So, you got to college- GREAT! Good for you! Perhaps it took you a year to find what you wanted. Maybe when you got to college you knew EXACTLY what you wanted to do. Or maybe you knew going in what your personal game plan was going to be. No matter how you found it, you found something that you were passionate about, and it wasn't because of a promise of overflowing funds at the end of the day, it was just because you loved it. Who cares about the fact that you may be making less then the national poverty level? Who cares that at the end of the day you will most likely end up with your residence as "1 cardboard box lane" - You certainly don't! Your cardboard box will be a magnificent sight, complete with flaps and windows you will create yourself by cutting holes with your swiss army knife. If you'd like, you can pick flowers for atmosphere as well. It won't matter- creative people will create beauty.......... even from a plain cardboard box.

At social gatherings and family affairs, when asked "what do you plan on doing with THAT degree?", you simply smile and say, "being happy and doing what i love". Yes, it may frustrate you that not everyone can understand the concept of doing something you like, but you can revel in the fact that you do. And when your friends are bitching and moaning about having 7 years of med school, or are pissed they have to take LSATS and apply for law school or even when you see people making the morning commute to work, looking annoyed, unhappy, and agitated, you can smile to yourself, safe in the knowledge that you are commuting for something you care about, something that doesn't make you a bitchy mess.

Your parents are constantly asking you what you're going to do with your life once you graduate and scoff at your passion. That's o.k.- you KNOW you will make it work somehow. From english, theatre, voice & dance to ethnomusicology, marine biology, languages, history and everything in between- this is the group that celebrates your creativity, your imagination, your vision, your individuality and your strength in character for choosing the career path that will make you happiest.

Because it's not about money, it's about love & passion for what you do.



.........And as anyone in this group can tell you- cardboard boxes are actually far more comfortable then you probably think. (read less)

So, you got to college- GREAT! Good for you! Perhaps it took you a year to find what you wanted. Maybe when you got to college you knew EXACTLY what you wanted to do. Or maybe you knew going in what your personal game plan was going to be. No matter how you found it, you found something that you were passionate about, and it wasn't because of a promise of overflowing funds at the end of the day, it was just because you loved it. Who cares about the fact that you may be making less then the... (read more)