Edit: I am a US Citizen

TL;DR: I'm 26 and graduated with a CS degree in April 2024, but family financial difficulties prevented me from fully focusing on pursuing software engineering. I'm currently unemployed after hundreds of job applications and only one unsuccessful interview process. I'm struggling with motivation, consistency, and feeling depressed about falling behind in life, especially since I want to become financially independent and move out with my girlfriend. I'm trying to rebuild my programming skills through personal projects using ChatGPT as a tutor rather than having it write code for me. I'm looking for realistic advice on whether to continue pursuing software engineering, focus on finding an IT job first, and how to get my career and life moving forward.

Title: Graduated with a CS degree in April 2024, still unemployed, and feeling stuck. What should I do?

I'm 26 years old and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science in April 2024.…