Taylor Swift Gives Commencement Speech at NYU, Shares Advice on Not Holding Grudges

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Taylor Swift took the stage to deliver the commencement address during the New York University graduation ceremony on Wednesday after receiving an honorary doctorate's degree.The 32-year-old singer stood onstage at New York’s Yankee Stadium and spoke to the graduating classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022.

It marked the school's first in-person ceremony since the pandemic began. Swift began her speech by thanking the other honorees who are improving the world with their work, while noting that she simply earned her spot because of her music. «As for me, I’m…90 percent sure the main reason I’m here is because I have a song called ‘22’,» she joked. «And let me just say, I am elated to be here with you today as we celebrate and graduate New York University’s Class of 2022.» Swift wasn't afraid to poke fun at herself.«I’d like to thank NYU for making me technically, on paper at least, a doctor,» she quipped. «Not the type of doctor you would want around in the case of an emergency, unless your specific emergency was that you desperately needed to hear a song with a catchy hook and an intensely cathartic bridge section.

Or if your emergency was that you needed a person who can name over 50 breeds of cats in one minute.»The GRAMMY-winning musician spoke about not attending college, though it was always her dream to do so, noting that she finished attending regular high school in 10th grade and completed her education through home school while her career took off.

However, she was able to make the dream a reality by creating the experience she wanted in her memorable music video for «Love Story.» «As a kid, I always thought I would go away to college, imagining the posters I’d hang on the wall of my freshmen dorm,» she shared.