# @ncstate on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSBbQdEjRrN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37756075-ncstate-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-09T00:17:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NC State University (@NCState) — https://gondola.cc/NCState

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Running toward graduation weekend like 🎓💨

“NC State has been nothing short of the perfect college experience. Some classes and on-campus programs connected me with my favorite people. Some classes absolutely kicked my butt. @PackAthletics instilled a sense of community that radiated through campus and somehow turned me into a sports fan. @NCStateWilson gave me the perfect mix of technical STEM thinking, the business and operations background needed to land real-world jobs, and creative coursework that ensures the part of me that loves to create will always shine. Truly, Wilson is made up of the coolest, most authentic, and most intelligent TAs and professors of all time, I couldn’t have asked for better mentors.

While I will miss NC State dearly, I think they might miss me more, since I’m clearly the lucky charm that allowed us to beat UNC football five years in a row. 💁‍♀️🐺” —Ryan Schaffroth, @NCStateWilson ‘25

📌 Grads! Tag @NCStateAlumni and use #HowlBack on your graduation photos for the chance to win a diploma frame and other prizes.

📸: Photography by @hwwittenborn

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