Written by Jade Attard
With graduation season upon us, all the nostalgic feelings are brought up for graduates as they look back at the years that have led them to the end of their educational journey.
It’s not hard to see why many people say that the best time of their life was at University. These are special years, dedicated to making memories, forming life-long friendships and learning how to finish off accumulated assignments in a considerably short amount of time. More importantly, it’s a time of personal growth and self-discovery.
With that said, graduation isn’t just a time to look back – it’s also a time to look forward.
Anticipating the times ahead…
For many, graduation marks the beginning of adulthood in its purest form, where endless responsibilities, important decisions, and reality checks are thrown your way. As problematic as this may seem, it’s what a lot of people go through and, what they all have to deal with.
Being a committed student may feel tiring at times, especially if you’ve been in school your whole life. However, getting to the point of graduation might finally make you realise that, though demanding and challenging, the student life can act as a safety net. It offers a solid routine, a boundary of continuous timeframes to stick to and most of all, a general idea of the near future as it will always be linked to school in some way or another.
The world beyond university awaits!
Going out into the big world and trying to make it on your own is a completely different thing. It can feel terrifying and nerve-wracking to handle all this independence life throws at you and, more than that, deal with it efficiently in a way that feels like you’ve truly made something out of your life.
Nonetheless, there’s no better way to deal with it than to actually leap wholeheartedly into the unknown, take a risk and own your newfound freedom.
As for any student who has yet to graduate; hang in there! Whether you’re years away from graduating or whether you’ve had to wait longer and are going to try and get better results next year, your time will come too. Nothing worth having comes easy.