Dear students graduating today

I sincerely congratulate you on meeting the necessary requirements for the completion of your degree. Today, you will laugh and smile and chat away happily as you celebrate and take photos with your family and friends, creating memories that will be cherished for the rest of your life. But as the laughter dies down and the sun is replaced by the moon, a question will begin to gnaw at you from the back of your mind: "so what now?"

Well, let me tell you what now. Its all gonna be downhill where everyone falls to their demise with no money and no job because uni is one big fucking lie. For some of you, you will go on to accomplish great things. You will start off with a job that pays well, has easy hours, is in the field which you studied, and which interests you. And if you work hard, you will climb up the corporate ladder.

But for most of you graduates, please don't be foolish enough to think its all going to be uphill from now. Most of you are not going to end up in a job that you imagined yourself to be in when you graduate. Its not going to pay particularly well, its not going to be easy, and most particularly, it probably wont have a rat's ass to do with what you studied. Those that work hard may get somewhere yet, but the majority will either be stuck in the same shitty job for the rest of their lives, or drift from job to job.

Even if you are graduating with a PhD, it probably won't mean shit. Because the higher your degree is, the higher your expectations will be, and thus the more likely you will be disappointed. This is the painful truth. This is the cruel nature of reality. In today's world, there are simply too many graduates, and too little good jobs. Someone has to clean the shit out of the toilet. Someone has to sweep the streets. Someone has to grow the food that we eat. You may think those jobs are unfit for a university graduate, and I dont blame you for thinking that, but get ready to be unemployed for a lonnnngggggg fucking time.

To the white girl with the nice smile taking a photo outside engineering holding two degrees, you look like you will go places.

To the leggy blonde with the hot boyfriend, you'll most likely end up working at calendar girls hold on to your man, his suit looks pretty expensive.

Now, don't take this personally. This has more to do with my discontent of the education system, and more than anything, of myself, than anything to do with you. I've learnt the hard way that, university is only worth the investment of money and time if youre going to study properly. If you don't then you really shouldn't be at uni. Go learn a trade, go volunteer for the peacecorp, go work your way around the world, do something useful with your life.

Everyday, i desperately wish i could go back 4 years in time, to when i first started university. If i could, i would do things differently. I guess this is something i only realised at the beginning of this year. That's why ive been studying so hard. But im scared that its already too late. In this world, sometimes you only have one shot at things. If you fuck up, then you'll have to live with your mistake for the rest of your life.