I sometimes find it hard to believe that I’m already a senior at Cornell. Perhaps, this is due to the fact that I transferred from a former community college back home in South Florida. By the time I graduate, I will have spent 2 years and an extra semester at Cornell. So, being that I’m entering the “home stretch” of my college journey, I decided that it wouldn’t hurt to hear some words of advice from a professor that is regarded highly in the realm of college advice.

Professor Dan Schwarz had advice for each year of one’s time in college. Most of the students that were present were either sophomores or juniors. As a senior, I thought, “Great, I get to hear about the things that I should’ve done but never did.” Professor Schwarz, however, spent a fair amount of time on each year and I didn’t feel like I missed out on too much. When he got to senior year, however, I felt like I couldn’t relate as much.

It is no surprise to many, perhaps, that senior year is the year one prepares to enter the professional world (aka the “real world”). One, for example, should hand out his or her resume to potential employers and strengthen his or her interview skills. The problem I had with this advice was that it didn’t seem to apply to me immediately after graduation. As a human development major, I have plans to pursue clinical psychology in graduate school. So, I don’t necessarily plan to work in my field of interest right away. The deeper problem, however, is that I’m not completely sure if I even want to go to graduate school! I’ll be looking to attend the next career fair, as I now realize that there just might be an employer that I gravitate towards. I must take full advantage of the resources and opportunities that present themselves while I start my final chapter in college.