Troubles I Cannot Control

In my master's program, from the time I have applied to now, there's been quite a few conflicts obstructing my journey to my (foreign) homeland.

First, I found out that there were no Business internships secured this year. I can live with that, because I still have the opportunity to live and work abroad, even if I'm not working in a business role.

Second, I found that I absolutely NEED my diploma, in order to move on with the visa process. I am THISCLOSE to getting my diploma. I might have to wait for it until next week. I thought I didn't have to worry anymore after this.

Finally, today, one of my classmates notified me that a couple of our classmates had been REJECTED and could not obtain their work visas. This worries me because I applied for the same companies (or similar ones). The rationale behind this was, "You're too young and inexperienced." What the fork, mate?! The thing is, one of the gals who were rejected already had LOTS of experience in the field of teaching kids...if she was rejected, what does that mean for the rest of us? In addition, I'm Asian - I KNOW for a fact that Asians have prejudice against their own kind for certain issues.

I don't quite like the "on-the-surface" face thing. The diploma is a paper that does not PROVE I graduated (since these can be easily manipulated) - a transcript would make better proof of having graduated from a university. As for the visa, we'll have to see, with time, which patterns emerge from the acceptances and rejections.

What can I do right now? I can only wait it out, or seek my own fortunes...

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