What Nobody Tells You About Life After College

The "real" world: I didn't know if I just sucked at being a Parisian or if I just sucked at life. Maybe you can learn from my experiences so your first year after college is better :)

One correction I want to make to the video: I said every day can be like a vacation if you want it to. That's only if you WORK to make that reality happen. Unless you're incredibly lucky, amazing things don't happen until you work for them.

p.s. Let me know what it is you're doing after college in the comments down below! I love hearing from you guys!!

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**Camera - Canon G7X Mark II

**Tripod - Manfrotto Compact

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"La, La, La" by Otis McDonald

[justinphan]

I love it how she casually says she just climbed a mountain

[sabinazunjic]

tbh isolation is the thing I'm most scared of after college because I'm a naturally quiet person :/ I'm going to miss my friends so much.

[BalletCrazy]

I love how realistic you are about the realities of working. I feel like we are always told to "Just find what you are passionate about and do that", when in reality that is so effing hard to do that barely anyone figures it out.

[jasonng]

"I didn't chase my passion, but I was passionate about what I chased." - Phil Wang, Wong Fu Productions.

One of my favorite and most real quotes I've ever heard

[anoushkasingh]

I just want time to stop and i want my life to be the way it is. I'm scared of the future.

[Amanda-ksmg]

I recently just changed my phone background to a picture of the alps as motivation lol. I have lupus and college has been long, but I hope one day I can be healthy enough to climb a mountain. I'm 23 now, still in school. I hear ya on a lot of these points, though. I especially liked what you said about being able to shape your life. Life is too short (and kind of long simultaneously) to spend your time on a path you don't really want to be on.

[jenxffg]

When i graduated it was straight into the recession. I had so much anxiety and depression and i wish i had help when i needed it the most. Therapy and medication. I felt like no ome understood me not even my mom because her post college life i felt ashamed and my family didnt understand. Im older now but much wiser

[dashacrawford]

I'm so scared for life after college

[sara_]

She definitely deserves more recognition on YouTube, her content is really motivational and educational. I especially love how she educates with a genuine passion, and that enthusiasm is what's reeling in the subscribers for more of what you have to offer! I'm a sophomore in high school and just wanted to take the time to say that I highly respect your morals and how you are so open minded in terms of pursuing your dreams and success in general in the "real world", you've definitely expanded my horizons! I hope one day to attend Harvard and to make an impact on the world like you are. Best wishes on your upcoming endeavors throughout the ups and downs 💝

[sandeepsingh-lynh]

Agreed! After college, you really know what real world is! It's been 2 years since I am out of college. Joined an Industry just after (i am Engineer btw). Those were really hard days. "Friends"... hardly find a Friend there. Truth is, it is fine because only hardship teaches you the value of life. Now I know how to live by myself, how to live alone but not getting lonely. And yes you are right, still, don't know what I want to do in life. LOL!

[ivotodorov]

Aargggh, just grow on youtube already! I love your channel and I wanna see your videos get the views they deserve

[jadk]

Idk how much I agree with this, I think that its kind of unrealistic to say you can just move anywhere or do anything after college, most people have student loans to pay off and those years of your life are when you're supposed to be developing your career and starting to save, if you just float around after college you'll be behind on these things. Of course if you're rich then I guess thats not an issue

[sarahbellamy]

I have never made a comment on YouTube but your video compelled me so much that I can't leave this nook of the internet without saying something. So I'm no where near graduating from college -- heck, I haven't even graduated from high school and I am only starting the college application process. But this was the kind of video I really needed to see right now, and I am, no joke, also on a mountain as I watch this video. I could relate to not having any set rules about what direction you can take life and how you can choose to shape it. There are so many things that I have an interest in or want to do that choosing, thinking, and bogging myself about the "job" or "the thing I want to do" is taking time away from actually doing things and living life. I have this heavy feeling in my stomach that I will never find something that just completely consumes me with all passion, something that I feel is of significance to the world, and something that I can love every single minute of or as you said, is "perfect" for me. It's a bit frustrating having people around me who know what they want to do, have known it for a while, and know that it is the thing they will do for the rest of their life -- I'm just like why can't I have that passion or rather, decisiveness and confidence in my choices?? One point that really struck with me is when you said sometimes you just have to choose something and go with it. At the end of the day, I feel like that is just what I will have to end up doing -- not because I just don't want to think about it, but because there are so many possibilities, and no single one will satisfy my entire being. I sometimes end up thinking that passion is overrated and view a job in only practical terms to release frustration. But I keep coming to the conclusion that society places a lot of pressure in aligning what you enjoy/are passion about with your career path, and while I think that overlap between the two is necessary and definitely something I will achieve no matter what I choose from all my interests, the realities of what a job entails, even in something you really enjoy, makes a part of that passion chip away (or is that just me?). I hope that there are so many ways you can impact the world or do what you want that can be a part of your job or not a part of your job. Okay, I am done with my sudo-reflection-rant, I just hope to go forward by not overthinking much, trying to believe in my choices, being myself but still working hard,
and keeping balance in all parts of my life. It's just nice to know that I may not be the only crazy one thinking about these things or feeling this way. This is a really long post, but in case anyone is still reading, mountains are fabulous places for pondering life.

[johannavictoria]

You're like a real-life Spencer Hastings

[isaibro]

I always appreciate your reflections. I just graduated in May and will be heading to France to teach English as well. Thanks for making videos and being a cool gal. You rock

[AleighaNicole]

First off, I love your laugh and this view is dope. But anyway... life after college for me has been a mess mentally to say the least. A year has FLOWN by and I feel like I'm just passively existing. This sounds depressing as idk what now that I go back and read this lol but it's the facts. Right now, at least.

[beccaqui]

I love the wisdom that she has to give. Such good advice and things that people don't usually say. :)

[anita]

legend says Taylor replied when you are early....



btw Taylor, you are such an

[TheDevlinDuo]

Also are you using a microphone or is your camera just that good at picking up your voice and not the wind?! :p lol

[rachel-urbx]

not sure if you still check up on youtube comments, but i started watching you in high school and your harvard essays gave me the courage to put a fun spin on my own college essays. i graduated last year and just so happened to stumble on your channel again. dealing with the same post grad problems that you discussed 6 years ago. hope you're doing well