We live in a world where the concept of tomorrow is such a certainty that obligations and responsibilities are often swept to the wayside to wait for another day – until we wake up four years later on the day of our college graduation.
Graduation is a time for celebration and remembrance: To celebrate the accomplishment of earning a college degree and remember the dreams of the freshman you used to be.
Every freshman has goals for their future, along with a fervent desire to achieve those goals. But college can be a slap in the face as students face the harsh reality of hours of studying with little or no sleep, balancing a full-time job with classes and pressure to be the best among their peers.
Many students are so focused on maintaining a high GPA or just being finished with school forever that they lose sight of the aspirations they had as freshman. College is a time to discover passions and acquire the knowledge necessary to be successful in life afterward — not memorize information like a robot only to forget it later.
The four (or five or six) years of college can quash many students’ spirits, and with finals still looming ahead many graduates may not even be able to celebrate this weekend. But when the last test is taken and there is nothing left to do but wait for that piece of paper in the mail, graduates are more than likely wondering what the next step in their life will be.
When you first arrived on the University of Idaho campus as a freshman, there was no telling what the future might hold and how your life would change. But now the future is here and it is time to approach the next phase in life with the same enthusiasm every college freshman has when they leave home for the first time.
Remember the passion and creativity of your first few months on campus because as a UI graduate you are now equipped with the knowledge and life skills you need to make those dreams a reality.
— EE