My graduation experience



Andiswa Dlokolos Graduation



To me graduation is supposed to be about getting your qualification and hitting the road. But that is not the case. There is a lot that goes into you getting that certificate. It is called the Graduation Ceremony.

For some reason students who are waiting to graduate make a big deal of this ceremony. I didn’t understand why and so I didn’t. I didn’t see the point of shopping for a new dress and shoes and so I didn’t. I didn’t understand the big hype about it at all.

The morning of the graduation ceremony I wondered why I was not feeling excited like the rest of the people I was to graduate with. The Ceremony itself was way too boring for me. I felt like I was sitting at a funeral. Kept dozing off when the guest speaker was speaking.  Not to mention when students were being called to get their qualifications.

I only started feeling something when it was my turn to and waiting to go on stage. I felt good because I was finally going to get the qualification I was working for.

Waking up extra early and sitting through that dreadful and boring ceremony was all worth it after all.