I got offered a career in my senior year of college...Help

In Texas, the position of Librarian has a substantial pay increase above teaching. You should consider it. Its just an interview. Never turn down opportunities without checking them out . Could be great resume material. 😉

First, well done to you. I think once the butterflies settle, if you don't have a firm time line in which you have to reply, why not take any time you could find to consult your professors or those whose opinion you value and ask for feedback? It can be a little overwhelming....it's certainly exciting.

What do you want for a career? If you don't complete your degree the odds are you may never do so and find yourself pretty much locked into a career as a school librarian. Nothing wrong with that if you would be happy with that. A major in writing and a minor in communications suggests you may want more. If the dream is to be a writer, then school librarian with summers off is a pretty good day job to live on while you do your writing and no degree is required to be an author. If your dream is more of a career in mass communications, better get the degree.

I faced a somewhat similar dilemma coming out of high school. I was headed for a journalism degree. I already had been writing for several local newspapers for 3 years. The publisher of one weekly offered me full-time employment and the promise of inheriting a portion of the paper and essentially being mentored to replace him as editor. I had much loftier visions of a journalistic career, turned him down, and got my degree. Given that print journalism already was headed downhill due to TV coverage and continual print mergers and the Internet was waiting to further kill it, and that weekly newspapers were headed to extinction, it was sort of a lose-lose choice in retrospect. But the degree did give me an opportunity to segue into the corporate communications field with a rising non-profit health care company, and a very satisfying and rewarding 40-year career.

I would discuss your desire to finish college with the principal who contacted you. Find out whether he will allow you the time to finish your degree before starting with him.

Jobs for librarians are VERY hard to find.

If you can complete your coursework and do the job too without difficulty, then do that. Sounds like a great opportunity. Definitely worth an interview at the least.

Personally, I would jump at the opportunity. It's a great job with benefits and lots of time off. But I don't know what you're looking for.

asking on SW is a bit odd. But, in these days, a bird in the hand is worth so many in the bush. Today people don't plan for a life long job, so if you take it, you have no obligation to stay. I assume the job would be full time after graduation, or did I misread this?

I would accept it as long as it doesn’t interfere with school. The principal must feel you are qualified to offer you the job

i'd jump at it. you can always go back to school to finish your degree but this opportunity might not come your way again

Take the interview as that's all it is at the moment.

At that make your position clear that you want to complete your degree. Think about what that means, max hours you could work there, flexibility to allow you to complete your studies etc

As I say to my kids and others never turn down an interview you only have to actually make a decision if they offer you the job

It must be a private school?