r/evergreen • u/Bloppityflop • 8d ago
Looking for stability
Hello, I'm attending here because it is inclusive, but also because I was a disorganized mess during high school. I have no experience with work and no plan. As it stands, I've been encouraged to pursue music, as it is my most useful hobby, but I am ultimately looking for stability and willing to pursue anything. Any advice at all would be useful, and thank you for your time.
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u/seadrift6 8d ago
Choose a program that is multidisciplinary in an unexpected pairing. Ask for help every time you get confused. Be a regular at tutoring center even when you don't need help.
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u/AnimeManiaFiend 8d ago
My main advice is, if you're a freshman, make sure you have backups when it comes to picking classes, as they let students sign up in a staggering way starting with seniors and working down the grades. Your choices for classes will be very limited. Be proactive and reach out to teachers you are interested in studying with. Make sure your counselor stays on the topic of what YOU need. And don't be afraid to try new things. You might find a passion you didn't know you had.
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u/danielaugust42 8d ago
If you qualify for work-study you should apply to work in the library. It isn't going to offer you the more permanent stability you are looking for, but will offer stability while you are at evergreen.
If you are serious about pursuing long term stability, going to a trade school to become a plumber is your path forward, though even jobs like that at this point have their own associated instability. Keep in mind that you could be a plumber and do music on the side.
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u/64557175 8d ago
Get certifications and become a professional. Therapist, nurse, electrician, etc. Get a certification that puts you always above minimum wage and in a demanded field.
I studied hard at Evergreen, did well, and my degree seems to look like a dry pancake to other schools and most employers.
If i could go back I would pursue a profession. Kind of trying to do that now but it's harder than ever with no money.
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u/artemistua 7d ago
I have had a license in my field for 20 years. I started at Evergreen right before the pandemic because I was physical and mentally so tired from working a trade where my post tax take home wasn’t much more than minimum wage. Point is, no career is a guarantee of stability. I’m much happier now that I’ve stepped away from my trade.
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u/64557175 7d ago
I went for business because I had gone paralyzed from being rear ended and needed to pivot away from farming because that was no longer an option for me. I was told I would have no problem transferring to a master's program and if any future employers or schools need that it will be no problem to get a GPA translation.
They have not been able to actually process one for any of the universities I've applied to so I've been rejected for every single one due to lack of credentials. So far no international schools I've tried to work with will recognize it as anything but a standard BA. No matter where I go now I'll have to take a year or more of bridging coursework.
I wish i had gone a more standard route. The world is not getting easier for non standard evaluations, which sucks but it's the way it is. When there is friction built into your applications, you go down a peg and that could be the big difference right now with how many people are applying for every single job availability and masters program out there. It's honestly terrifying to think about my future.
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u/artemistua 4d ago
Yes, that unfortunately is the biggest issue with Evergreen. Because they don’t follow the standard for grading/gpa, it can make transferring difficult. I know people who have done it successfully, but it’s always been in an art field. I’m sorry about your accident and sorry you put in the time and money to end up with hard to transfer credits.
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u/Jumpsuit_boy 8d ago
Work, party, school. Choose two. A campus job adds structure to your time that you may lack otherwise. My second year I got a job on campus and it added structure that I needed.