I Finally Graduated!

It’s finally official, y’all! A little over a week ago, I *virtually* graduated from college!

That’s right. Eleven semesters later, I’m officially a college graduate! It’s so crazy to think five years ago I was just starting out and had little idea of what I was getting myself into, nor knew where life was gonna take me. After all the assignments, projects, quizzes and exams which felt endless (I’m thankful for coffee and Quizlet to help me get through all that), I now have a Bachelor’s degree! Now I have something new to put on my resume and LinkedIn profile! Even though it’s been a little over a week, it still hasn’t really sunk in yet. I’m sure once mid-January comes around it will feel weird not going back for classes, especially since I have a lot of friends who still have a few semesters left. On the bright side, I don’t have to worry about looking at another syllabus ever again! Nothing stressed me out in college the way syllabus deadlines did 🤣

In all seriousness though, I’m SO thankful I got to attend Kent State and be a part of one of the best fashion programs in the world, and I will forever be honored and grateful to be a Flash! I never would have imagined or hoped for my graduation to take place during a global pandemic, but I couldn’t of asked for a better college experience. I have so many memories and moments from these last few years that will always make me smile, and now I look forward to taking everything I learned, both in my studies and about myself, as I continue to pursue the dreams and visions God has blessed me with.

On a side note, even though I didn’t get to walk the stage for commencement, I had a really cool opportunity to meet Todd Diacon, the president of Kent State University! It was SO random, y’all. I was taking my grad pictures back in November in front of the School of Fashion with my roommate Katie, my photographer. Todd was inside the building filming his speech for graduation when he noticed me outside. He asked his assistant to see if I’d be interested in getting a picture with him, and of course I said yes! Don’t worry, we both wore our masks 😷 He was so cool, and we even got to toss our caps together! It was such a cool moment from my last semester in college that I will never forget! I just hope I wasn’t too awkward around him considering that he basically is a celebrity here at Kent 😂

Katie, who’s a creative GENIUS, took all of my graduation photos and they turned out to be so amazing! I could barely decide which ones to post since there were so many that I liked, so I put them in a little slideshow for y’all to check out!

Any Kent State alumni or college graduates reading this? Got any advice for life post-college? I could definitely use some 😊 Comment below anything you want to share!

My white chenille sweater dress is from Red Dress, an Athens, GA-based boutique. The dress also comes in mauve pink! And the off-the-shoulder grey dress I also wore is from BCBGMAXAZRIA. This dress I’ve had a little longer, so it’s unfortunately no longer available. I did link a few similar dresses below!

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