I Don’t Want a Career in My Major…Now What?
2019 BU grad Sakura Hegarty vlogs about foregoing convention in favor of “life on my own terms”
In the weeks leading up to graduation, Sakura Hegarty (Questrom’19) found herself putting off a job search. In the video above, she comes to terms with the real reason behind her procrastination.
You’ve spent the past four years pursuing a degree you thought would lead to a specific career track. But, you’ve discovered, you don’t want a job in that field. What do you do?
That’s the conundrum Sakura Hegarty (Questrom’19) faced in the weeks leading up to Commencement.
“I’m about to graduate and I still haven’t found a job,” Hegarty says in her vlog. “I know I should be looking, but I can’t get myself to start. Is something wrong with me?”
Hegarty explores the reason she couldn’t get herself motivated to look for a job and her ultimate decision to forego conventional wisdom and “construct a life on my own terms.”
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