Hi I'm graduating or "Tell everyone you know."

If you're back home now you are probably seeing some folks, maybe a lot, you haven't seen for a while. Usually the conversation runs to some thing like, " Hey Wasssup. How ya dooin? Not bad, how about you? Yuck, yuck, yadda, yadda, etc." This is standard social interaction. It has been for some time. And will continue to be.

This season, back at home, Planet College is suggesting something. When you see whom ever and they ask, What's up or How you doing? say, "Great I'm graduating." From college. Finally. Say some version of this. Even if you are not so close. Good bet you'll get an unexpected reaction like, "Gee. No kiddin', Really? That's great."

Even if you think you are not at all close to graduating. Start telling people you are going to graduate. Tell them," Oh sure still have few courses. In fact. It might be a while. But. I am going to graduate." Just start saying that.

It will help bring this often illusive point home to you. You are going to graduate. Eventually. Maybe even soon. This little conversational device will make this fact real. More real than it has been. Graduation has probably up until now been illusive. So illusive that it has no reality. Start providing yourself with some graduational reality. Start saying it. "Hey. I'm graduating."

Can you walk?

Can you walk through your school's graduation ceremoney next spring? Can you? Do you know. Before you leave campus for break check with your school's graduation office. Or check with registration or you department's office. If you've been working on you major for a while you may be closer can you think. You could walk that is at least go through the graduation ceremony even if you still have a few requirements. Go find out. Right now. Makbe you can walk.