Quarter Life Crisis
Prep time: 4 years of high school Cook time: at least two semesters of college Serves: 1
3 oz. realizing you don’t actually like the classes for your major that much
6 oz. researching other majors’ requirements
3 oz. wishing you’d chosen a different major
2 tbsp hearing how great your friends are doing at their schools
1 tbsp wishing you’d chosen a different college
1 cup pressure from parents and professors
1 cup thinking you’re never getting a job
3 cups tears
12+ sleepless nights
1 lb. crippling fear of adulthood
Directions:
1. Combine the following ingredients in a large bowl: realizing you don’t like your major that much, researching other majors’ requirements, and hearing how great your friends are doing at their schools.
2. Add half of the following ingredients: wishing you’d chosen a different major, wishing you’d chosen a different college, pressure from parents and professors, thinking you’re never getting a job, tears, sleepless nights, and crippling fear of adulthood.
3. Stir vigorously until you split in half.
4. Repeat until graduation.
5. Add the remaining amounts of emotional struggles and regretting your choices.
6. Stir again, vigorously, until you turn 30 or you land a job that doesn’t make you broke and unhappy–whichever comes first.
7. Enjoy your quarter life crisis!
This post is part of my April A to Z Challenge. For more All Things College posts, click here.
Victim to Charm 
If memory serves, that sounds about right. But I think I added 100 parts beer for flavoring. :-)
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Haha! Love that :)
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Can’t help laughing and thinking how very clever this post is :-)
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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)
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I added change major 3 times to my recipe and now my current profession has nothing to do with any of my college majors! But I love my job. I guess sometimes you have to take the detours to get where you’re headed. Cute post!
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Thanks Kathy! I’m currently in the process of changing my major despite only having 2 years left of school. A lot of people don’t end up working in a field related in their major, so I’m not too worried.
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this is actually pretty perfect. Add a dash of “worry about graduate school” and you have a recipe for a mental breakdown.
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Of course–that’s a whole other story!
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I’ve seen some statistics that claim almost half of all students change their majors at some point. Better to do it early than suffer.
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I’m doing it late but exactly–in order to not suffer!
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Loved this! Pretty spot on! I remember a few weeks prior to graduation, calling my mom SOBBING regretting majoring in English, wondering what the heck I was going to do with my major, regretting everything, etc., etc. This was of course after changing my major FOUR times! Oi vey…. It worked out in the long run, but the quarter life crisis is real and it sucks!! Great post!! :-)
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Thank you! The quarter life crisis is a rite of passage, I think–it seems like everyone has one!
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This is one I do recognize. Other than the fact that I never graduated college. Are you sure turning 30 will solve this if it comes before getting a job that doesn’t make you broke and unhappy? Or would that be the start of a recipe for midlife crisis?
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Exactly–it’s no longer your quarter life crisis, so flip to the “M” section of the cookbook for “midlife crisis.”
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:) I think I may be having one of these. Although I should be getting over it by now….
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I’m definitely having one of these too, and nowhere near getting over it! Best of luck my dear :)
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Pack it and send it back!!! :P
This was a really cute format. Love it.
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Thanks Alex!
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Girl, I can totally relate. Thank you for showing me how common this feeling is!
Olivia (www.vickiandlivi.com)
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Absolutely!
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Oooh…I remember those times! Especially that “crippling fear of adulthood.” Such a clever way of describing it, I enjoyed it a lot!
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Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed :)
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