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View this email online Cha Pornea for NPR Friends, The robes are out, the tassels are swinging, and those mortarboards are thick with glitter glue and the pun du jour — that’s right all, it’s graduation season. To all you new grads out there: a big, huge, gigantic congratulations on crossing your finish line! We know it goes without saying, but be it high school, college, seminary, carpentry or cosmetology, seeing your schooling through in this topsy turvy time is something to be especially proud of.  It probably feels a bit scary, too — we get that. Graduation is an ending, a goodbye to the safe harbors of senioritis and teachers that know you and your Zoom background. And when so much of the world around you is still covered in question marks, it can be hard to feel excited about change. But remember, graduation is a beginning, too —  a chance to start fresh as a newer, wiser, one-degree-hotter you.  So let’s get that new journey started on the right foot! Resources aplenty below: For high school grads: Start with this primer on do’s and don'ts for your first year of college, with advice on picking classes and connecting with professors. Here’s a great episode on finding study habits that work for you. Paying your own way? Listen here.  Heading toward a job in the trades? Here’s a guide to finding one. (Also helpful for college grads!)  For college grads: Money on the mind? Tax day is this coming Monday, May 17th. Here’s how to get to filing, and here’s an episode on paying off student loans. Officially on the job hunt? Listen to this episode, stat, for landing a job after college, or this one about making career changes.  New roles can be scary and impostor syndrome can creep in quick: Here’s how to deal.  Follow this Spotify playlist for our episodes on life’s big career questions (and forward it to a friend!).  For navigating a new stage of life: If it’s finally time to say goodbye to that hand-me-down couch and beer-stained kitchen, here’s our episode on moving on a budget. Friendships can change as lives change, and that can be hard — here's some advice on how to work through it. Your 20s can feel full of possibility and scary at the same time. Author Elizabeth Segran says it's important to remember that there's not one set path to achieving your goals. Listen to our episode on her book, The Rocket Years, here.  And when all else fails, remember: everybody’s free (to wear sunscreen). (You may want tissues nearby before you click, this one always gets me right in the feels.) —Andee Tagle, Life Kit producer Newsletter continues after sponsor message Join Us To Talk Bystander Intervention If you see someone being harassed or attacked, what can you do? As much as we’d like to think we’d know exactly how to intervene, it’s easy to freeze up or second guess yourself in real time. That’s why it’s important to be prepared.  Next Thursday, May 20, at 8 p.m. ET, Life Kit host Ruth Tam is going live on NPR’s Instagram with Gabriela Mejia from Hollaback!, an organization that offers training to equip bystanders to intervene when they see harassment. We’ll be taking questions from the audience, and Life Kit listeners have first dibs — email your questions about bystander intervention to lifekit@npr.org, and tune in Thursday to hear the answers.  We love hearing from you. And we *love* hearing your random life tips. 📹 In fact, we love it so much we started testing out your tips in this new video series on Instagram. 📹 So send us a note at lifekit@npr.org or leave us a voicemail with a greeting, your name, phone number and your tip at 202.216.9823.   You could hear yourself in an upcoming episode or see your tip tested on NPR's Instagram account. Thanks for sticking with us! Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: LifeKit@npr.org Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Daily News, Code Switch, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Life Kit emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy