Stepping into the real world

Recently Wei Wei wrote a post on her blog about feeling nervous at the thought of stepping into the working world. I guess I can totally echo that thought. After so many years of student life, all of a sudden (well, ok, not that sudden) we're actually going to do something in the real world! Work! Earn money! Be productive! I stress out just at the thought of it. Am I going to be able to cope with the demands on my future job? Can I fit in with the rest of the team? Will my colleagues think I'm stupid? Will my manager dislike me? Will I get my H1B visa? All these questions rage in my mind everyday, together with other questions like "am I going to graduate in time?", "how am I going to finish my thesis??"... It's enough to drive anyone up the wall.

But deep down, I think we'll be fine. Despite all these worries and uncertainties, I think we'll cope, in the end. We didn't go through twenty four years of life to break down like that.