I'm not sure if this has happened to anyone else, but after being in school for so long, I sometimes forget that it's actually ending soon. This happened to me last night, or rather it happened pretty constantly up until last night. Some time in the evening, it occurred to me that I better apply for graduation. This is something that is best done early, of course. But, I have spent so much time in the mindset that I was in a never-ending sequence of semesters that in some practical ways, I had forgotten about graduation.
This is my last semester, so I'll be officially graduating in August. You can probably imagine my shock and dismay when I saw that the deadline to apply for graduation had passed 4 days earlier. This was one of those heart-stopping moments we all have from time to time. Did I totally screw this one up? Would I have to wait until December to graduate??? That would have a huge impact on my life, academically and otherwise. Thankfully, I most likely won't have to wait. I had to pay a significant late fee, but I was still able to apply to graduate in the Summer 2014 semester. So, let that be a lesson to me to better anticipate and prepare for deadlines.
Oooh close call! Congratulations on graduating shortly. I feel like I have been in school forever as well. When it comes to graduate I dont know that I'll actually believe it But it will be sweet victory and something to check off my list. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI hear you there! It feels like the years are just flying by. It seemed like yesterday I was just coming into my freshman year and now college is almost over. People were right, college is the best four years of your life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely. Time passes by so quickly and it seems the journey to obtain my degree will never end. I'm glad you are graduating and were able to apply for graduation. Congrats!
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