SectionsStudents weigh post-grad options
Ashley Reh
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: News
The point of going to college is to find a job afterward, right? Let's check up on how some soon-to-be graduates are doing on their job searches.
Continuing education
Some of our soon-to-be graduates are skipping the job hunt to focus on their educations. With the job market the way it is, this might not be such a bad idea.
Chris Inabnit, a senior math major, hasn't found a job yet because he wants to go to medical school eventually.
He's going to be taking the Medical College Admission Test soon and applying for medical school this summer.
He plans on starting medical school in fall 2010, he said.
Inabnit said he wants to do something where he can have an impact on someone's life and have contact with people.
He said he plans to practice surgery or psychiatry, where he can so something mentally challenging that will keep him on his toes, he said.
"I like to keep busy," he said.
Thomas Stauffer, a senior criminology major, is also planning to continue his education.
He said he is planning to take the Law School Admission Test after graduation and see where he gets accepted before deciding where he will attend.
Stauffer plans on studying criminal justice or patent law, which is mostly concerned with ideas and trademarks, he said.
He said not many criminology majors go to law school, but instead go into law enforcement, the FBI, and sometimes the CIA.
Stauffer hasn't always planned on going to law school, he said. He said the idea developed as he was in college and figured out what he wanted to do.
Other options
Some soon-to-be graduates might need a break after spending the majority of their lives in the classroom.
Alana Fravell, a senior hospitality and restaurant administration major, is planning to travel to Europe for three weeks after graduation.
"I'm not ready for corporate America," she said.
She said she's planning on visiting Ireland with family and then heading to visit a friend in Lithuania who visited her last summer when she was studying in Spain.
Continuing education
Some of our soon-to-be graduates are skipping the job hunt to focus on their educations. With the job market the way it is, this might not be such a bad idea.
Chris Inabnit, a senior math major, hasn't found a job yet because he wants to go to medical school eventually.
He's going to be taking the Medical College Admission Test soon and applying for medical school this summer.
He plans on starting medical school in fall 2010, he said.
Inabnit said he wants to do something where he can have an impact on someone's life and have contact with people.
He said he plans to practice surgery or psychiatry, where he can so something mentally challenging that will keep him on his toes, he said.
"I like to keep busy," he said.
Thomas Stauffer, a senior criminology major, is also planning to continue his education.
He said he is planning to take the Law School Admission Test after graduation and see where he gets accepted before deciding where he will attend.
Stauffer plans on studying criminal justice or patent law, which is mostly concerned with ideas and trademarks, he said.
He said not many criminology majors go to law school, but instead go into law enforcement, the FBI, and sometimes the CIA.
Stauffer hasn't always planned on going to law school, he said. He said the idea developed as he was in college and figured out what he wanted to do.
Other options
Some soon-to-be graduates might need a break after spending the majority of their lives in the classroom.
Alana Fravell, a senior hospitality and restaurant administration major, is planning to travel to Europe for three weeks after graduation.
"I'm not ready for corporate America," she said.
She said she's planning on visiting Ireland with family and then heading to visit a friend in Lithuania who visited her last summer when she was studying in Spain.
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