#MAY15

My time at Spelman College came to an end on Thursday, April 28th. I can’t believe 4 years went by so rapidly and that come May 15th, I’ll be a graduate of Spelman College!! I’ve had a love/hate relationship with my school but in the end, I know that I’m going to miss it here. Where else would you find market Friday or hump Wednesday or pageants that hosts some of the most ruthless audience members ever?? Although I came in knowing a lot o fthe skills Spelman had to offer, I was able to enhance those skills and take away an experience that people who don’t attend HBCUs will ever have.


I’m really excited about May 15th and moving on to another chapter in my life. Am I sad that I’ll be leaving Spelman? No, I won’t. Spelman has taught me everything that it can and I have taken advantage of everything it has to offer so there’s no need to be sad. I knew I was only spending four years at this school and I knew this day was coming so there is no feelings of sadness or of feeling bittersweet—just content and joy of being able to graduate from such a great institution. Some people say that the sad feeling of leaving the school will hit me later but I doubt that. Graduation shouldn’t be a time of mourning but more a time to celebrate all your hard work and achievement. Yes, it is time to go back to the real world where the majority of people don’t look like me but I never lost sight of the fact that I’m a minority just because I was in the AUC. I plan staying in touch with those friends who have been there for me (and vice versa) since the beginning and with all the social media out there, there’s no need to lost contact.

Come May 15th, I look forward to stepping on that stage, receiving my diploma later on in the day, celebrating my graduation with my family and friends and enjoying every last moment of it. I’m looking forward to having a great summer and moving away to another country and enjoying what that place has to offer. To quote one of my favorite songs, “every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” so to the class of 2011, don’t weep at the thought of leaving the AUC but instead be filled with bliss at the thought that you are now equipped to go change the world and do wonderful things!