“Our university gave us four days to pack up our belongings and leave campus. I had to say good-bye very quickly and abruptly. I’m an immigrant single child of an immigrant single mother, and it saddens me that she won’t be able to see me walk the stage”
Photo-Illustration: The Cut As the U.S. struggles to respond to the coronavirus crisis, the Class of 2020 faces a stormy economic forecast. In the past month, millions of people have lost their jobs, and unemployment nationwide is sure to get worse before it gets better. College seniors who were primed to enter the healthiest labor market in two decades are now poised to seek their first post-grad job in an economy on the brink of a depression.
The Cut talked to 27 soon-to-be graduates from across the country about how it feels to wrap up college amid COVID-19. Pursuing careers in fields as diverse as journalism, biochemistry, and nursing, these students expressed everything from regret that they’ll miss out on commencement to hope that this difficult moment will soon pass. Read on for their reflections.
Olivia Gregg, 21 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Photo: / It feels like we’re in a state of limbo: mindlessly attending online class, wishing to hang out with our friends before we move away, and thinking about the uncertainty of our future. I’ve been able to apply to opportunities, but each day positions disappear. It’s been even harder to comfort my friends who have lost internships and full-time jobs.
re-create graduation ceremonies, but virtual graduation and celebrating six months after officially finishing school just isn’t the same. I don’t think the recognition can be re-created or postponed. It’s just a college experience we have to miss out on for the greater good. After graduating, I want to write for a local newspaper, online or print, to help share the stories of the community.
Jada Booker, 22 | Spelman College Fortunately, the crisis has yet to fully transform my postgrad plans. I was informed that my start date at a company I committed to might change, but there is also uncertainty around that. I cannot actually feel and cope with the new phase of life I am entering. Usually I would be celebrating milestones, which would invoke a sense of “moving on,” but instead I am at home, wondering when we will be allowed back outside, back to normal.
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