a dream come true; it is an accomplishment, a milestone. While our brains are still busy thinking about finals, the graduates hear their approaching future in ticking clocks hanging on the walls of quiet libraries and in the whispers of scattered students saying “I can’t believe it’s almost over.”
Undoubtedly, graduation is a beautiful time in a student’s life. However, the reality is that there are some graduates who still
don’t have the next ten years planned out— let alone the next month.
The general consensus is that getting a degree doesn’t mean you walk out of school and walk into the job of a
lifetime. As a result, fear is a common emotion that comes with such a big transition in life.
Kaleena Waters, while eager to graduate, said “I honestly have mixed feelings. I am very excited because it is a huge accomplishment, yet I am very scared at the same time because I am used to this ‘schedule’ of always being in school and having classes. But after graduation, it’s like, well— now what?”
Luckily, through hours of research experience, there is always access to useful information on the
internet. The Adventurous 500 provides some great advice in “10 Things To Do After Graduating College,” like writing down a few
defined short-term and long-term goals to keep up momentum and reminding us that sometimes failure is inevitable. Although graduating doesn’t guarantee a job right away, there is comfort in having been equipped with the tools to succeed. The proof of this hangs on the walls of every doctor and lawyer in business: diplomas.
While Waters does eventually want to return to school after graduating from the University, she is adamant about graduating and
gaining work experience. “I do want to spend some time out in the working field, gaining the experience that I need
to continue to prosper. I also have personal goals that I want to accomplish for my own satisfaction. By not being in school, I’ll have more time for that.”
As for Giovanni Gonzalez, also a soon-to-be graduate, said “I plan on staying at my current job so that I can eventually move into my own place. For now, I’m just going to chill and take it easy,” he said. “I am still too young to go into the corporate world, but I plan on pursuing a career with my information and technology degree in a couple of years.”
Soon there will be a diploma in the palm of every graduates’ hand; they will march to their seats while the most classic graduation
song of all time, “Pomp and Circumstance,” plays in the background.They will sit and listen to the speeches and walk across the stage to shake the hands of the professors that helped shape them into the scholars they are today. Graduates of 2012, revel in the moment; accept the praises and smile for the picture because this will be a moment to remember.
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