Graduation Essay

continue his education. Baseball is a big part of Adam’s life so I am sure our family will be simultaneously celebrating my accomplishments as well as his in terms of him signing to a school. After leaving Case I plan on going to medical school so on graduation date I will most likely know where I will spending the next four years of my life working towards achieving my goal of becoming a pediatrician. Unfortunately I don’t know what else will change in not just my life but in the life of…

didn’t see a single job offer for a marine biologist. What she did see was a high demand for nurses. Julie changed her major to nursing. At that time Julie’s graduating class was the first to earn a 4-year bachelor’s degree at South Alabama. After graduation, my grandma got a job at the hospital and she told me that it only paid $4.84. My grandpa was upset because he told me grandma that the cashiers at Winn-Dixie were making 8$ an hour and she should have just been a cashier. Julie worked for a…

Bri Pinkston Holland 5A Honors English III 19 February 2016 Prom Experience “Senior prom is a big deal because it’s your last big dance together before everybody goes to college,” Lindsey McMahon, a senior at Vestavia Hills High School, tells Vollers. “It’s like your last hurrah.” For many, prom is known as an American rite of passage. It’s supposed to be the best night of your life. But for others, the night falls short of all the build up. Prom is a memorable high school experience, but it’s…

lives. He encourages them to pursue their dreams, and do what makes them happy, even if what makes you happy does not always go according to plan. “I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation,” Jobs starts off his commencement speech by telling the Stanford University class of 2005. The…

Christmas in Dixie It’s been a few years since I composed a Christmas letter because final grading always trumped my desire to celebrate the season and keep touch with friends and family. So, let’s catch up! As most of you know, I love mountains, creeks, moonlight (perhaps moonshine), walks in the woods, and bonfires. Additionally, I really dislike snow & ice, frigid temps, gray skies, and prairie winds. Due to this fact, Chris and I spent many years discussing possible locations to relocate…

What television show character are you most like and why? One Tree Hill was a show that I refused to watch. I knew mom’s that were obsessed with this teen show, and that was just not something I wanted to be a part of. So when finals came around last year, I decided it was time to watch One Tree Hill. I loved it. I became invested in the show, the characters and the story line. I could not figure out what it was about the show that made me love it, that made me feel like I related to it so much…

My whole life has been a huge thinking game about what I want to do in life and now it's here. What do I want as my major? Despite going back and forth, I finally chose what major I want to pursue, and that major is economics. I mainly chose this major because it will prepare me the most for law school which I plan to do after receiving my undergraduate degree from West Virginia University. I am currently on track with my major, and over the next four years, I plan to take all necessary classes…

Maday Villa is our featured alumna for this edition of the NAU B & A Alumni Career Insights blog. Maday graduated from NAU-Extended Campuses in Phoenix with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Fall 2012. Since graduation, she has advanced in her career at Londen Insurance Group, Inc., a life insurance holding company that offers final expense, Medicare supplement and Medicare insurance products. Maday is currently the Assistant Vice President of Marketing Operations. In her…

Joanne Rowling, British novelist and popular for being the writer of the Harry Potter series, was given the opportunity of speaking in the Harvard University’s 2008 graduation ceremony. The commencement speech “has become the most-viewed commencement address on the university's website” (Furness, 2). As a college student who looks for any and every piece of advice given by someone successful as Rowling, I chose this speech to not only learn more about J.K Rowling’s life, but to apply her advice…

But, as graduation comes closer, I have began to discover the meaning behind it. It is easy to go through the motions in order to complete college. However, simply going to class, achieving passing grades, and doing the bare minimum will not result in a memorable…