From red carpets to report cards โ she really did it all.
Storm Reid has officially joined the I-survived-college-and-only-cried-a-little club! ๐ The 21-year-old Emmy-winning actress and professional scene-stealer strutted her stuff right outta the University of Southern Californiaโs School of Dramatic Arts like it was a runway โ cap, gown, and all.
In an Instagram post that basically screamed โLook Ma, I made it!โ, Storm shared some glam grad pics and opened up about the academic rollercoaster that was her college experience.
โEveryone kept asking how I felt about graduating,โ she wrote. โMy answer? Pray for me.โ
(Relatable. Weโve all been there โ midterms, group projects, existential crises at 3AMโฆ)
But apparently, your prayers did work, because homegirl crossed that finish line like it was the Met Gala carpet โ divine, dazzling, and probably with Beyoncรฉ playing in the background. ๐ถ
โThere were so many times I didnโt think Iโd make it. The finish line looked close, but felt so far,โ she said.
(Honestly, the finish line always plays hide and seek when youโre knee-deep in finals and caffeine.)
And then she hit us with the ultimate mic drop:
โBut with God? Anything is possible.โ ๐
(Preach, Pastor Reid! Someone pass the collection plate.)
Storm went on to say that choosing USC was the โbest decisionโ of her life and that sheโll โforever FTFO.โ
(For the uninitiated: FTFO = Fight. The. Fight. On. Aka, Trojan-speak for โI survived and I will flex forever.โ)
She wrapped it all up by asking the most important question of the year:
โWhat do we call my success PLUS a degree??โ
Answer: LEGENDARY. ICONIC. STORM-FREAKINโ-REID, PhD in Slaying.
So hereโs to Storm โ actress, scholar, prayer-request-turned-success-story. We raise our graduation caps (and iced lattes) to you. ๐
Congrats, Storm! Now go out there and Euphoria-kick real life in the face โ with your degree in one hand and your Emmy in the other. ๐ ๐ฅ