Here is the latest blog by our students and graduates. 

Amy McDonald is a journalism student at Glasgow Caledonian University, lover of rose wine and a bit of a drama queen.

I’M sure many people my age will agree when I say being a student is like living in limbo.  You’re not that young, worry-free kid anymore but on the other hand you’re not quite the big adult who has their life all mapped out.

If you know me personally then you would know how I feel about this stage of my life.  The thing is- I hate uncertainty.  All my life I have always known what I wanted to do and the steps I would embark upon to get there but I’m beginning to realise that when I graduate next year I will probably feel a tad...lost.

As I approach my final year my thoughts have quickly turned to what I am going to do once I get my degree and the fact that I have no idea scares me half to death.

I look at some of my friends who are looking forward to the future with their big dreams in sight and wedding plans already in the pipeline and I have to laugh.  I’m lucky if I can get a guy to buy me dinner never mind those ding dong bells.

Settling down has always been an afterthought for me.  Since I can remember I have been a career girl with fierce ambition and independence.  However, being ambitious is one thing, getting a job is a completely different ball game altogether.

I could have as much ambition and enthusiasm as I wanted- but does that make me employable or is it all down to this final year of university?

Most of my life I’ve been able to blag my way into things.  I would say I definitely have the gift of the gab and I’ve been able to wangle a couple of decent part-time jobs over the years.  I can’t shake off the feeling though that my luck is about to run out.

Up until this point in my life everything has went smoothly.  I got into university straight after school, passed my driving test fairly quick and have a pretty cushy social life.

This time next year however, all of this may have faded and life could become difficult.  The idea of not being able to get a job after uni is daunting.  Usually I can play the whole “employ me, I’m friendly, interesting and outgoing” but I’ll probably be up against a million other friendly, interesting and outgoing people.

So, for now I’m going to throw myself into fourth year and enjoy my care-free life while it lasts.

Before I know it the bubble will have burst and I’ll be thrust into the real world where luck doesn’t even exist.