“I See Myself In A Trash Can”

Where will Stuy students be in 10 years? Some say medical school. Others say homeless. And some just say “sleeping.”

“In 10 years, I’m still going to be doing my AutoCAD project.” —Christine Yan, junior

“I want to be a doctor, so I’d probably be doing a residency.” —Sasha Wald, junior

“At 26, I see myself hopefully in Grad School. If that doesn’t work out, hopefully I’ve at least graduated college. Maybe I’ll be doing some work in the environmental science or computer science fields, or best best case scenario a combination of both. Oh, and hopefully I’ll be living in Colorado. Which is the stupidest thing ever.” —Jenny Liu, sophomore

“In 10 years, I might finally be sleeping.” —Naomi Sacks, sophomore

“In the garbage can, man.” —Angel Xie, sophomore

“I’m gonna finally kiss Ronaldo.” —Subhan Chahal, junior

“Teaching, here at Stuy[vesant]. It’s what I love doing.” —Joseph Stern, math teacher

“Hopefully making money and not regretting high school. Or just married to someone rich—that’s okay, too. Just kidding.” —Jennifer Ji, sophomore

“Homeless. If I’m lucky, a nice park bench.” —Ethan Lam, sophomore

“I will be in Switzerland [and] would’ve left the U.S. five years before. Get a log cabin in the middle of the woods surrounded by nature, and live in peace as a lumberjack.” —Andrew Jiang, junior

“Hopefully employed and living my best life. Making up for all the sleep I lost.” —Jason Xiong, junior

“I will be here.” —Mary McGregor, librarian

“Involved in something with research and science, trying to pay off college debt.” —Keara O’Donnell, freshman

“I see myself in a trash can.” —Saadat Meer, sophomore

“I hope by then, I won’t still be living with my parents. Not because I don’t like them, but I don’t want to keep spending their money. It makes me feel bad, so I want to stand on my own as soon as I can.” ––Sabrina Chen, sophomore

“I’ll be working [either] in some random entertainment corporation as an animator or in a high tech corporation like Google.” —Chris Chen, junior

“I see myself in medical school because I really want to pursue a career in the medical field. I really like helping people, and by becoming a doctor I think I have that chance to provide people with this help.” —Manahil Kashif, sophomore

“Volunteering at community centers and picking up stray cats.” —Selene Wang, senior

“I see myself hopefully in a stable relationship and a stable job.” —Jessica Kwok, junior

“I see myself with a dog and a job in New York City. Probably in an apartment somewhere.” —Hana Kim, senior

“I see myself hopefully doing research for the Federal Bank of New York.” —Xi Lu, senior

“I’ll be 27 […] and think I’ll be chilling with my cats in an apartment of my own.” —Veronica Fuentes, junior

“I see myself drowning in debt.” —Selina Dai, junior