Graduation
I feel like I should probably do some sort of commemorative entry about graduting from Albion. It kind of seems like the right thing to do.
I graduated summa cum laude in Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Theta Alpha Phi. By the numbers I was in the top 5% of my class, but honestly, it doesn't mean all that much. What I learned in my classes is so much more important than the grades I received. The experiences outside of class meant even more. People changed me. Albion changed me. I changed myself, and I'm proud of who I've become.
Albion helped me become more independent. Albion taught me how to give more of myself to others, and also how to stand up for myself. Albion showed me how to let the little things go. Albion brought me devastating disappointment sometimes, but also showed me that things always work out somehow. Albion taught me the importance of being a good listener. Albion showed me that communication is the most important thing in any relationship.
This past semester really has been a culmunation of the changing me. Like everything from the past four years (the random, the disappointing, the trying, the joyful, the hard work) all came together to create a more whole, more satisfied, more confident, happier me. I can't really explain it, but things really do come together sometimes. Beautifully, perfectly.
I'm really going to miss that place. I was a part of Albion, and I'll never feel the same way on campus again. I met some of my best friends at Albion. I learned so much about the world at Albion. I fell in love at Albion. Albion prepared me. Maybe not the same way as a highly specialized major would, but Albion prepared me as a whole person for life.
I'm ready. Ready to go to grad school. Ready to enter a career that I know I'll love and in which I know I can make a difference. Ready to explore a new city and meet new people. Ready to get some kittens or some sort of cute animals. Ready to fall even more in love. Ready to continue dynamically, consciously, and happily with my life.
Thank you, Albion. Thank you, everyone.
I graduated summa cum laude in Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Theta Alpha Phi. By the numbers I was in the top 5% of my class, but honestly, it doesn't mean all that much. What I learned in my classes is so much more important than the grades I received. The experiences outside of class meant even more. People changed me. Albion changed me. I changed myself, and I'm proud of who I've become.
Albion helped me become more independent. Albion taught me how to give more of myself to others, and also how to stand up for myself. Albion showed me how to let the little things go. Albion brought me devastating disappointment sometimes, but also showed me that things always work out somehow. Albion taught me the importance of being a good listener. Albion showed me that communication is the most important thing in any relationship.
This past semester really has been a culmunation of the changing me. Like everything from the past four years (the random, the disappointing, the trying, the joyful, the hard work) all came together to create a more whole, more satisfied, more confident, happier me. I can't really explain it, but things really do come together sometimes. Beautifully, perfectly.
I'm really going to miss that place. I was a part of Albion, and I'll never feel the same way on campus again. I met some of my best friends at Albion. I learned so much about the world at Albion. I fell in love at Albion. Albion prepared me. Maybe not the same way as a highly specialized major would, but Albion prepared me as a whole person for life.
I'm ready. Ready to go to grad school. Ready to enter a career that I know I'll love and in which I know I can make a difference. Ready to explore a new city and meet new people. Ready to get some kittens or some sort of cute animals. Ready to fall even more in love. Ready to continue dynamically, consciously, and happily with my life.
Thank you, Albion. Thank you, everyone.