the position I wanted to begin with (they didn't allow interns for it and made an exception). Anyway, the point of that was this: if you still don't know what you want to do, getting some real world experience at a job might present you with opportunities you didn't even know you wanted or allow you to see what your real world job will be like. Typically you should have gotten an internship LAST summer while you were a junior so you would still have time to make drastic changes if need be, but you're past that point now.

 

[SandEagle]

get a job u lazy bum

 

[calvinbiss]

Go study abroad!! Even if it costs you a little money (debt), it will be worth it. When else are you going to be able to spend quality time in another part of the world with no strings attached other than a few classes? I know... NEVER! There is always time to get a job and then you will have a job for the rest of your life.

Take advantage of the college years while you can....extend them for as long as reasonable. Go do things that you will probably never be able to do again...

 

[speg]

Go overseas. Even if it's not studying, volunteer somewhere. That's what I did when I was in a similar situation and it kind of changed my life :O

 

[L337Llama]

I tried getting an internship last summer to no avail. The job I am applying for is really interesting, but I am trying to keep my options open and am going to do all I can for a summer internship. I have to go to school this fall. The stuff I need to graduate isn't available during the summer.

But yeah, my first choice is to get that job. I got no idea if I will or not. They said they would contact me either way soon. /shrug

Anyway, the idea is get this internship and stay at my school during the fall and work part time, or get an internship elsewhere and go abroad in the fall.

I'll send the place I interviewed a thank you message, and hopefully I hear back soon.

 

[nick1985]

pay ur bills