Is this what I went to college for?

I graduated in the top 5% of my college class, got a master's degree in political communication from a well-respected University, and I sit at a desk...doing nothing at an awful temp job so I can survive my cheap rent in a dirty basement apartment in Astoria, Queens.

All because I want to be an actor, and NYC gigs don't pay me well enough to live. And if I go out of town so I can pay the bills, I lose any opportunity to advance my career.

It would seem there should be a better survival job I could get with my qualifications...but something that I can audition while doing.

Anyone wiser than me have any ideas or advice? I'm having a hard day today, I guess. =)

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Updated On: 9/8/05 at 02:28 PM

Your question doesn't make sense - you don't want to pursue a career in what you went to college for. You've chosen instead to pursue a career in a field that's HIGHLY competitive.

Flexible survival jobs are hard to come by because people can't run their businesses when they have to work around the schedules of the people they are paying to be there.

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politics and prostitution come to mind

I got a degree in creative writing. I am a temporary receptionist. I did not expect to earn a living from creative writing, although I did have hopes, of course. I write on the side, send out submissions on the side, get rejections on the side , etc. I don't know what my point is other than if you're surviving, you're successful. Be proud of what you have done, but don't rest on those successes alone.

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{gasp}

What would your bf say?

Or does he like it when you get dirty for dollars?

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I would hope that you didn't go to college to learn to end sentences in prepositions!!

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Are you talking to me, CM2? If so, you obviously did not read my post correctly. My degree is in CREATIVE writing. I don't go in for none a that grammer stuff.

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