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17 Things You Say To Yourself Before & During University Commencement

Graduating is such a wonderful time... unless the commencement speaker calls you by the wrong name.

Alyssa Miller

Jul 01, 2019

Eastern Michigan University

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Commencement ceremonies for university and college graduations occurred during April and May this year. I graduated with my bachelor's of science from Eastern Michigan University this April. I know that I thought of all of these things during the course of my commencement ceremony; I am sure you did too.

1. Should I walk at commencement?

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It's so expensive to buy the robe and tickets. Do I even want to go wait for two hours to hear them mispronounce my name?

2. Of course I am walking!

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This is a once in a lifetime experience! What was a thinking? My mom would be so mad.

3. Where can I find information on commencement?

Are they going to email me? Should I look it up online? Will they call? When will I know? Mom keeps asking for the date and time.

4. I only get SIX tickets?!

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My mom is going to be so mad! We can only invite a few people now. Who in my family is going to be pissed at her now?

5. I wonder if I have enough in the bank to buy this robe.

Graduation robes are expensive! EMU's undergraduate robes cost $49.95! It would take me over five hours to make that much money at work!

6. Maybe I could ask mom to buy the robe for me?

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7. Where even is the ticket office?

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8. (Day of) I hope I don't trip in my heels!

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It would be so embarrassing to do that in front of all of my peers!

9. (Day of) Where is my family? I can't find them in this crowd!

10. (Day of) How much did they pay this guy to talk to us?

EMU is in debt and yet we hire a CEO to speak to our graduating class. I am glad it is someone kind of important; I am hoping he isn't boring!

11. (Day of) crossing fingers Please pronounce my name correctly.

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I wrote the phonetic spelling down for you. I have the easiest last name in the world. You have said my first name correctly like five times now.

12. (Day of) This is my moment. Don't forget to smile!

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13. These heels were a bad idea!

I have such a far distance I have too walk!

14. (Day of) He said my name wrong!

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I GAVE HIM THE PHONETIC SPELLING! HOW COULD HE GET IT WRONG?

15. Well that was a long ceremony for doing things for two minutes.

I'm exhausted and bored. Don't get me wrong... I am proud of myself but I have been here for three hours and woke up at 6 AM! When will this thing end?

16. I didn't even get my real diploma!

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I wonder when I will receive it?

17. I'm hungry! Let's go get food before the traffic hits!

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While it may not seem like it, I was proud to attend my commencement ceremony; however, I was even more excited to eat Italian food and take off my heels afterward.

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Graduating is such a wonderful time... unless the commencement speaker calls you by the wrong name.

1. Should I walk at commencement?

2. Of course I am walking!

3. Where can I find information on commencement?

4. I only get SIX tickets?!

5. I wonder if I have enough in the bank to buy this robe.

6. Maybe I could ask mom to buy the robe for me?

7. Where even is the ticket office?

8. (Day of) I hope I don't trip in my heels!

9. (Day of) Where is my family? I can't find them in this crowd!

10. (Day of) How much did they pay this guy to talk to us?

11. (Day of) *crossing fingers* Please pronounce my name correctly.

12. (Day of) This is my moment. Don't forget to smile!

13. These heels were a bad idea!

14. (Day of) He said my name wrong!

15. Well that was a long ceremony for doing things for two minutes.

16. I didn't even get my real diploma!

17. I'm hungry! Let's go get food before the traffic hits!

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Phase One: The “I got this” phase

Phase Two: The “I have time” phase

Phase Three: The uncontrollable sobbing phase

Phase Four: The “help me, I've fallen and I can't get up” phase

Phase Five: The rejoicing phase

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Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

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6. "I should call my smart friend about this."

7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

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You don't have time to be timid. You must be bold and daring. — Lumière

11. (Day of) crossing fingers Please pronounce my name correctly.

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