With graduations well underway, everyone’s feeds are full of graduation dresses, the perfect places to take pics on campus, and how to make sure your feet don’t fall off from wearing heels for hours. But of course, while pre-graduation prep like makeup, dress and heels are important, it’s also important to plan which TikTok sounds you’re going to use when you finally have your gown and cap.
You’re obviously going to spam out your socials with the hottest graduation TikTok trends, as well as stick them all over your Instagram. You owe it future you to document your graduation; the day will go by so quickly, so it’s worth recording it to remember it in years to come.
Here are the most viral graduation TikTok trends to follow as a 2025 graduate.
‘And she can’t be convicted, she’s earned her degree’
@caitlinann_ I did a thing
Potentially the most iconic TikTok to recreate for graduation that you don’t want to miss posting.
“She is frequently kind and she’s suddenly cruel. But she can do what she pleases, she’s nobody’s fool. She can’t be convicted, she’s earned her degree. And the most she will do is throw shadows at you.”
Everyone seems to be using this sound by Billy Joel and so you should too. Celebrating freedom from uni deadlines has never sounded so good!
‘College-educated, she graduated’
@alicee.moore Dancing cause their most expensive daughter has now graduated #grad #edinburgh #slayed
@Emma Moore
“College-educated, she graduated. Any bill she can’t front, her parents paid it.”
This TikTok sound hasn’t be used by everyone so if you want to be a little bit original, using this TikTok sound could be the one for you. Giving you the opportunity to show off your stunning dress and flawless hair, this sound just screams summer.
This sound also gives you a chance to pay homage to your parents if they were part of your university journey. If they helped you get to that day then why not give them a little bit of credit for TikTok to see?
Day in the life of a uni graduate
@notteyalouise DAY IN MY LIFE GRADUATION !!
end of an era! GRADUATION VLOG @University of Exeter xxx #graduation #dayinmylife #exeter #university #exetah
Use whichever sound you want for this next trend and show everyone step-by-step what you do on your big day. Not only will this be great to look back on, it will give second years and even first years an insight and help them to plan their own graduation day and know what to expect. So, not only will you be documenting it for yourself, but you will also be helping others.
Also, if you have a slip up or anything goes wrong, you never know, you might go viral on TikTok so it’s worth recording it.
Get ready with me to graduate
@_kennedylyons grad pics today
so excited for you guys to see my dress
#grwm #grwmmakeup #graduated #graduation #glowymakeup #glowymakeuptutorial
Similar to the trend above, you could film a Get Ready With Me (GRWM) to show everyone how you got to look so beautiful on graduation day.
Everyone secretly loves watching people paint their face on the daily so why not record yourself doing your full hair and glam for the big day.
‘B**ch, I graduated, call me Big Fish’
@ana.learmann understood the assignment
Three years, countless memories, and a lifetime of lessons. I walked into this chapter not knowing who I’d become, and I’m walking out proud of who I am. Every late night, every tear, every moment of growth led to this—I did it. This one’s for the girl who never gave up
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The perfect TikTok to show off your degree and prove to the people that doubted you that you survived uni.
Show everyone the baddie you are and upload you in your cap and gown to this song. And, if you received a stunning bouquet of flowers, why not show that off as well?! #unigraduate
High School Musical
@elliemaytaylorr
#graduation #graduated #qub #queensuniversitybelfast #queensuniversity #unistudent
The perfect, bittersweet TikTok sound to round off your time at uni. A perfect way to show off your amazing friends who helped you get to graduation and show off your dresses together.
A transition to this sound would look great as well – show you pre-graduation and then flick to you all dressed up in cap and gown, ready to take your final bow.
An ode to your younger self, sat watching High School Musical thinking how grown up Troy and Gabriella were, throwing their caps at graduation. Your younger self who would be so proud of you on your big day.
I’m Legit
@itsrainingimane your class of 2023!! #graduates #collegegraduate #college #biologymajor #graduationday #mamawemadeit #foryoupage
Another apt grad song which has risen again in popularity this year and which you just have to make use of on the big day.
Feature image via TikTok @101aaaa @caitlinann_ @elliemaytaylorr
