Today was the commencement ceremony of the school. I know several people that graduated today. I decided to support them. I also attended the practice ceremony yesterday. Also, I figured seeing the ceremony live would inspire me to stick it out for the last 7 months I have left before I get my Bachelor's Degree.
It was quite interesting. The first school to give out degrees was the School of Computing. If no females are graduating from the Computer Science department in December, I will end up being the only female from the School to graduate. After all the Bachelor's Degrees were awarded, the Master's Degrees were awarded.
I am seriously thinking of getting a Master's Degree now. The older lady that sat next to me at the ceremony (I sat alone) asked if I was a teacher. I told her I was a student. She thought I was pursuing my Master's. I told her just my Bachelor's in December, but I had thought of getting a Master's Degree. She doesn't even know me, but told me I could do it. I have several people in the School of Computing that have told me to go for it. So, now my thing is where to go, when to go, and in what subject.
The sweetest thing at the ceremony was when Dr. William J. Daugherty, on of the Criminal Justice, Social and Political Science professors, was asked to come forward on the stage and present his wife, Susan, with her Master's degree cloak, instead of the school president. I just thought that was so beautiful and they were lucky to even do that. You see, Dr. Daugherty was one of the Iranian Hostages back in 1979. That had to be a special moment for them.
I'm in a melancholy mood at the moment. I have such a wide, promising future in front of me; I'm scared to hell. I'm not sure what to do. I just feel so alone.
[♪ Listening to: "Breakaway" - Kelly Clarkson]
Posted by Shawn at May 5, 2007 4:33 PM in Schooling.
