Graduation Issue 2025: Post-graduation Expectations vs. Reality

By Nora Gallagher

June 9, 2025 12:05 a.m.

UCLA’s 2025 seniors reflect on their initial post-graduation plans and what they will actually be doing after graduating next week.

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Nora Gallagher | Digital managing editor

Gallagher is the 2026-27 digital managing editor and Video senior staff. She was previously a 2025-26 assistant Video producer. Gallagher is a fourth-year environmental science student minoring in environmental engineering from Manhattan, New York.

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