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[DavidM]

Just as an update after the summer, I finished up the internship with Booz and honestly had a blast. I'm sure that working with the company will be different from their 10-week internship, but the connections I made and the responsibilities I had were something I actually looked forward to every day. I really enjoyed the consulting world, and because of that I want to dive back in. So, I accepted a full-time offer with Booz Allen, back in their Alexandria location at a starting salary higher than I even asked for!

I made sure to negotiate a starting date much later than graduation, in order to have some decompression time between college and starting my career. So my question is what did you all do between the time of graduating and starting your job? What do you wish you had done?

Great news on the offer and salary! Nice going with the starting date, too.

I drove cross-country with my mom and visited national parks along the way. Took about 2-3 weeks doing that. It was a blast; something I wanted to do for quite a while since I like road trips. I wish I took more time to travel a bit more, but I didn't have the money.

I did something similar with a couple buddies, borrowed a minivan and took 4 weeks to loop the country.  We camped, stayed with family friends, etc., definitely recommend it.  Whatever you decide to do, don't get too tied to a plan/schedule...it'll probably be the last time, at least for a while, where you can call a major audible with basically no consequences.