I’m graduating tomorrow. For real.
It’s something that my family and I looked forward to for years. For one, I am the first graduate of my immediate clan. The fact that I’m graduating from UP is another big chocolate chip on the cake (I’m supposed to type in cherry but I don’t eat cherries). The other fact that I’m graduating on time is another big chocolate chip on the cake. Maybe I should put in I’m graduating from political science – a mini chocolate chip.
Sometimes I feel like this isn’t real. During my thesis weeks I somewhat imagined myself failing, and become a disappointment. I don’t want to fail but I kept thinking ‘what if?’.
I never declared that I’m graduating until I got my clearance form. That form means that my name is on the official list of graduates, and that I passed all my subjects. Having it signed was a breeze, though it didn’t seem real. Again.
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