I left home at 19 with $1000 in my pocket. Threw myself to the wolves. Best thing I ever did because it FORCED me to grow the fuck up and be responsible.

So that is where you went wrong and why you got a supercharger instead of a turbo. It is all becoming clear to me now.

I hace had my own apartment but due to circumstances outside my control I moved back to my mom's house . also I am employeed I have 7+ years part time working fl my dad's various franchises and almost a year of being a student researcher / junior sysadmin / help desk support for a research institute on campus .

So does that pay enough for you to get an appartment till you find something better?

yeah i should have done something like that. fuck!

It wasn't easy. Lot's of hungry nights, but I would do it all over again just to get another Supercharger to piss off @King Tut LMMFAOOOOOO

Maybe with room mates I can find a temp place that , but money is tight . I'm just nervous about finding a job and being on my own again with no friends , contacts , etc..

look up sevone and pm me. we're always looking for people to hire lately. and if you dont mind relocating, i just moved to delaware from ny and am loving it.

So find a roommate or someone to live with and stay where you are comfortable until you find the right time or job to leave for.

Get an internship now if possible, and i mean really try to get one if you don't already do. After you graduate try and work for 2-3 years just to have the "exp" and if you decide you want to stop working and travel the world for a while then you will still be plenty young enough. CompSci is a great degree, i wish i had the brains for it. Good luck out there!

Million times this. A lot of places won't hire without industry experience, and in order to get industry experience, you have to have worked in the industry. It's harder to find a job otherwise.

Don't fret too much. You still have options, and are still in a good position to make out find. Worst case, go back and go for grad school, teach, and end up in academia.

This is from a University Employee going through a CS degree while working. Tons of friends who interned and got a job after graduation. Also have friends who didn't and managed to snag something. I also have bartender friends with CS degrees.

So do you want a job now or do you want to travel now? When you're starting out and broke you likely won't have time or money to travel until you're established.

How's your English? Many people teach English abroad when they want to travel but don't really have the means.

I jumped straight into work, and while I do fairly well for myself I have not had the chance to do anywhere near the amount of traveling I had hoped (I'm now 33). Things tie you down much much quicker than you'd imagine, debt, mortgage/rent, job, GF, other responsibilities. If you have to chance to be free, then I would do that for a while. The working world will be waiting for you when you get back, if you ever come back.

As far as the internship goes I wouldn't mind getting one , and I believe it helps that I have some experience with my job on campus doing IT work for one of the research institutes. I would love to travel but unfortunately funds aren't available.

On the good side I should be hearing soon about the results from my first interview with USAA , but if that doesn't continue then I need to start finding a payed internship of job...

If you want to stay in state go Austin.

If you want to be adventurous go Denver, Seattle/Portland, or Raleigh NC, these places are good for young people trying to get established.

For me if Denver does not work out, I'll go Austin, if you don't believe me just google top ten growing cities/jobs/economy and see for yourself. ^^