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11 years ago
There's good news about reflection. Meditation has been taking off a lot of the stress that I do have, but some of the stress I have I can now identify the stems.
The crux of it is, the uncertainty that I have for my own future.
For those of you who do not know, my parents are funding my way through my undergrad years. (They cover my tuition, and rent on the apartment I have, as well as allocate me a small budget for groceries from time to time) and while I've been able to just sort of "exist" it occurs to me that even though I'm getting my bachelors degree in forensic anthropology I've never had a job before, or an internship or anything. I mean there's been hints at an opportunity to talk with the District Attorney of LA for an internship, but I'm starting to hit panic mode....should I have been doing these things earlier? Is it too late for me to start interning and making myself applicable for grad school, vocational school, or a job when I finish in 2 years?
I feel like part of this falls onto myself, I let myself just...exist without realizing that in 2 years I'm cut off, and I love my parents for doing that. I never wanted to be someone to just leech off of affluent parents, but I'm now wondering what I can do to start building up report for the job market, or even grad school.....input is loved, and it'll probs ease the paranoia.
The crux of it is, the uncertainty that I have for my own future.
For those of you who do not know, my parents are funding my way through my undergrad years. (They cover my tuition, and rent on the apartment I have, as well as allocate me a small budget for groceries from time to time) and while I've been able to just sort of "exist" it occurs to me that even though I'm getting my bachelors degree in forensic anthropology I've never had a job before, or an internship or anything. I mean there's been hints at an opportunity to talk with the District Attorney of LA for an internship, but I'm starting to hit panic mode....should I have been doing these things earlier? Is it too late for me to start interning and making myself applicable for grad school, vocational school, or a job when I finish in 2 years?
I feel like part of this falls onto myself, I let myself just...exist without realizing that in 2 years I'm cut off, and I love my parents for doing that. I never wanted to be someone to just leech off of affluent parents, but I'm now wondering what I can do to start building up report for the job market, or even grad school.....input is loved, and it'll probs ease the paranoia.
I'm in the exact opposite boat. :P
My family is a complete nightmare (my mom is homeless and my dad passed when I was little)
I basically had nothing when I came to LA and managed to finagle my way into an apartment, a car, a job, and stability.
I think the best way to describe it is sink or swim.
When faced with the terrifying prospects of what could be, you can somehow figure out the way to your solution.
Right now you're feeling that terror, and it's a good thing, that means you can see ahead in the future to what -could- happen.
I still feel that terror of what -could- happen, and I just have to fight through it. It's how it goes~
Solutions are easy in concept, hard in action though.
Get a regular job at Vons or Ralphs.
However Forensic Anthropology, which if I'm right from watching tons of Cop TV Shows, studies the body after it's deceased. Which can be considered for Criminal Purposes.
In that regard there's no reason why you couldn't use that to get a job as a Security Guard, it relates to your job in that you get 'field work' in criminology.
You could also apply for internships at a Coroners, or at a Funeral Home/Crematorium
You could also apply for tutoring others who are going through your similar degree, and I'm sure you could figure out a bunch of different ways to apply your degree in other ways.
Marketing, since Anthropology studies groups of people, that is similar to Market Research, and there's tons of jobs for people who do Market Research in Film/TV at least in LA.
You have a huge slew of horizons out there. Just swing your net and see what sticks :D
You're in LA that's only like 30 minutes from me~ neat. I'd love to hang out sometime... Definitely when less..... Busy. ^^;;
I did read and take your advice, getting stuff together in the career center, might be able to work at a funeral home for a little, high turn out rates, a lot of people don't like interacting with bodies we will see how it goes. I suppose the fire having needed to be out under me should have happened sooner, I do regret not doing anything until my junior year.
At any rate thanks for taking an interest your input most definitely made a difference, I was just procrastinating replying to it.
Yeah we should hook up! Play some Magic :P
You should note me contact info that I can use~