So last year i finished my first degree in Criminology and Law (BA) and went on to do a postgraduate degree (International Criminology[MA])

It finishes in a couple of months and then up until September i have my 12000 dissertation to do.

So i started looking for jobs. The problem is - i don't think i can do them. I mean i go to one lecture a day (only 3 days a week) and i am tired beyond belief - how could i ever manage to hold down a full time job - i had all these plans and little by little i have been culling the ones that seem as though they are not for me but now i am not sure where to head.

One of the guys in my class the other day was chatting with me and we got onto the subject of jobs and he said that i was the most intelligent person in my class - he knows and understands my problems but he said that if i couldn't get the job i want then the chances of anyone else would be slim - he said that i deserved it because of my intelligence and commitment but i just don't know how to go about it.

i wanted to do research for the government in crime etc etc but i don't even know that i can do that - i had always intended to go for a PhD but i need money and i am mentally tired of constant education - i am just so lost - how do i cope?

My partner says he would manage for both of us but the reality is that he only just earns enough for himself - i have to work and i want to do what i am good at but everything just looks so bleak ... maybe i am just having one of those days where i am feeling sorry for myself but i just don't know what else to do - i am intelligent and i have a lot to give but i just can't and i know it sounds naive but it is just so unfair!