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Thursday, April 2, 2026
The Observer

Opinion







The Observer

A year of service

It’s an understatement to say that senior year can be scary. Maybe you have been employed ever since you did that summer internship junior year. Maybe you’re the person who is applying to ten jobs a week, even if you can’t really see yourself at any of those jobs. Maybe you’re researching grad schools non-stop, half-heartedly filling out applications you don’t even want. Maybe you are signing up for another GRE exam, or considering and re-considering taking the LSAT about a hundred times. Maybe you still have no idea what you want to do yet, and you thought that you’d have figured it out after four years. If one of these is your current situation, or even if something else is on the table, consider this: a year of service. It’s quite possible that you’re not yet ready to make any huge career decisions, and, even as fast-paced as college life can be, it’s okay to not be ready.