It's a Little Naive.
This year I completed my Undergraduate studies and graduated with a first in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh.
However, due to refurbishment, I didn't get to graduate in McEwan hall. As a result, the only time I've had the chance to appreciate McEwan was during my second year Probability exam. It was not the best time to stare at the ceiling's murals.
As a surrogate , we chose Usher hall, the hall that where the majority of symphony and chamber music events take place in.
Given how small the Informatics class is, we were bundled up with the school of Engineering. This meant that we had two honorary degree speeches. I'm not sure what the engineer did. The Computer Science speaker got the deal to develop minecraft for the Xbox.
I guess that's vaguely interesting.
One of the most unique aspects about the University of Edinburgh is that we don't have a mortarboard cap. Instead, all graduates wear the same cap. When walking across the stage, the vice-chancellor bops each student on the head.
Fun fact: Piers Sellers offered the hat to be carried into space. Spaceships can explode (and the hat is sort-of important) an emblem of the university was launched into space, and then sewn onto the hat.
I was booed on the head with an oversized space-hat.
I was able to buy enough tickets for my parents and grandparents. My family came to visit just a few weeks earlier and we walked together throughout Ireland and the highlands.
I had one ticket left and Jammy was free on a Saturday morning. Jam-Jam, the father of polar bears was able to attend my graduation.