Theprospectofuncertaintiesisputtingaheavystrainonagrowingnumberofcollegegraduates.Amajordecisionfacingthesefreshmenoftherealworldistochooseasuitablelifepath.
Somearebentonfurtheringtheireducationabroadorgoingtograduateschool,withtheaimofacquiringmoreknowledgeorincreasingtheirchancesoffindingmoregainfulemploymentaftertheyreturnhomeorgraduate.Othersdecidetoplungethemselvesintothetightjobmarket.Stillothers,whoareintheminority,intendtosetuptheirownbusinessbecausetheyaremoreambitiousthantheirpeers.
Thesearetoughchoices.NextJune,Iwillsaygoodbyetomycollegedays.Althoughacoupleofoptionslieaheadofme,Ihavemadeupmymindtolandajobwithoneofthebigcompaniesinsomeaffluentareas,suchasYangtzeDelta,Cantonandsoon.Iwasbornintoanimpoverishedurbanfamily.Myparentsarelaid-offandhavebeenworkingfeverishlytofundmycollegeeducation.Asagrown-up,Ihavetoshouldermoreresponsibilitiesandstrivetolightenmyparents’load.