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My Non-Valedictorian Speech That Was Never Caught on Camera

Me looking all grown-up and holding my $40,000 degree (no taxes!) Photo source: Un-graduating friend working as my assistant du jour Hello Citizens of the Internet! I graduated today, and since I was not one of those fancy valedictorian-summa cum laude people, I decided to write a little dedication to the wonderful people I met during my five years at university. There’s a little part dedicated to the horrible people too, but feel free to skip over that. Good vibes only amirite? TO THE HUMAN BEINGS: Dear Professors who wrote me recommendation letters for graduate school: Thank you. Because I wasn’t an excellent student and you had no reason to write them. From one of you, I took two development courses in which I got As, which was great. But from another of you, I’d only gotten Bs in history, and I kind of know that you didn’t really know who I was until I turned up at your office asking for a recommendation. But I know you were too gracious to say “Oh, you’re that …