Fourth-year students were asked about their greatest fear after graduation. Here’s what they had to say:
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“There are a lot of uncertainties heading into the real world, but my biggest fear is not providing for my family the same way my parents provided for me. With the growing competition of the job market, I feel that it will be difficult to stand out and climb the social ladder. That being said, I enjoy the competition. If track and field has taught me anything, it’s that things may not always work out as planned. But if I keep my head up and maintain a positive attitude, who knows what I can achieve, and that excites me.”
– Kristian Benjamin, Leadership and Organizational Management
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“I would have to say my biggest fear is trying to use what I have learned during my time here at Guelph and applying it in the real world. There are so many ways I hope to make a difference in my life and my fear is honestly whether or not I will be able to. As I come close to graduating, I realize no one will be directing the course of my life, and it’s up to me to determine the sort of person I want to be.”
– Meg Litchfield, Criminal Justice and Public Policy
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“I think what I’m most nervous about is the unknown. You always hear the same advice—that you’ll eventually figure everything out—but it’s hard to internalize when you have no idea where you’ll be a year from now. I’m worried about looking back on my life when I’m older, to this exact moment, and wishing I had made a different decision. There can be a lot of pressure when you feel as though you’re deciding the rest of your life at 21.”
-Annie Garrett, Anthropology
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“What makes me nervous, but at the same time excited, is the fact there are infinite options for next year. Growing up, it is assumed that the next stage in your life is a higher level of education, moving from elementary school, to high school, and then to postsecondary school. Now, there is the possibility of moving on to anything you want. I guess what makes me nervous about the idea of this is that I might make the wrong decision.”
– Connor Young, Sociology
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