NctrnmMay 2014 - May 2026. From RCC to #CSUF, I’ve completed my Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Decision Sciences concentration. It’s been a journey of growth, challenges, and triumphs. 🎓 What’s a milestone you’re proud of? https://t.co/echCHtXLlO #Classof2026 #CSUFGrad
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Matthew McGilvery (Nctrnm) on Instagram: "I graduated from CSUF with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, with a concentration in Decision Sciences, in May 2026. I started college at Riverside City College in May 2014, at 17, about a month after high school. That summer, my first class was Critical Thinking online while staying with my cousin Anthony in Texas. It was liberating, but it also began a long academic path that was anything but straight. I changed majors four or five times, from Anthropology to English to Math to Computer Science to Oceanography (for like 2 weeks), dropped out in 2017, worked, did gig work, and eventually came back to school in 2021 because Nctrnm, and Matthew, needed a leader who knew what the fuck he was doing. That pushed me to earn two associate degrees in Economics and Business Administration, plus an Information Technology certificate at RCC. Then I transferred to CSUF in January 2023 to study Decision Sciences, where I learned how to help business operators and other busy individuals, including myself, architect the most optimal decisions in a given state of affairs. The final stretch tested me hard. From March to September 2025, I had to stay quiet, stay focused, and keep growing while charges tied to defending myself against an earlier ex were pending and eventually dismissed. Early this year, the relationship that followed ended, and I also lost my dear cousin Pam. February was harsh and painful. March was weirder. My group saw me come to school not looking my best, not acting my best, and not feeling my best. But they also saw me show up. I never missed class. By April, I began to see things in a more balanced way. I had lost someone in one way but regained them in the most optimal way I can for now. I leaned into my groups, my friends, and my family, made the study guides, shared them with my groups and closest schoolmates, pushed through finals, and did more than pass. Now, in May 2026, I am a CSUF graduate. I’m a decision scientist now lol. As I enter this next phase, I will apply my skills scientifically, strategically, and intentionally."
nctrnm on May 21, 2026: "I graduated from CSUF with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, with a concentration in Decision Sciences, in May 2026. I started college at Riverside City College in May 2014, at 17, about a month after high school. That summer, my first class was Critical Thinking online while staying with my cousin Anthony in Texas. It was liberating, but it also began a long academic path that was anything but straight. I changed majors four or five times, from Anthropology to English to Math to Computer Science to Oceanography (for like 2 weeks), dropped out in 2017, worked, did gig work, and eventually came back to school in 2021 because Nctrnm, and Matthew, needed a leader who knew what the fuck he was doing. That pushed me to earn two associate degrees in Economics and Business Administration, plus an Information Technology certificate at RCC. Then I transferred to CSUF in January 2023 to study Decision Sciences, where I learned how to help business operators and other busy individuals, including myself, architect the most optimal decisions in a given state of affairs. The final stretch tested me hard. From March to September 2025, I had to stay quiet, stay focused, and keep growing while charges tied to defending myself against an earlier ex were pending and eventually dismissed. Early this year, the relationship that followed ended, and I also lost my dear cousin Pam. February was harsh and painful. March was weirder. My group saw me come to school not looking my best, not acting my best, and not feeling my best. But they also saw me show up. I never missed class. By April, I began to see things in a more balanced way. I had lost someone in one way but regained them in the most optimal way I can for now. I leaned into my groups, my friends, and my family, made the study guides, shared them with my groups and closest schoolmates, pushed through finals, and did more than pass. Now, in May 2026, I am a CSUF graduate. I’m a decision scientist now lol. As I enter this next phase, I will apply my skills scientifically, strategically, and intentionally.".
