My undergrad life has officially ended.
I have attended both the Convocation ceremony
and the Grad Ball. I was actually quite nervous for Convocation. There was something
about getting my diploma that made me restless. I was not ready to close that
chapter of my life. For four years, I spent most of my days at JMSB either in
class or at the JMAS office. All this involvement made it really hard for me to
let go. When I put on my grad gown, I suddenly felt ready to move on. In that
split second, I grew up and was excited to walk through that newly opened door.
That feeling lasted until I was standing backstage, ready to walk across the
stage to shake hands with the university president, provost and the dean. All
that confidence jumped out of the window and I became nervous as hell. “What If
I trip? What if I look horrible on the TV screen? What if they mispronounce my
name?” But like my parents have taught me in all these years, I sucked it up
and went for it.
I thought all of this
would be a really exciting moment, but really all you do is walk, shake hands
and take a picture. All of that last 30 seconds and I was invited to go back to
me seat and sit for another 2 hours.
Grad ball on the other hand was way more entertaining.
Cocktail hour, dinner, open bar and dance floor with some of the greatest
people I’ve met. I wore a purple peplum dress, a gold statement necklace from BCBG
and my nude Miu Miu heels. I’m seriously going to miss being an university
student.
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| Diploma in hand - officially a Con U grad! |
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| Shameless selfie with my date A |
