<p>We've all heard the stories of students moving home to mom and dad's basement after graduation. I'd like to hear from the CCers out there who are in this situation. What did you study? Where did you study? What are you doing now? What do you hope to be doing in 2-3 years?</p>
<p>“What did you study? Where did you study?”</p>
<p>Not in the situation, but I’ll guess that most people its “something impractical that was their ‘passion’” to question number one, and somewhere unnecessarily expensive because of buying into some bogus ranking or other assorted bs.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t judge people moving back to mom and dad’s basement so quickly. I know quite a few people with very good jobs who’re living at home (I’m one of them). Assuming you have a good relationship with your parents and they want you around, there’s no better arrangement. Free rent, free homecooked food, no laundry, and the fresh air of the suburbs for a couple of years before the city. All I have to do is handywork and tech support for the house. Commute’s only an hour door to door, which isn’t bad at all.</p>
<p>yeah but how about bringing back a member of the opposite sex? Every time I’m home for the summer I feel very awkward about that.</p>
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<p>Honestly doesn’t need to be a member of the opposite sex. In any case, that’s when you suggest to go back to their place. :p</p>
<p>This is a fabulous book title.</p>
<p>I lived with my parents after my lease ran out, and almost all of my friends from high school (far fewer of my college friends) are doing the same thing. If you have a job that makes it convenient to commute from home, why not take advantage of free rent and living with loved ones?</p>
<p>I moved after five months living at home because my commute was 35 miles each way, straight down I-95 during a Philadelphia rush hour. On a good day I spent two hours in my car. Granted, now I can’t save anywhere near as much money as I did when I was living at home, I’m much happier now that I’m on my own. That said, there ain’t nothin’ wrong with people who are trying to save up to buy a house instead of rent an apartment.</p>
<p>I expect my D will be back home in September when her college apt lease expires. Hope fully she will have a job by the, or she will be working 40 hours a week trying to get one!
But this rent free thing is not happening. An un or under employed roommmate still has responsibilities. First thing I expect is to get the housekeeper back that I got rid of so I could pay tuition instead! I am confident that she can find a way to get $140 per month for that!
she will also be doing her own laundry, cook the occasional meal, and generally help out when I need it. Good roommates do that!</p>
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<p>I get asked that pretty regularly. As someone else already mentioned, her place 
Obviously my ex knew my living arrangements, and it was never an issue.</p>
<p>Rent free or not is obviously the parent’s decision, but unless it’s an unreasonable charge (ie, there’s a spare, unused bedroom and the parents still want to charge market rates and chores), it’s still a boon to live at home while working. I notice living at home is a lot more common in the tri-state area, especially for people who work in NYC or the surrounding hubs like Jersey City - high CoL and great mass transit make it a particularly good choice. Plus, it’ll be the last point in your life you’ll have quality family time with your parents.</p>
<p>I think a recent study did find that more homes in the US now more than ever are multi-generational. The combination of rising student debt and lack of strength in job markets were cited as the main reasons.</p>
<p>Interesting thread… I for one plan to live with my parents after college until I can find a decent paying job (enough to live on). Which in this job market, may be a while. </p>
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<p>That doesn’t surprise me. My sister still lives at home despite having a job with a salary that some people live off of.</p>
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<p>Isn’t one of the important post-college experiences learning to do this things on one’s own? How will people cope when/if they get married later in life if they can’t even take care of themselves?</p>
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<p>Does this cause a big restriction in dating options? Need to find someone with their own place which seems to be a more rare thing these days.</p>
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<p>Is this the case from those who posted already? What did people study and was it for passion or practicality?</p>
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Those statements seem contradictory. You insinuate that one needs to live on their own to learn to cope later in life, but admit that it’s rare to find someone who lives on their own these days? So, for cause and effect, it’s rare to find someone these days who can cope with things later in life?</p>
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I have no study to cite, though google would turn up smething I’m sure, but I think there are a facet of reasons why someone would need/choose to move in with relatives after college. I don’t think what their major was is a singularly discern-able variable to the question. Different areas have different job markets, and in some other cases completely different kinds of economies all together, that the major of study chosen would not have much effect on the yield of actually landing employment.</p>
