With commencement season upon us, Our University asked UC Office of the President Student Affairs staff members what advice they have for students who are graduating. Here's what they had to say.

Han Mi Yoon-Wu, admissions coordinator
"Keep your options open and be open to the various opportunities out there. The first thing you land on isn't going to be the last job you have."

 

 

 

 

 

Nina Moore, director of Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships
"Explore every possible opportunity and keep your horizons wide open. Look for different possibilities for how to use your range of skills -- even if you have to start at something where you don't use all the skills you worked so hard to learn. That could be a pathway to short-term survival and building long-term skills."

 

 

 

 

Don Daves-Rougeaux, high school articulation coordinator
"My advice would be not to limit your opportunity, whether it be work related or community service. If you can't find a job, don't sit on your butt. Go volunteer. Help a community group, work for a nonprofit."

 

 

 

Dawn Sheibani, admissions principal analyst
"Don't give up. It's kind of a tough time right now, but when there's a period of change, there are new opportunities. So I would say, 'Make your new opportunities.'"