I’m a senior graduating in fall of 26 and I just feel so cooked. I didn’t land any internships nor have I done anything outstanding. Haven’t really made any side projects. I’ve just been feeling super discouraged and down recently about my future. CS seems so competitive nowadays and in my free time i’d rather be doing other things than grinding leet code or working on a side project. I don’t think i’m a terrible programming/problem solver but I do feel a bit behind from my peers. I have pretty decent grades with some where around a 3.5 GPA. Still I just feel cooked.
I’m a senior and I still don’t know what I wanna do after I graduate. I have no specialization and my school covers a very diverse set of topics. It’s even more discouraging to hear how bad the market is right now and with AI existing everything just feels like a mess. I have no clue if i’ll be able to land a job after college and i’m afraid I won’t have it in me to just grind 24/7 just to be a junior developer. It all feels so unfulfilling, spending this much time and energy just for a job. I’m really not the kind of person who wants their job to be their life. I just want to work somewhere that makes enough money for me to live and somewhat enjoy the work. It just all feels so damn confusing and stressful.