<p>I’d like to think that most living back at home need/choose to do so almost completely for monetary purposes and not emotional ones - and parents who lay down some house ground rules (cleaning, rent and other homely contributions) would significantly help the latter.</p>
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<p>Really? It would be great to hear people’s experiences on this? Any recent grads that can comment on what they studied and whether they felt it had an effect on their job prospects?</p>
<p>Exhibit A) My wife born, raised, and schooled in Bay Area CA. Obtained a BA in Philosophy from prestigious local private college. Has worked as a US House Rep’s local office aide, state programs evaluator, and after going back to school for her ABA Paralegal certification now works as a Paralegal in an immigration law firm. The last of which only corresponds the most to her original undergrad degree and of which she started working at 3 years after she obtained that degree. Though, she has lived out of her parents house since college graduation, with me of course. I can tell that she generally functions around the house better than her Mother does when we visit.</p>
<p>EDIT: So I guess that doesn’t make her a post-grad basement dweller, but it was more for the example of an obtained degree that didn’t have much effect on her job prospects.</p>
<p>’“What did you study? Where did you study?”</p>
<p>Not in the situation, but I’ll guess that most people its “something impractical that was their ‘passion’” to question number one, and somewhere unnecessarily expensive because of buying into some bogus ranking or other assorted bs. '</p>
<p>JC domrom! I’m suprised you can get away with saying something like this in the current economy. This may have been the case when the economy was booming! But today the problem extends far past choosing impractical majors and/or going to $$$ schools. </p>
<p>Believe me, there are plenty of “practical major” graduates from solid and/or lower level state schools who are currently living in their parent’s basement.</p>
<p>I don’t live in the basement (I’d hit my head a lot since it’s just a crawl space!) but I live at home and have done so since graduating from college in 2010. I plan to continue to do so for at least the next two years while I pursue my masters degree online. </p>
<p>I have a full-time job working in healthcare and fitness. Instead of paying for rent and utilities, etc I am paying on student loans building my future by saving money.</p>
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<p>What was your major? Does your current position relate to what you studied?</p>
<p>Major very often has nothing to do with your job. I’m a consultant and was a political science major; I work alongside of engineering, math, finance and Spanish majors.</p>
<p>I have friends who were economics, finance, math, biology, polisci, philosophy and communications and all went into some aspect of the banking industry. Major matters less than GPA and ability to sell yourself on your resume and through interviews</p>
<p>I was a psychology major and I work full-time as an HR manager. I always commuted, with the exception of one year I had my own off-campus apartment. I did not find the transition to living on my own difficult (I was able to cope and take care of myself just fine), and moving home didn’t change much - I do my own cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. And my parents leave me alone if I bring home any guests.</p>
<p>I am still home because 1) moving out is an unnecessary cost given that my job is not far from my home, 2) I have student loans because I funded my own undergraduate education, and I would rather pay them down than pay rent, and 3) my mom doesn’t want me to move out, partly because I’m her only child and we get along well most of the time, and partly I think because her relationship with my father isn’t so great and it is nice to have the daughter around as a distraction or to vent. </p>
<p>Being that I’m not a super social person, I don’t party, it takes me longer to make friends, etc., moving out would also be rather lonely unless I met someone I thought I might get serious with. Most of the college graduates I know are at home to save money, unless they moved out with boyfriends/girlfriends, and a few that didn’t have good home lives and moved out to get away from them. </p>
<p>I am a very independent person and I do not rely on my parents to take care of me just because I live in a room in their house. I make my own decisions and they do not hover over me or treat me as anything less than an adult.</p>
<p>I understand some parents worry their children will “fail to launch,” but as long as they are working, have career goals that they are actively pursuing, and are able to cook and clean for themselves, it is less of a problem than those who hang out on the couch most of the day or who don’t pay their own bills (car payments, car insurance, cell phone, etc.). It makes sense to save money, or to pay down debt, before adding more expenses to the list. Having an emergency savings fund is important, and many students I know did not have one built up before trying to make a go of it on their own. It’s tough living paycheck to paycheck, and unless you had a heck of a job during college, or land a heck of a job right out of college, you’re not starting out with a whole lot as a safety net.</p>