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Two roads diverged, and\u2013 is it too late to go back to uni?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a transition from the moment you victoriously toss your graduation cap in the air to the moment you can barely recognize yourself in the mirror. What is it with university and its ending that sends so many people plummeting into an abyss of self-consciousness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Transitioning from the role of a student into a fully-functioning adult is something you\u2019ve strived for all your life, right? So, to some people, it makes no sense that the goal they\u2019ve been losing sleep over for years, now that they\u2019ve reached it, has chipped away at their self-esteem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduation does <\/em>serve as a trigger. And here\u2019s why. After that cap is tossed into the air, and the music stops, your brain starts buckling under the pressure of problems you may have not had to deal with before. Suddenly, financial, emotional, and social issues are thrown at you seemingly all at once. Questions and doubts keep many a graduate up at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack of Validation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s something you didn\u2019t expect, especially if you were an overachiever or particularly talented. For the majority of your most formative years, unknowingly or not, you\u2019ve sought comfort in academic validation. Your teachers applauded your brilliance at school. Later on, college professors praised your efforts and intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now? The job market is cutthroat, and there\u2019s no one validating and pumping you up like before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doubts and Regrets<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kind of like FOMO. Instead of the \u2018fear of missing out,\u2019 you\u2019re regretting what you have <\/em>missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some can track their lack of confidence to regret: regretting how they spent their time, wishing they\u2019d done more during their university days, hung out with friends more, gone to more parties, studied <\/em>harder, chosen a different major, et cetera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack of Motivation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

And the road ahead isn\u2019t exactly motivating to these young grads. It is bumpy, riddled with potholes. And for some reason, everyone else suddenly seems to be racing ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When young graduates tentatively venture into the job market, they find themselves in limbo. The high-paying jobs they want are seemingly unreachable. They need experience to even get to low-paying jobs, but they need jobs to get experience. It\u2019s a paradox, really, and one that results in anxiety every time you head for a job interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loneliness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Introverts and extroverts both experience this. Everyone does. After school ends, you\u2019re no longer stuck in classrooms and lecture halls with people where you had <\/em>to make friends. No more study groups, hanging out in courtyards and outside of lectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one tells you how harder it is to make friends as an adult. Without your social battery charged, you can experience self-doubt and begin to question your confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are just some of the reasons why you may be experiencing a lack of self-confidence as a young grad. The next, most important step is to look forward. Take a deep breath. Remember that, despite appearances, no one has it together in their 20s. Not everyone gets a job right off the bat. Join a club, reconnect with old friends, and get a good night\u2019s sleep<\/em>. You\u2019ve got this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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