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Recent college grads: What are you up to?

Maybe it's a question you're dreading -- or one you're eager to answer.

Regardless of how it's going, we at the Beacon and the Nine Network want to hear your answer. If you finished college this year or last, what have you been up to since graduation? Please respond to the questions below and tell us about your post-graduate life.

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E-mail *

First Name *

Last Name *

Street Address

City

State or Province *

Postal Code *

Phone *

When did you graduate? From what school?

What kind of certificate or degree did you receive? What did you study?

Which of the following describes what you've been up to since you finished college? Please check all that apply.

I've had an unpaid internship.
I've had a full-time job.
I've volunteered.
I've applied for graduate school.

I've had a paid internship.
I've had one or more part-time jobs.
I've been unemployed.
I've been in graduate school.

Please give us some details about the work, internships or education you've had since college graduation.

What's been the best part of post-college life?

What's been most challenging about post-college life?

Which of the following describes your living situation?

I live alone.
I live with a roommate/roommates.
I live with my parents.
I live with my spouse/partner/significant other.

Have you moved to a new city for work (or to look for work)?

Yes
No
I'm planning on it.

What else should we know about what it's like to be a recent college graduate? What stories do you want to hear told about you and your peers? What is the media missing? If you know of someone we should contact who knows a thing or two about life after college, please give us a way to reach them: email address/telephone number.

If you have one, please share a photo of yourself, or one that relates to this topic. (No larger than 5 MB please.)

Please give us some details about this photo: names, date, location, and the story behind it.

May we publish your insights (and any uploaded files) and attribute them to you? A reporter, editor or producer will contact you to confirm. (Your comments may be edited for length or clarity.) *

Yes
No

So that we may understand a little more about your perspective, please answer the following questions. All responses are voluntary.

In what year were you born?

How old are you today?

What do you do for work/what is your occupation?

For whom do you work (who is your employer)? If you are a student, what school do you attend?

What is your race or ethnicity?

Because this is an election year, we're also looking for people who may help us with political coverage at some point. With which political party, if any, do you identify with most closely?

If you picked "other," please explain.

How did you receive this query form?

I received this query by direct email.
I saw this query on the Beacon website.
I saw this query on the Nine Network website.
I saw this query on Facebook.
I saw this query on Twitter.
This query was forwarded to me by a friend.
Other

If you picked "other," please explain.

Feel free to share this with anyone you know who has insight to share about life after college. Here's a link to make it easy: http://bit.ly/Newgrad0612

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