UGA commencement: Graduation cap decoration ideas for students

Congratulations, soon-to-be graduates. It's time to get #ArchReady.

You're about to matriculate from the University of Georgia, venture beyond Athens and make your mark on the world.

Before you walk across hat commencement stage, decorate your mortar board with these UGA-themed ideas.

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Idea 1: The Arch

Idea 2: Use lyrics from the Georgia Bulldogs fight song

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I did this thing yesterday that was one of the scariest - fear is what keeps me going though, I've learned. Without it I wouldn't push myself to be better, or have the confidence to fail until I succeed. If I've learned anything these past four years, it's to use your fear to keep moving forward, but never live in it | Can't thank you enough #uga16 we made it ❤️

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Idea 3: Give a shoutout to mom and dad

🎓❤️👊🏼

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Idea 4: Bring a little bedazzle to your mortar board

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#uga15 #thearch

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Idea 5: Go full bedazzle

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#Ready #Graduation #UGA16 🐶🐾

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Idea 6: You can never go wrong with a Disney reference

Idea 7: Show some hometown pride

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T-5 days until graduation 🎓 #UGA15

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🎓 #UGA15

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Idea 8: Represent your major/sports team

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Graduated!!! #UGA15 #GradySports

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9. Show off your inner (or outer) nerd

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It's been a long journey from GPC to the finest school in the land. I couldn't have picked a better school to transfer to 🐾🎓#bestUGAcap2015 #UGAarch #graduationcap #gradcap #uga15 #pokemon #pikachu #Classof2015 #godawgs #archready

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🐾🎓#bestUGAcap2015 #UGAarch #graduationcap #gradcap #uga15 #pokemon #pikachu #Classof2015 #godawgs #archready

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Idea 10: You can never go wrong with emojis

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My baby seester is graduating from #uga15 today. Can't believe it. Feels like yesterday that I graduated from college. Man oh man... #godawgs

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