1.Keep Building and Maintaining Your Friendships

Making friends after college is hard, but meaningful friendships make a big difference on almost every aspect of your life for decades to come. So make an effort to stay in touch with the friends closest to you now and make new friends even as you get busy with work。

2.Know How to Brand Your “Useless” College Degree

Not everyone graduates with one of the best-paying degrees. If yours is among those with the worst return on your money, not all hope is lost. During your job search, even a “useless” degree can be shown as valuable。

3.Start Cooking for Real

Given the tiny (or nonexistent) kitchens most college students deal with and perhaps too much prior assistance from Mom & Dad restaurant, cooking isn’t a skill universal to college grads. Pick up some essential kitchen skills, learn how to make some basic meals and still stay within your food budget, and brush up on other top cooking tips you should know。

4.Figure Out If Grad School Is Worth It

If you’re graduating college and still don’t know what to do next, graduate school is an option. Figure out which graduate degrees are worth the debt and find out if graduate school might be worth it for you。

5.Find the Best Place to Live

After college, you have the freedom to go anywhere. You might want to stay where you are or move back to your hometown, which is fine too, but if you’re considering where to head to find a new job, check out our roundup of tips for finding the best place to live. If you do move to a new area, here’s how to easily settle down there—even if it’s an expensive city and you’ve got a limited budget。

6.Get Your Money in Order

Once out of college, your financial picture will probably change. Maybe you have student loans and other debt to deal with, no more support from your parents, and income that you have to budget。

7.Work on Gaining Additional Skills

You can become more hireable by developing additional skills, whether it’s a new language,HTML, or any other skill valued in the workplace. It could not only broaden your job and career options, learning new skills can boost your brain and make you happier. Never stop learning。

8.Deal with Those Student Loans

Huge student loan debt can be overwhelming, but there are several ways you can pay it off more easily or even get the loan paid off by your employer. Working in a rural opportunity zone is another option. Missing one student loan payment isn’t the end of the world, but you should be proactive in keeping up with your payments or else your credit can really get ruined and worse。

9. Prepare for Your First Job

You might have held jobs in college, but once you’ve got your diploma in hand, it’s time to completely dive into the work you want to do. Learn how to ace your job interview and create a great resume。

10. Think beyond Work

Your career might be your main focus as you leave college, but remember that work isn’t everything either (and you don’t want to burn out)。

Congrats to all the grads!