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Congratulations, Ben! I know you'll do great wherever life takes you; good luck in everything! You'll definitely be in my prayers, and I do know at least a little bit what you mean, as I'm graduating high school in a couple weeks and won't be seeing many of my friends there again, either. It'll be a change, but change is good, right? Let's hope. Here's to hoping the future is great! *raises glass* (and obligatory secondary toast congratulating you!)

 

I'm right there with you. It'll probably sound entitled in my complaining given my situation is a little more clear, but I know what you're going through. I'm lucky enough to have a job lined up post graduation (which is this coming Saturday, the 19th), but it means moving to a new city, rooming with someone I don't know very well, having real world responsibilities like paying rent (something I'm at least used to doing), my own phone payments, car payments, insurance payments, etc... Every day I run through disaster scenarios in my head of how the wheels could fall off. I'm going to be off in a big new city without any of my friends alongside me.

 

In the end, I know I'll get through it. I know the wheels won't fall off and I'll meet new friends and have exciting new opportunities. And so will you. You're a smart guy with a lot to offer. Searching for a job sucks and it can beat you down hard for awhile, but the payoff is worth it and you've got a lot of life ahead of you and so much potential left.

Good luck, man.

Congrats! Enjoy the fresh start - you don't get too many of them in life and they're great opportunities!

Best of luck to you, man! Like Than and B6 said, it's a big change, but also a big opportunity.

I can't quite put myself in your place since I have yet to fully experience college friendships, but the sensation of saying goodbye to a home after a few years is something I'm familiar with. Tough, buddy, but at least you know how to be yourself. It's going to be a little weird, I'm sure, making friends in your "real" job as adults and not exactly knowing them as childhood mates. I hope for you, as I hope for myself, that it's still a really great experience.

 

For me, though, I plan on going to a 2-year tech school, then complete college at a 4-year school, then probably move on to a few years in graduate school. I don't anticipate any permanence in my life and I'm afraid of making friends at the moment. Lucky you: you probably have a straight path ahead (and loads of college debt). Meanwhile, I also hope you also find a job you truly love and can have a lifelong relationship with.

 

Your Honor,

Emperor Kraggh