Last Friday, I graduated from college with my bachelor’s in Management Information Systems, a significant milestone for many reasons, not least of which is the fact that for a time, I was afraid it would never come to pass. This last semester, I really struggled to keep up with all the work. Part of the reason I left my internship early was so I could focus on finishing without overstretching myself as I did in the past. Originally, I was feeling so burnt out that I didn’t even consider partaking in the ceremony, but thankfully got talked into it. When I walked across the stage and heard my supporters cheering for me, it really sank in that that was it: I was officially done.

While many people get nervous about leaving the academic world, I always looked forward to it. The ironic thing, of course, is that now I’m trying to find a job in the midst of a recession. For someone who’s always had the next step planned, it’s strange yet freeing to not really know what’s next; two of the main things I’ve learned from myoclonus have been how to adapt to certainty and the importance of living in the moment. So even as I work to set my future in order, I’m trying to remember to enjoy the now and revel in how lucky I am in a lot of ways, because I’m still young and there’s still a world of possibility in front of me.

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