Taylor Swift cheers in purple robes as she receives honorary doctorate degree from NYU

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Taylor Swift has received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree, having left school aged 17 to enter the music business.The 32 year old star attended New York University's commencement ceremony at the Yankee Stadium in the Big Apple on Wednesday, where she gave a speech urging her fellow graduates to "decide what is yours to hold and let the rest go".Taylor addressed the classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022.The huge ceremony was carried out after others were previously cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

She said she wanted to give the graduates life advice she wishes she had been given.The superstar said: "Life can be heavy, especially if you try to carry it all at once.

Part of growing up and moving into new chapters of your life is about catch and release. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter "What I mean by that is, knowing what things to keep, and what things to release.

You can’t carry all things, all grudges, all updates on your ex, all enviable promotions your school bully got at the hedge fund his uncle started. "Decide what is yours to hold and let the rest go. "Oftentimes the good things in your life are lighter anyway, so there’s more room for them.