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Real Life 101

Do you know what you want to do for the rest of your life? Have you thought about your dream job? Do you have any idea what it takes to get there? Not sure? Real Life 101 introduces you to real people doing real jobs. From doctors, lawyers and veterinarians to counselors, teachers and entertainers. Real Life 101 takes you on the job so you can see for yourself why these professionals love what they do. Learn about jobs you might not know even existed and the education it takes to put you in the right direction!

Blonde woman in a black blazer stands in front of a diploma on a white wall talking to someone off screen. Caption. For persons with disabilities.

2 chefs in white chef's jackets and hats stand at a counter. 1 holds a small dish in their hands while the other stirs something in a bowl. 4 other chefs stand in the background. Caption. Now we're gonna take some black pepper.

Side view of man wearing a collared shirt under a beige sweater squatting as he touches the door of a white vehicle that is not yet fully assembled. Caption with Darcy as narrator. Now, you were talking about paint.

Closeup of a young man with short, dark, curly hair wearing a yellow and black plaid shirt in front of a tan background. Caption. Do you think you could explain to us the process of writing?

Woman with curly blonde hair and a green shirt sings into a hanging microphone while looking at a paper on a music stand in a recording booth. A young man looks on in the background. Caption. Diamond earrings that make the woman who wears them.

Crowd of people walks along a partially shaded campus path with large trees and a flag along the side. A building appears in the background. Caption. Around about 35,000 of those students are undergraduate students.

Closeup of a woman with long dark hair wearing a white coat and a stethoscope around her neck as she sits and talks in an examination room. Caption. And then we watch the interviews with our faculty advisor.

Woman with brown curly hair wears a red collared shirt and sits in a beige chair in a small room, with a larger room with lots of tables and chairs visible through an open door. Caption. You're a career planner. How would you help me?