The 50 most stellar graduation caps of 2017

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Congratulations, graduates! You have survived the grand journey people call education, even though at times it felt less grand and more like a nightmarish hellscape. But never mind all that now because you made it through.

So let the great traditions of graduation commence! Our favorite is when graduates decorate the top of their graduation caps with something that represents them, that will allow them to stand out in the sea of robed students getting diplomas. It's a tough task to fit your personality onto a square the size of a mortarboard, but every year we are stunned with what people come up with.

Here we share 50 of our favorite graduation caps from 2017. And graduates, always remember the immortal words of Michael Scott: "May your hats fly as high as your dreams."

Shout out who you really love.

Still trying to pretend the last few years were spent in Hogwarts.

Music gives you life.

You're never too old for Disney.

Life is a game and you just won.

School is temporary, but TV shows are forever.

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Can't ever go wrong with a good movie reference.

Hamilton, because obviously.

Just throw something witty on it.

Do it for the meme.

How about just owning how awesome you are?

Always stay humble and learn from your mistakes.

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Christine Wang

Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).

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