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    95 Graduation Cap Ideas That Earned Summa Cum Laude

    For when you really just don't know what to do...great inspo below!

    So we heard you’re graduating — congrats! Now for your last homework assignment: trying to figure out the cutest, most creative way to *cap* off your senior year. Coming up with clever graduation cap ideas can be difficult. Do you want a pun? Or song lyrics? A cultural reference? Or maybe just glitter? The options are endless.

    So to make your life easier, we asked the BuzzFeed Community to show us how they decorated their graduation caps. While they all deserve an A+, here are some of our absolute favs:

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    Graduation cap painted with the words "Thousands of Tears Later" and the Spongebob pattern

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    Graduation cap with golden girls and the words "My future is golden"

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    Graduation cap with the words "Oh yeah! Look at me and my grad self!" and a picture of Emperor Kuzco as a llama

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    When your cap represents how you feel at the moment 😂 #ECU16

    Twitter: @its__nicole

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    @BuzzFeeders mine from last year !

    Twitter: @xlovely_lioness

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    Twitter: @KateJYoung

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    Twitter: @infinitelylinda

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    Twitter: @ThatsSoMelanie

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    @BuzzFeeders #HarryPotter for the win!

    Twitter: @emily_salerno

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    @DellyFact Now THIS is a graduation cap

    Twitter: @oxwof

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    This is the best graduation cap I've ever seen SLM 😂😂😂 #bridesmaids

    Twitter: @frankluis1999

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    Twitter: @AFaigenbaum

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    Best graduation cap of 2017 IMO #graduation2017 #spongemock #spongebobmeme

    Twitter: @ithotusaidweest

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    This will probably be my graduation cap #dietitian

    Twitter: @_byealisha_

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    They don't want me to add my @rapchatapp name to my grad cap So guess what? I added my @rapchatapp name to my grad cap #classof2017 juheardd

    Twitter: @rapfinesse

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    Twitter: @exumbrant

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    Twitter: @PaigeCristina

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    Twitter: @evamwayne

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    @BuzzFeeders Because who doesn't love a good #MeanGirls reference? #Buzzfeed #graduationcaps

    Twitter: @Miranda_TM

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    Twitter: @StephanieKent2

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    @BuzzFeeders Harry Potter themed graduation cap! :D (sadly not mine! Credits to http://t.co/AORqDlVdNW)

    Twitter: @goodguygenc

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    Twitter: @tyleranalyse

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    Twitter: @_kinsington

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    .@BuzzFeeders not to toot my own horn, but...

    Twitter: @meagswalsh

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    @BuzzFeeders @BuzzFeed I painted this for my boyfriend

    Twitter: @_abbyevans

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    Twitter: @basedbrianna

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    Twitter: @itstheHBIC

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    Twitter: @xoxosmarli

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    @BuzzFeeders this is the absolute truth.

    Twitter: @JeanneMarizzle

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    @BuzzFeeders @BuzzFeed mine bc who doesn't love drake

    Twitter: @katdonado

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    @BuzzFeeders @BuzzFeed from @rebecklyn!

    Twitter: @clarelucille

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    Twitter: @Swainsch

    This post contains content from Erin Frye, Spencer Althouse, Morgan Murrell, