A New Beginning
May 22nd, 2008
I officially graduated from Ithaca College on May 18th, 2008 with a B.A. degree in Computer Science. Let me tell you, it feels really good to know that there won’t be any more homework, lectures, or exams in my life any time soon. I evolved a lot during my college career, developing my skills and figuring out new ways to deal with life in the “real world” (as if there is such a place). Some of this came out of my classes, but a lot of it I sort of figured out on my own—both in and out of the collegiate environment. Kind of makes me wonder if all that tuition was worth it, especially since the degree itself isn’t very meaningful to my current freelance work. I suppose a lot of the pain remains to be felt since I have a few months before the my student loan bills start showing up. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy I went to college here, and it was a good four years, but I’m even happier to finally just be done with it all.
The ceremony itself wasn’t anything special. Pretty boring actually, though much less drawn-out than my high school graduation, which was appreciated. Our commencement speaker was Alan Page, former professional football player and Minnesota supreme court justice. His speech was alright—the typical “you can do anything if you set your mind to it” message sprinkled between self-praise and IC-loving (at least that’s what I got out of it, I had only slept a few hours and was drawing during most of the ceremony, so I only caught bits and pieces). My favorite part, though, was when our student body president compared our college experience to womens’ underwear, which seems about right on more than one level.
I was one of only about three people to actually throw their hats.
The faculty and graduate students looked like wizards.
My school gave out commencement bling.