College graduation is one of life\u2019s last clean transitions, a final passage from adolescence to adulthood that is predictable in ways other transitions rarely are. College is one of the only things in life that ends with a fresh start. Except when it doesn\u2019t, because there\u2019s a pandemic so your graduation is online and also you lost the link to join on Zoom, and more than that, you\u2019re in the bedroom where you masturbated for the first time.<\/p>\n
For UChicago\u2019s Class of 2020, losing all the typical trappings of graduation to the pandemic was nothing short of gutting. \u201cI just really love when they put the fresh sod down on the quad,\u201d Class of 2020 grad Gro Ot said. \u201cMore than senior prom or the alumni beer garden, or anything else, I really missed the sod.\u201d<\/p>\n
UChicago\u2019s Class of 2021, which will also be graduating in a partial virtual format, has had some time to adjust to life under the pandemic and generally seems more prepared. \u201cI basically gave up getting a job, but it\u2019s okay because I\u2019m going to sell my soul on Free & For Sale,\u201d said Class of 2021 member Dorian G. \u201cMy friends who graduated last year were also super helpful and walked me through how to download the PDF of my diploma, so I don\u2019t need to figure out how the mail works.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is at least one thing about fourth year that remains unchanged, even in the current environment: it\u2019s never been easier to fuck up your thesis or all of your relationships. It’s nice the Class of 2021 has at least one thing to count on.
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