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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He knows he can apply for random entry-level jobs any random college grad can apply for but he feels like he has wasted the opportunity if he settles for anything. He does not mean that in a snobby way–we are just a middle class family–but I also know how that could come across. It was a very expensive education and the opportunity of a lifetime.[/quote]
This isn't the right attitude.  It's important that he finds an entry-level career [i]now[/i], rather than wait around for something he considers worthy of an Ivy grad.  The longer he waits, the harder it will be to find anything at all.  If he got admitted to an Ivy--especially as a non-legacy--he clearly has the potential to impress his employer and work his way up, but he needs to start somewhere.  In just a few years he can get to the point where his degree and connections can more meaningfully impact his career.

Your son's education certainly wasn't "wasted," but it probably will be if does nothing for the next two years before trying to enter the workforce.[/quote]

This is good advice. It’s a long game and his education will serve him well but he needs to start working. [/quote]

+1 My company has a year-round internship program and the ones we hire for Fall/Spring are often students who just graduated. We always ask them what they have been doing since graduation and "nothing but job searching" is never a good answer if graduation was more than a couple months ago. Maybe you don't have a job but what kind of volunteer work are you doing, what is your personal project, etc.

He needs to set up an appointment today with his college's career services. It's their job to help him navigate this. But he may also need a therapist if taking action with them doesn't help him get out of his funk.[/quote]

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