In June 2024, I was honored to receive the Excellence in Academic Achievement Award from Pratt Institute! In addition, I graduated with distinction, (The Institute does not graduate students cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude) earning honors, and at the top of my class with a Masters in Creative Arts Therapy. Unbeknownst me to me, all my hard work had indeed paid off!
Needless to say, I was over the moon.
What an honor. Literally.
I can say with no reservation that earning my master's degree has profoundly changed me; I will never be the same again.