Tomorrow I graduate college!!! After 4 years of homework and exams and a large amount of stress, I'll have my B.S. degree in psychobiology (aka animal behaviour)! Grad school is a possibility in the future, but not right away. Right now, I'm going to be gaining more experience with native and non-native species while I look for a job at a conservation and / or rehabilitation center. I'm excited about this, but also I'm a lotta bit scared at the real world that I'm being forced into.

The next few days will be crazy with the ceremony, family stuff, moving out of one place and into another, etc. so I probably won't be on consistently for a few days.

Congratulations! Well done for following through on your passion and all the best for the future... and have a great time celebrating!

congrats!!!!!! i wish i was you right now. i just finished my second year. i wish i was you right now XP but best of luck in the world!

congrats!!! im a freshman and I am also an animal behavior major/psychology minor
Good Luck!!

Oh yes... I'm graduating after year 5 here next Sunday... then going to get my doctorate. HAHA. You'll get bored and want to go back... I promise

Oh, congratz to you too then! What are you getting your doctorate in?

I have a feeling I'll go back someday. I saw the grad students getting their masters stuff and just though "I want that!" I need to keep my brain working too. I never thought I'd say that I'd miss reading and critiquing articles, but I think I will.

Congrats Orca! Are you just going to do psychobiology on animals, or humans as well?

I now realize with my addiction to my herps, I think that's the field I should be going into, but it's a shame that I also have a passion for art and have completed 3 years of that with only 2 years left. So I'm torn with what I really want.

Thats awesome! I have quite a bit more time before I finish college, since I took time off and stuff, but I am very happy you're almost done.

I was considering psychobiology, but I am just gunna go pre-vet, and then get to vet school once I decide I am ready. All I really want is a bachelor's, and then I'll take my life as it is from there.

Yeah, not working with humans. Ever. LOL. I'll have to work with them enough with whatever job I have (always have to have those people skills) so I will focus on animals as much as possible. You could incorporate art with animals you know too. I don't know what kind of art you do, but my buddy that does photography focuses on animal portraits and wildlife. Plus, she volunteers at local wildlife organizations as well. You can have part of both worlds!

Y'all are just sadly mislead... college is waaaaay over rated Congrats to Saucy too!

Congrats to you all... just look at it as a door that is opening in your life and step through it with good anticipation!

Ahh yes Jill, but the only way to get a decent job here in the US is with a college degree.. it's sad.

Ahh yes Jill, but the only way to get a decent job here in the US is with a college degree.. it's sad.

Orca, I've definitely been getting better at photographing my reptiles. I'll keep that in mind. Although, the art I usually do is drawing human portraits. I originally wanted to be a Criminal Sketch Artist.

The crime sketch artists sounds cool. The only way I can think of incorporating forensic stuff with animals would be to train cadaver dogs or drug searching dogs. There is always a way to do two things that you love

And yes, a college degree is almost mandatory. But even now, its starting to not be enough and masters and doctorates are needed.

Woops I edited that post, then the site loaded slow so I hit enter twice. Didn't realize it duplicated it. Sorry.

Yeah, the only reason I'm doubting the criminal sketch artist is because I'd have to move to a bigger city. Not to mention it's mainly a freelance job. Forensics is really cool though. I'd love to work for the FBI.

Anyways, how was your graduation? Did you party hard afterwards? Still recuperating?

Graduation was okay. Kinda boring and the two profs that I really connected with over the 4 years weren't able to be there (Its hard to understand the relationship with a really awesome professor if someone hasn't been to college, but I really hated that they couldn't see me graduate). But my parents, grandparents, and friends came too, so it wasn't like I had no one there.

And I'm a lameo and didn't party after (wanted to real bad though). I went out to dinner with my family and friends, then went to my new house to unpack things, moved the rest of my stuff the next morning, had a mini family party thing, then worked 8 hours the next four days whist taking care of baby rehab animals. I haven't been bored since I graduated, trust me.

You need a degree to get anything worthwhile/with prospects here too and very few subjects offer anything less than a Masters (in Scotland, it's different in England and Wales). Once I get myself sorted I'll go back and finish off my Masters... until then it is a menial thankless job I can imagine the downer of not having those profs there - I think everyone has a couple of really great members of staff who mean something to them.

Congrats again to all our graduates!

I graduated tonight. I took the easy route and went to a community college first, to complete my generals, got my Associates in Art. Now on to University. I really wasn't going to walk tonight, I was just going to go watch my friend graduate. Well after 4 friends peer pressured me into it I got my cap and gown and I walked. I was so glad to get that over with! In the end I'm glad I did it. I figured I put in all those hours of hard work, I'd be stupid not to walk.

I didn't celebrate afterwards either. I did get to go to my friend's house and hang out. I don't have much time left with her. She's moving to NC for the rest of the summer, then in September she will be over in England going to school for Archaeology, so it was nice to graduate with her.

Do you need to get your Masters so you can actually get paid to work in the funeral home, rather than volunteering Jill?

Well done Jess. Has your friend decided where she is going in England?

Nah, I don't need the MA to get paid work in a funeral home... I just need someone to leave somewhere and a spot to open up. I still fully intend to go back in a few years and get my Masters though... I just need to get my life sorted first.

Yeah that's understandable Jill.

Adrianna will be attending University of Southampton.