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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi there. Your parents owed you food, clothing, shelter, care for your health, and love. Some parents offer advice/preparation beyond this but it's not part of the baseline job description. [b]Based on their professions, your folks are really from a different time--they wouldn't have known.[/b] But it's OK because you're an adult now and you are in charge of your own life. Sometimes that involves learning from mistakes. Don't apply to grad school. Instead, find a job that allows you to support yourself--be driven in pursuit of this. Work ethic and ability to regularly learn new skills counts for a lot more than what your major was. Think about what you want in life and figure out what kind of job you can do that will pay you enough to achieve it. Try to meet as many helpful people to finding that career path as you can. You've got this.

Friendships and relationships in college and one's early 20s are messy. People are still figuring themselves out. But any mistakes you make at this stage in life are mistakes you won't be making later. Sending you all the luck.[/quote]

Just curious, what do you mean by this? Are there certain professions (ie: tech?) where adults are more... with the times, so to speak?

[b]Is there a reason why so many posters are telling me not to apply to grad school? An MFA in Creative Writing is fully funded, so it wouldn't put me in more debt.[/b] [/quote]

Yes, of course there is a reason. You are not employable now and earning an MFA in creative writing will not change that fact. Especially as AI continues to develop and invade daily life. 
Either go to graduate school to study something that will directly lead to future earning potential or start working now and paying down your debt.
You can not be this clueless OP. Honestly, you can't afford to be.[/quote]

Why am I not employable now? I just got offered a part-time journalism internship after I graduate. Would getting an MFA in Creative Writing really make me less employable?[/quote]

Anyonr who is blaming their parents for net being an adult at 22 should not be going to grad school. Who is fully funding the NFA when you have undergrad loans?[/quote]

My parents are paying off my undergrad loans. And a fully-funded MFA pays for living expenses + covers all tuition. [/quote]

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