10. Keep Building and Maintaining Your Friendships

继续交友并维持友谊

Making friends after college is hard, but meaningful friendships make a big difference on almost every aspect of your life for decades to come. So make an effort to stay in touch with the friends closest to you now and make new friends even as you get busy with work.

大学毕业后交朋友很难，不过有意义的友谊能给你未来几十年生活的各方面造成很大影响。因此即使工作很忙，你仍应该继续同你现在的密友保持联系并交新朋友。

9. Know How to Brand Your "Useless" College Degree

知道如何看待你那"无用的"大学文凭

Not everyone graduates with one of the best-paying degrees. If yours is among those with the worst return on your money, not all hope is lost. During your job search, even a "useless" degree can be shown as valuable.

并非每个人都能拥有投资回报率最高的好文凭。如果你的文凭不怎么样，也不是毫无希望。在你找工作的过程中，就连"无用的"文凭也会展示出自己的价值。

8. Start Cooking for Real

真正开始做饭

Given the tiny (or nonexistent) kitchens most college students deal with and perhaps too much prior assistance from Mom & Dad restaurant, cooking isn't a skill universal to college grads. Pick up some essential kitchen skills, learn how to make some basic meals and still stay within your food budget, and brush up on other top cooking tips you should know.

由于大学宿舍厨房太小(或者根本没有厨房)，而且之前恐怕饭来张口惯了，大学毕业生不一定都会做饭。掌握一些基本的厨房技术，学会如何在预算内做一些基本的饭菜，再学一些应该知道的重要烹饪技巧。
 

7. Figure Out If Grad School Is Worth It

搞清楚研究生是否值得读

If you're graduating college and still don't know what to do next, graduate school is an option. Figure out which graduate degrees are worth the debt and find out if graduate school might be worth it for you.

如果你马上要大学毕业，但又不知道下一步该干嘛，那么可选择去读研究生。搞清楚哪个研究生学历值得回学生贷款，以及读研对你来说值不值得。
 

6. Find the Best Place to Live

找到合适的居住地

After college, you have the freedom to go anywhere. You might want to stay where you are or move back to your hometown. Besides being near family and friends, probably the biggest consideration for where to live is whether the area pays enough for you to survive there.

大学毕业后你能自由选择去任何地方。你可能想待在自己目前待的地方或者回家乡。选择居住地时考虑的因素除了靠近家庭和朋友外，最重要的可能还是找到一个薪水足够你生活下来的地方。

5. Get Your Money in Order

好好安排你的钱

Once out of college, your financial picture will probably change. Maybe you have student loans and other debt to deal with, no more support from your parents, and income that you have to budget. It is helpful to commit to a monthly payment and aggressively pay it down immediately in an automatic way to prevent overspending. Also, even though retirement might seem like a distant, vague event, now's the best time to start investing for your retirement, even if you can put just a little aside.

一旦走出大学，你的经济状况可能就会发生变化。也许你有学生贷款和其它债务要还，而你的父母也也不再给你经济支持，你的收入也需要算着去花。每月拿工资自动还贷款是一种防止超支的好办法。另外，虽然退休看似遥不可及，但现在正是你为退休投资的好时候，即便你能存下来的钱并不多。

4. Work on Gaining Additional Skills

额外掌握一些技能

You can become more hirable by developing additional skills, whether it's a new language, HTML, or any other skill valued in the workplace. It could not only broaden your job and career options, learning new skills can boost your brain and make you happier. Never stop learning.

获得更多额外技能可增加你自身的价值，不论是学习新语言、HTML还是其它工作所需的技能。这样不但能拓宽你工作和事业的选择余地，还能锻炼你的大脑，让你更快乐。永远不要停止学习。

3. Deal with Those Student Loans

处理学生贷款

Huge student loan debt can be overwhelming, but there are several ways you can pay it off more easily or even get the loan paid off by your employer. Missing one student loan payment isn't the end of the world, but you should be proactive in keeping up with your payments or else your credit can really get ruined.

高额的学生贷款可能会令人压力很大，但是也有一些方法可以让你更容易地应付还款，你甚至还可以让你老板帮你还。错过一次还款日期并不是世界末日，不过你应该主动还款，以免破坏你的信用记录。

2. Prepare for Your First Job

为你的第一份工作做准备

You might have held jobs in college, but once you've got your diploma in hand, it's time to completely dive into the work you want to do. Learn how to ace your job interview and create a great resume. Even though you might not have a ton of relevant work experience to put on the resume, you can still beef up your resume by adding personal projects on it. Once you land the job, learn the basics of navigating your first job: stay organized and never miss your deadlines, pay attention to the company culture, and more. Don't get too wooed by your employer, however — remember that the company you work for is not your friend.

也许你在大学曾做过兼职，不过一旦毕业证拿到手，你就应该全心投入到你想做的工作中。学会如何在面试中胜出，如何写一份出色的简历。就算你简历上没什么与应聘职业相关的工作经历可以写，你的个人项目还是能为你的简历加不少分。一旦签下工作，就要好好学习第一份工作需要的基本技能：做事要有条理、永远不要错过你的截止日期以及注意公司文化等等。也别太在意你的雇主，毕竟你所工作的公司不是你的朋友。

1. Think Beyond Work

思考除了工作之外的事情

Your career might be your main focus as you leave college, but remember that work isn't everything either. Go see the world. Go on dates. Keep up your own creative side projects. Challenge yourself to see the world in new ways. Life is like a video game, so spend your time and energy in the most important areas.

离开大学之后，工作可能是你最关注的问题，不过记住工作不是一切。去看看世界，去约会，提出自己的创意项目，挑战自己用新的方式看待世界。生活就像电子游戏，因此你要将你的时间和精力花在最重要的地方。

Congrats to all the grads!

祝福所有的毕业生们！