From medics to nepo babies, here’s every single type of grad girlie as a starter pack

Every uni graduation has the same grad girlie blueprints. They all have that sad to leave, excited for the future mentality in common, however, their approaches to highly anticipated day are very different. Outfit, accessories, and plans for the future are all contributing factors to which grad girly you are or will inevitably become.

Whether you have already graduated or it’s still a few years away, this rundown of all the grad girlies as starter packs which will always make up the foundations of every university graduation ceremony.

 1. Econ finance girlie

via Dior and Ralph Lauren

They are the sort of academic weapon that leaves everyone quaking in their boots. They were closing down the club and still making it to 9am lectures still looking perfect. They’re the girl at graduation who has an extremely exclusive grad scheme lined up and a champagne glass permanently in their hand. They’re going out to a posh restaurant with their family after the ceremony, where they’ll be presented with a no doubt fabulous grad gift.

The Dior Lip Oil is being regularly reapplied, and when the night draws on and they get a bit chilly, mumsy will lend them their cashmere Ralph Lauren jumper as a cover up. You have a bright future filled with caffeine addiction and corporate clothes shopping ahead of you.

2. The one who is moving to Australia as soon as humanly possible

via Asos and Urban Outfitters

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Have they shut up about it since they booked the tickets? No. But that’s okay. Their parents putting on a brave face, but all that’s going through their minds is half worry for their safety on the other side of the world, and half confusion at when their daughter is actually going to use their degree.

This girl wears Birks to the ceremony because mentally they’re already in Sydney. The Urban dress is a staple, as why would she waste money on a grad dress that she couldn’t also wear on the beach down under? The sunglasses at graduation are cringe but necessary, as she needs to practice her mysterious cool girl vibe for when she arrives in Oz.

She probably had multiple offers for grad schemes, but she rejected them all in favour of travelling. Who’s going to tell her that moving across the planet doesn’t automatically turn you into a different person?

3. The girl who literally has no idea what they’re doing afterwards

via Asos and Urban Outfitters

Hospitality for a year whilst I figure things out <3

It’s a miracle this girl went to her graduation in the first place. She’s had a good uni experience in general, but was never really interested in her subject to begin with, and would seriously threaten to drop out multiple times each semester. She’s sentimental at heart, and takes a film camera to get cute pictures with all her uni mates before she moves back to her small town. The camera stays firmly in her bag throughout the entire day, as she’s preoccupied with holding back tears and resisting the urge to tell each one of her flatmates how much she loves them.

The Dr Martens were an interesting choice for graduation, as was the Stanley cup. But she’s always been her own person who, again, never really cared for the tradition and stuffiness of academia. What she actually ends up doing with her degree is a mystery.

4. That one friend whose parents couldn’t make it

via ASOS and Hollister

They are constantly off somewhere on FaceTime giving their parents minute by minute updates. Their appearance is perfect to an unnerving degree because their Mum made them promise to get a timelessly good picture.

The bouncy blowout is flawless, the white dress is somewhat basic but it’s reliable. Mum’s gonna be happy. As soon as the ceremony finishes and she gets pictures with all her friends, she’s straight on the plane back home. No hanging around. No grad night out. Straight to the airport. I wouldn’t be surprised if she actually brought a suitcase to the ceremony.

5. The medic girlie

via Selfridges and Waterstones

This girl brings an aura of resentment to graduation because everyone else is finishing and she is barely halfway to being a doctor. Love that, though. Medic girlies always have the best grad dresses because it’s more of an investment to them. They spend more money on the dress because they KNOW they’ll have an occasion to wear it to again.

They are LinkedIn influencers, networking never ends for them. And the book, This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay, is simultaneously what made them want to be a doctor and what makes them want to drop out. The duality of the medic girlie.

That wraps up the starter packs of the different types of girls at graduation. I know we all want to be the Australia girlie, but not all of us are built like that. Some of us are destined to do a year in hospitality whilst we figure things out. And don’t look at the econ/finance girlie’s grad scheme salary, it will just make you feel bad about yourself.

6. The one who is relying on mummy and daddy

via TikTok and Atlantic Records

Out of all the grad girlies as starter packs, this gal isn’t really sure how she got here. She’s late to everything and is too busy journalling her life away to realise what’s going on. From doom scrolling on TikTok to procrastinating in the library, she can’t believe how quickly graduation has rolled around. But who cares? Mummy and daddy will sort her with a job in the family business in no time. She’s living her Brat summer until then, let her live.

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