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If you BOTH love what you do as well as majored in something marketable then YES! It will get better.
As for *most* of these Accounting majors who ONLY did it for the money, they're in for a loooooooong rocky miserable suicidal life!! (especially since they generally don't pay anywhere near where they used to)
The only aspect that gets worse is the level of spontaneity in your life. College life is fun, youthful, unique and interesting but in the workforce, your job will likely be very repetitive.
I found college life to be none of those things. It was hard beyond anything I could explain.
I never experienced anything like it before or since.
Do you live on campus?
How rigorous was your college?
Are you a commuter student? (Commuter students as well as many off-campus students don't get the quintessential college experience so they don't count)
Are you a commuter student? (Commuter students as well as many off-campus students don't get the quintessential college experience so they don't count)
But yeah, i can't speak for everybody
I was a commuter student and an engineering major. "Rigorous" is an understatement.
I didn't care for living on campus because they had sound volume restrictions in the dorms. - Not at all for me, since I am a musician by passion.
At Thanksgiving a few of the kids in attendance were Juniors and Seniors in College. When they weren't texting, they were talking about how bored they were with college and tired of studying all the time (7 days a week) They both said that if they get good jobs that life will be so much better for them once they graduate. They will make good money and have their evenings and weekends free.
College student: So do you expect to be working less when you graduate and will life be better your first few years after graduation (assuming you get a professional job connected with your career interests)
Life CAN be better depending on the following:
Do they actually get a professional job? (There is a shortage of jobs, competition is fierce, wages are low.)
How long does it take? (I know many people end up doing temp work, retail, service, or unemployed all together after college.)
How many hours does the professional job require them to work and does it require them to take their work home?
When I did find a professional job that paid a decent salary and benefits, it was better than being in college become I am accumulating wealth now whereas I was incurring debt before. I can obviously live a better lifestyle now too, but finding a professional level job is not easy in this economy.
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