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Max & Maven · Season 1 · Part 3 of 5

Not Straight After Graduation.

Parts · 5 in this arc
  1. 1. I’m Taking the Paid Job.
  2. 2. One Project. Start to Finish.
  3. 3. Not Straight After Graduation.
  4. 4. That Wasn’t in the Plan.
  5. 5. Ask Me Again in August.

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Max & Maven — What I’m Choosing Next, Part 3: Not Straight After Graduation. Full transcript follows.
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Panel 1: Mom is at the table; Dad is on speakerphone. Maven: “I’m planning to work after I finish my degree. Not go straight to grad school.”

Panel 2: Dad: “I thought counseling was the plan.” Maven: “It still is. I’m changing the timing.”

Panel 3: Mom: “What kind of work would you look for?” Maven: “Paid roles I qualify for with my degree. I need to check the requirements.”

Panel 4: Maven: “I want the full costs and funding terms before I commit to a program.” Her working plan says: Next spring, program and funding review. The screen lists tuition and fees, financial aid, grants and scholarships, loan terms, program length and admission requirements.

Panel 5: Dad: “How will you keep ‘later’ from becoming ‘never’?” Maven: “I’ll review programs and funding next spring, before graduation.”

Panel 6: Maven: “I still want to be a counselor. I’m choosing when to take that next step.” She records next spring’s review.