This Sunday, May 17th I graduated from Darden School of Business, University of Virginia with a Masters in Business Administration. It was a very proud moment for me. I attended both the UVA and Darden ceremonies. The UVA ceremony highlighted the history, tradition and prestige of this great university. Darden ceremony reflected a sense or community, personal touch and celebration.
UVA ceremony started with the procession in front of the admiring family, friends, alumni and other visitors and we then took our place in front of the dias. As every school walked out there was huge applause all round. Soon after the speeches of the keynote speaker the dean and the president of the university awarded the degree School by School, again to huge cheers and applause. Our joy and sense of pride on being awarded the degree in such a historical place amongst an admiring crowd is indescribable. The feeling of History and tradition was all too evident.
After the UVA ceremony we immediately caught a shuttle back to the Darden grounds where we lined up for the procession. Again we walked amongst family and friends and took our seats in front of the stage. It was raining a bit but we were all excited to continue with the ceremony. The words of our Dean "There is a little rain out there but if that doesn't bother you, it surely doesn't bother me" met with a huge cheer and highligted the spirit of the graduating class. This was followed by an excellent and entertaining speech by a fellow elected classmate. Soon we were again lining up to collect our diplomas from the Dean. I received a "faculty award for academic excellence" which pleased me no end. It was definetly an exciting and joyful day for me.
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