Did graduating feel surreal to you?

I recently graduated from Staffordshire Uni this past week, and it was such a blur! Especially when I got up on stage to shake hands with the Dean and Vice Chancellor. One second I was ready to walk, the next I'm sat back down in my chair, applauding the rest of my course mates. Apparently my parents stood up and shouted well done, but I was so overloaded with sensory info that I couldn't hear them 🙈

Now that it's all over, I still can't believe it happened. It feels like a dream or something. Anybody else feeling like this too??

You'll get there eventually, don't you worry! In fact, come the start of your final year, you will blink and an entire year would have gone by. Trust me when I say don't wish away your time because it goes quicker than you think! 😄

Honestly, didn't even go, was way too busy. But I'm not one for celebrations or ceremonial events.

I think the actually day and ceremony is quite strange. It does feel a bit odd and if I'm honest I didn't feel that exhilarated by graduation day. I felt exhilarated when I knew I passed my exams or got a certain degree classification, but the actual graduation day I was fairly indifferent. I mean, I have a degree and a masters and got my masters diploma sent out to me in the post. It felt just the same as actually attending the graduation ceremony.