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Life after my university degree?

I'm going to graduate soon with a degree in Chemistry and Chemical Engineer (with either first or second class honours), and am a little stressed that I haven't made the most of my so called 'uni life' because of the incredible workload that is associated with this degree. I travel and hang out with friends a lot during the semester breaks, which is great, but I always hear from old friends doing Commerce/Business degrees who are able to party all the time and do much less work/study.

My question - when I graduate I plan to work in the oil industry (hopefully Chevron Corporation), average starting salary for graduate in my locale is ~AU$80,000 - will I still be able to have a fruitful and fun social life (weekends/evenings), or does that pretty much end after uni?? I'm hoping that having a neat bit of disposable income might make some hobbies I've been dreaming of for ages easier to attain (motorcycles/scuba diving).

You will be able to have a fruitful and fun social life, and you will be able to pursue some hobbies. But how much non-work time depends on which company you work for. Some companies require very long hours; others provide much more of a work-life balance.

Happily, if you go to a company and find that you don't have any time to do anything other than work, you work there for a while, gain the experience you need, and then can use that experience on your CV as you apply for jobs with companies that allow for more of a balance.

IMO, as soon as you get your job, maybe about 3 months in, once you're settled, start looking into pursuing one or both of those hobbies.

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