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Soon-to-be college grad hopeless and needs help?

I'm a senior at Rutgers University studying Economics with a current GPA of 3.9, a strong track record of academic excellence, involved in some school clubs related to my major as well as a member of various organizations that boast academic integrity in the fields of business and economics. Unfortunately I haven't done any internships and have one semester left. I've been looking and applying but have received zero responses and feeling worried about my future prospects. I know times are tough for recent college grads and that an employment crisis exists in this country, but I'm having trouble just getting an internship. I feel I've wasted my time on a degree that's getting me nowhere and that I should have majored in something else. Unfortunately it's too late and I'm not paying a dime more for college so I need to know what I can do with what I have now. I want to have at least one internship finished (preferably related to my major) by time I graduate. Where should I look and what steps should I take to increase my employment chances in the near future that already seem bleak. Please provide as much detail as you can and lay off the jokes. I was the first in my family to go to college and felt unprepared for all that I should have done during college. I need some advice I'm losing my mind. Thanks

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  • 10 years ago
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    If you have not already done so, consider looking for jobs in Texas and in the row of states between Texas and North Dakota. That area is doing better economically than many other parts of the US, as you probably know.

    Best wishes.

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