4years. That’s how long youhave to learn how to succeedin this so-called “real world”our parents have been preparingus for since conception.The minute my motherfound out she was pregnant,my father started putting awayfor college. Of course, I choseto go to TCU, so my “collegesavings” lasted me about aweek… but a great week.It seemsthat all mylife I havebeen preparingforthis pivotalmoment.I feel likeI should be crying or mopingaround, or getting upsetand lashing out at my bestfriends to push them away soit’s easier for us to move on. Ifeel like I should be singing”A Moment Like This” fromAmerica’s biggest talent showat the end of my run. But forsome reason, this enormousmoment in my life doesn’tseem to faze me much.For those of us graduating”on time,” we have major lifedecisions to make. I’ll ventureto say that most peopletake one of two paths: go intothe workforce or go to graduate,medical or law school.Some choose to “take a yearoff” and travel, while the realoverachievers choose to moveback in with their parents.For those who aren’t burntout on school or who haven’tburned out their parents’money or ability to apply forstudent loans, there’s always