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I Am Honored, Teachers, Students, And Members Of The Class Of 2016

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Distinguished guests, administrators, faculty, families, friends and members of the Class of 2016: I am honored and humbled for the privilege to stand before you this morning. I have to admit it’s a little nerve-wracking too. My name is Sara Pirooz and I am graduating with a doctorate from the Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program. So how did we end up here today? Every individual eventually blooms with their own personality, morals, and perspectives, however, the education and values we learn along the way mold our character. Throughout our lives we will always find in ourselves patterns of our family. They held our hands on our first days of new adventures, and wiped our tears when our delicate worlds were rocked.To our families thank you for your patience and for catching us when we failed. Today I actually want to congratulate you. This is your day. Without your help and support (and of course our hard work and determination), none of this would be possible. Now to the graduates, I know we have all taken different paths to get here today, but we made it. Congratulations. When we first arrived at USC, I’m sure many of you were nervous and full of anxiety. Now here we are about to accept a piece of paper declaring us to be bona fide scientists. For me, I wish I could say USC provided me with amazing years packed with just rainbows and smiles. I wish I could say that USC never frustrated me, stressed me out, or constantly made me sleep deprived. Believe me,

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