You’re Graduating: Now What?

Independent Living for Young Adults

Part of the Series: Independent Living for Young Adults - Life Skills Series

Graduation, whether from high school or college is usually the last step taken before officially joining the adult world. Leaving behind the hallowed grounds of education generates a sense of excitement yet ahead is uncertainty. Young adults will be faced with new situations, most of which have little to do with what they learned in school. This feeling of starting over and becoming self-reliant can be frightening & for some immobilizing. "So you're graduating, now what"? Will you jump in feet first or will you drag your feet hoping to delay those steps that lead to independent living?