Graduating as Cum Laude

To graduate with flying colors and to receive a Latin Honor as a Cum Laude once I graduate from college.

It was just a dream of a struggling college student who wanted to make her parents proud and as my kind of payback for all of the efforts and sacrifices they have given to me from the moment I was born until I stepped foot into my college life.

It was also a goal that I have set for myself to prove to everyone who has doubted me and my capabilities, and the path that I decided to take, that they are wrong and that I can do and be more than who they think I can only be.

It was a challenge for myself to serve as a validation for all of the awards and recognitions I was able to earn from Elementary to High School, and that I am worthy of all the medals and ribbons that I received back then.

It was my way of showing everyone who believed in me, supported me, cheered for me, and never left my side during my darkest and lowest days that I am grateful for them and that they shouldn't shake their belief in me and that their trust in me will not be wasted because I will prove them right in any way I can.

I thought graduating from college with flying colors and receiving a Latin Honor was just a dream and a punch in the moon for me because even I sometimes doubt myself, especially when I am demotivated and slowly losing my enthusiasm to study and pursue the course that I decided to take.

Before, during my early years in college, every time someone asks me about the course I am taking, I would not be proud enough to say that I am taking up a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Marketing Management because I know that others have this misconception that I wouldn't go anywhere and be successful in life with this course.

Even some of my High School teachers and relatives who have witnessed me being an achiever student thought that it was "too low" and "too easy" of a course for me to take since most of my cousins and classmates before took "difficult" and "respectable" courses such as Engineering and Education.

I admit that it was only in my last few years in college when I started to embrace and love the course that I took because I realized that all college courses are equally important, and it's businesses that make a huge impact on the world and that in Marketing, you can be anything you want to be.

Now, I am extremely happy, grateful, and proud that after 4 years of burning the midnight oil, where we even had 2 challenging years in college due to the Covid pandemic where we switched from face-to-face class to having an online mode of learning, I'm finally graduating from college and with a bonus that I'm closing this chapter of my life with flying colors. I'm graduating from college with a Latin Honor as a Cum Laude.

This achievement is actually not mine alone, but I share this attainment with everyone who has been by my side through thick and thin, starting from my parents who serve as my main motivation for me to achieve all of my dreams and goals in life. My friends who became my comfort when I am stressed with my academic life, especially to Nestle, my bestest friend who is always one chat away whenever I need something. My college acquaintances who have made my college life a little bit easier and more memorable. The Bitcoin Cash community on both read and noise who have witnessed my college journey through the articles I have written.

Above all, I am grateful to God who has directed and redirected me to the right path that I should take, who has been my guide and the source of my strength, knowledge, and wisdom. I am eternally thankful for all the blessings He has poured out to me that I was able to surpass all of the trials and challenges on my way to this success.

While I know that as this journey ends, another chapter of my life begins and that I'll officially say hello to Adulthood, I just want to take this moment as it is because this one is already a huge undertaking for me that I will cherish and be proud of for the rest of my life.

And while the future is uncertain, this enormous victory will now serve as another motivation for me to pursue the things that make me happy and to be where I am destined to be.

Cheers to celebrating our small and big achievements in life!