Get a job or go to grad school - as far as CP&P knows, it's a 70-30 split.
That is, about 70 percent of students who use Career Planning & Placement services go into the job market and about 30 percent head off for graduate studies, said assistant director Jennifer Niggemeier.
Often, students know the path they want to take long before graduation day comes around.
"I am going to get a job," said LSA first-year student Kanika Thomas.
"I want to be a copy writer. That's a person who writes commercials," she said.
Thomas said she wants to be a producer someday, and that's not something you can go to school for. "You definitely have to work your way up."
But for other students, the vast array of options proves to be a bit confusing, and they can't decide what to do.
"I really have no idea," said LSA sophomore Kate Montgomery, who is undeclared but plans to be an English concentrator. "Maybe a teacher."
LSA senior Quinn Dorgan said he wants to go to medical school after he graduates.
"My father is a doctor, and it just interests me. It's what I've always wanted to do," Dorgan said. "I am pre-med, but if that doesn't pan out, then I have no idea."
However, Dorgan said he is also considering graduate school. He is concentrating in philosophy and physics.
"Between those two majors, I figure there's something," Dorgan said.
Many students aren't sure yet of their plans for the future, and Montgomery said the decisions ahead will be difficult.
"I think it's hard. You definitely have to be on the ball at this school. I mean, everyone's talking about what they're doing," she said.
Dorgan said he has utilized campus resources, including CP&P, to look at various medical schools and other options.
- Daily Staff Reporter Katie Wang contributed to this report.
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RC sophomore Ryan Friedrichs and SNRE junior Mona Hanna study Sunday in the Law Quad.