Sunday 7 July 2013

The Sunday Post: The One Where I Graduate



On Thursday the 4th of July, I officially left the world of education and graduated in sunny Reading. Earlier in the week I posted a What I Wore, which you can take a gander at, I was really pleased with my last minute grad dress purchase, what do you think? I also finally got my hair cut and spruced up for the occasion, and my oh my does it feel and look ten times better than the scraggly mop it was before.

The weather held out, Pimm's were to be had, and it felt strange that three years at University had come and gone so fast. I've now got the daunting prospect of actually living my life, no more hiding in the education system, it's time to figure out what I want and do the things that have been on my bucket list without excuses of coursework to put me off. I do feel ready to start a career, I feel like this blog has opened up my eyes to a path I do want to take and I'm already taking baby steps to achieve it. 



The ceremony was actually quite quick but whilst I was waiting to walk up to the podium, shake hands with the chancellor and collect my certificate all I could think about was tripping in my heels, thankfully I didn't, but I was left with some nasty blisters...

I was chatting with lot's of my friends from my course and some are taking the year off to just laze, or go travelling, or you know think about what the hell is their next move in life. Some have already landed jobs, some, like me, are making their way with internships and trying to put their name out there ready for the world to sit up and listen. 

Have any of you ever had the 'Oh God, I'm getting SO old, and I have so much I want to do' moment? Yeah, I'm having a little bit of that right now, which seems silly as I know I'm twenty one but I swear yesterday I was only sixteen, going to house parties and starting sixth form?!

I'm just happy I did it, University isn't always the best option for everyone and I did struggle a lot at times but I've done it and I'm proud of myself, and excited to see what happens next...
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24 comments:

  1. relating to so much in this post! feeling the, oh my god I'm getting so old and I have to so much I want to do constantly at the moment! I'm going to hold on to it to make sure I don't forget xx

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  2. Huge congratulations on graduating lovely lady, it's such a big achievement! <3 xo

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  3. At least I'm not alone in that! I know what you mean, trying to jot down everything so I remember the good times :) x

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  4. Thank you Jennie :), I absolutely love your blog btw! x

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  5. Sophie Blumenthal7 July 2013 at 07:30

    You look gorgeous, love the dress! Congratulations and you went to uni in Reading, ooh I'm from there!


    Sophierosehearts x

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  6. Stephanie Usher7 July 2013 at 07:48

    Congratulations!

    http://missstephanieusher.blogspot.co.uk/

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  7. Haha no waaay, I literally graduated in exactly the same ceremony as you!! I had no idea you went to Reading!! X

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  8. Thank you :) and really?! Small world :) x

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  9. Thank you Stephanie :) x

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  10. Whaaaat really?! Did you do English Lit too? x

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  11. Congratulations! I've finished Uni just too, after a 4 year degree but my ceremony isn't until November..



    I'm now eager to start my career now but having to work a normal job to save a little so I have something behind to apply for bigger jobs in bigger cities (I want to get into journalism too) . It's a tough cookie to crumble but looking forward to trying :)



    Rachel x



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  12. Aw wow that's a long wait! Good luck with it all, I know it's going to be tough! x

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  13. I actually did English Lit in my first year, but I graduated in Graphic Comms on Thursday :) x

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  14. Ah well done :) small world! x

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  15. Thanks, and congratulations to you too :) x

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  16. Congrats, wait to go girl! Can't wait till I graduate :/ Love your outfit btw.
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  17. Sara - studs on saturday8 July 2013 at 01:51

    congratulations Lauren! you look so happy in these pictures, good luck with the internship x
    studs-on-saturday.blogspot.co.uk

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  18. Congratulations, you look so pleased, relived and beautiful in your dress! Gorgeous hair too! Enjoyed chatting to you in the #lbloggers chat on Sunday!


    Kylie - lazy2lovely@blogspot.co.uk

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  19. Thank you :) x

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  20. I was happy :) and thank you! x

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  21. Thanks Kylie, it was a mixture of emotions!xx

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  22. Great pics! Your hair looks amazing x

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  23. Congratulations Lauren! I graduated last year in Canterbury Cathedral and I also spent the entire ceremony before my name was called stressing about tripping up the steps or down the ramp. Welcome to the big bad world! x

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  24. crumpetsandteauk15 July 2013 at 02:25

    I'm graduating this Wednesday so I definitely share the "when did I get so old?!" feelings! Congratulations!! xx

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