At some point in your lifetime, you have probably attended a graduation ceremony of some sort: Kindergarten, middle school, high school, or college. At the longer ones, maybe high school or college, there were probably some things that took place the made you question what was going on. So no matter if you are the graduate, in the audience, or providing the music, here are 10 thoughts that go through ones' head at a commencement ceremony.
1. "How many people are graduating?"
The graduates start filing in; they keep coming and coming and coming. There are so many of them that when you look out into the sea of people, you only see graduation caps and gowns?
2. "What does this speech have to do with anything?"
The speeches are great and all, but sometimes it is super easy to get distracted and lost amid all the speeches. Good luck trying to stay awake through them all!
3. "What am I going to do with my life?"
Congratulations! You worked hard, studied (haha), and now you have a diploma. So what are you going to do with it? Good luck in the real world!
4. "I don't know half of these people."
You have your group of close friends, then you have the groups of people with whom you had class, then the ones that you casually saw once in a while around campus....and then everyone else.
5. "I didn't realize our dean was that old."
You saw him or her once or twice in your four (plus) years on campus, but you didn't realize that they were the dean. They are pretty cute, though.
6. "I'm hungry."
If you were the graduate, your call time was super early. If you are attending the graduation, you probably had to arrive early to get the good seats at try to save some too! This ceremony isn't going to be quick and you are going to get hungry.
7. "I wonder where my family is sitting."
You're the graduate and you look up into the stands to see if you even have a shot at finding your family. Talk about a needle in a haystack!
8. "I hope my family doesn't do something embarrassing when they call my name."
It is finally your turn to walk at graduation.....but you are terrified that your family is going to do something embarrassing. You're praying that they don't, but you just never quite know what they are going to do.
9. "I hate 'Pomp and Circumstance.'"
Everyone hates this song. If there is a person in the world that truly likes this song, get their autograph and take a selfie with them. This song is the ban of graduation's existence.
10. "Freedom!!!!"
YOU DID IT!! Congratulations! Enjoy your day!
