Approaching Graduation.. quickly!
I completely forgot that graduation was this weekend up til about a week ago. I know most people have countdowns with their graduations, but until today I had no idea what I was doing. I knew I was giving a speech, and I wrote it already and I have my outfit planned (Thanks to Sylvia, Ruben and Pam who bought it for me), but otherwise, I completely forgot. It all feels so surreal. Like something you thought about for so long, but never thought would come.
I'm feeling numb.. I know I'm going to Bard in a few weeks, and I just can't believe it. I went to the history department because I had some things to drop off and pick up, and then I asked about graduation and Scott, the sweetest man in the world gave me the lowdown on graduation as well as a peek at the program.
In the program, that's where I found out that I won two awards; one called the Crippen prize, awarded to an outstanding graduating senior in American history, and the Catharine Newbold Scholarship, which is awarded to an outstanding senior who will use their history degree in their future profession. I couldn't believe it. I don't have stage fright or anything, but the fact that it's all approaching so quickly and then Bard will approach faster than I know it, I look back on the last three years and think what have I done?
I didn't think I merited the awards because I thought that other people did better than me, but little did I know I actually had the highest cumulative average in the entire department. I always thought that people did better than me, but I worked hard because I was so anal about perfect scores and rounded numbers; none of that + or - stuff, I just wanted an A. LOL
Well, as I pack up my stuff, I can say goodbye to this place, and say hello to Bard. I realize now how much more involved I should've been, although I think I did quite a bit this year.
I'm feeling numb.. I know I'm going to Bard in a few weeks, and I just can't believe it. I went to the history department because I had some things to drop off and pick up, and then I asked about graduation and Scott, the sweetest man in the world gave me the lowdown on graduation as well as a peek at the program.
In the program, that's where I found out that I won two awards; one called the Crippen prize, awarded to an outstanding graduating senior in American history, and the Catharine Newbold Scholarship, which is awarded to an outstanding senior who will use their history degree in their future profession. I couldn't believe it. I don't have stage fright or anything, but the fact that it's all approaching so quickly and then Bard will approach faster than I know it, I look back on the last three years and think what have I done?
I didn't think I merited the awards because I thought that other people did better than me, but little did I know I actually had the highest cumulative average in the entire department. I always thought that people did better than me, but I worked hard because I was so anal about perfect scores and rounded numbers; none of that + or - stuff, I just wanted an A. LOL
Well, as I pack up my stuff, I can say goodbye to this place, and say hello to Bard. I realize now how much more involved I should've been, although I think I did quite a bit this year.