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Hmm. Well, I know this isn't the sort of job you want, but it IS a job so... I will again offer to put you in contact with my friend at TNI. It's a call center job, tech support. Not a lot of fun, but it would be mostly people your age and there's health insurance for FT employees. It doesn't pay a lot to start, but you'd get a raise every 6 months or so.

I know it's not in your field, but honestly, I don't know many people who actually end up getting jobs in their "field" especially within the first five years after graduating. I mean, I have a degree in English (yes, useless) and I run the website for the English department. I *run the website*. I can tell you, I didn't learn html and css in my lit classes :/

Grad school might seem like a good option, but it's hard to get into. Not discouraging you, but depending on the program, it can be very competitive. I applied three times and only got into one program. And that was social work, and I ended up having to take out another $10k in student loans, and that was with a half tuition scholarship. So it might seem like a good option, but there are definitely drawbacks.

Keep applying at UT. Apply for every job you seem even remotely qualified for, even if you think you'd hate it or it's not what you want, because once you get IN at UT, you can easily transfer to other positions within the system in other departments that you'd actually like.

Anyway, that's my advice. I didn't have a real job until almost four years after college, and my real jobs have both been admin positions. I had a 3.6 at one of the best Universities in the country and a 3.8 in my major. I speak two foreign languages and have a year's worth of social work internships and two years of national service under my belt. And I am an admin. So yes, the real world isn't awesome and it doesn't always recognize your accomplishments, but you know... we're also in a global recession. Unemployment nationally is almost 7% and underemployment is over 12%. Everyone is struggling and I think that at this point, you should worry less about getting a job worthy of your qualifications and just getting *anything*.

Also, there are several 24/7 restaurants here that would probably be happy to hire an experienced server. Magnolia, Kerby, Maudi's...