Hitting the Wall of Reality

What is real when my entire perception has been covered by false hopes, lies, misconceptions, and failure? What’s real is that when you hit senior year of college; you hit the wall of reality. No more parents paying for everything, no more teachers holding your hands, no more easy work-study jobs. When you are in your last year of college your world view is now blurry because although you took millions of classes that you believe would help you understand the world better, they didn't prepare for paying bills, buying a house, marriage, children, divorce, death, unemployment or fail adult struggles. What ever your major you learned how to read, write, analyze, prepare presentations and discuss a topic but there were no classes offering students the logical skills we will need, once we pass the threshold of commencement. Its an incredibly exciting day, all your friends, family, and loved ones come to the graduation to cheer for you, and congratulate you and during that moment we all experience a sort of adrenaline rush because after the degree is given and the tassel is moved from one side to the other life becomes real

There are seniors who absolutely know what they are doing after graduation, have plans and ready for the adult life. Then there are other who are 'Clueless' because they don't have a fancy job in their major or they don't have the skills to make good money. What do they do then?

Well in my opinion i believe while in college students need to see the importance of networking, interning, and volunteering outside of the walls of the institution in order to stand up to the wall of reality that will hit them preceding graduation. 

Its nothing worse than being unsure, undecided, and clueless in a world of successful people who strive for what they wanted and stopped at nothing to assure it happened. 

Its not entirely easy to know everything at age 21-22 but it would be nice to know simple things about managing finances, to loan repayment, housing, how to get a job and so much more. 

We are away from our parents and the expectation is that every college student will be prepared for the real world when school is over, but that is a failed expectation because it never happens. 

Never is a big word, but I mean none of us are prepared for the snakes, bulldogs, and Corella Deville's of the world. We can barely deal with our professors. 

Out of 10 things we should have together, the average college student will leave with about half of them. It may sound sad to some but its our reality. We are anxious, scared, and lost because the world out there is bigger than us and bigger than what we read or did for homework assignments and projects but we have to face the world with a blind eye and give it all we got or else college was a waste.

I know what’s real; what’s real is my name and my degree but the rest I still need to find out.