I have talked a lot about graduating in the last months. I have technically finished classes at this point, and I’m in the thick of writing final papers and packing.
…and, I don’t have a good ending story for college. No elevator pitch. No pithy commentary.
College was a time of self-discovery, but honestly. Call the papers: Teenager Attends University, Has Revelations About Self? Hardly. This is not news, this is the default.
On June 6th, I’ll trade Evanston for Oakland, and on June 21st, I’ll be officially graduated.
and…that is all.
I think I’ll have more stories later. After all, my department’s building did have a Room of Requirement, I did find the original blueprints to NU, and I have lived with an extraordinary group of people.
But for now? I am turning in final papers and packing and registering for grad school classes. It feels a bit like finally picking up that book all of your social circle has been exclaiming over for months, and finding out that yes, it does have Those Characters, and yes they do Those Things, but it’s somewhat less exciting if everyone you know has already exclaimed it at you five times.
Congratulations and have a safe move!
Congratulations and welcome to the California Bay Area (I live in Santa Clara next door to San Jose). I’m a grey board who entered university live in 1979. I didn’t have to worry too much about how I would pay for my education since working part time plus some parental assistance covered the costs. Hopefully you’re not saddled with the huge debt that has become the norm for a college education.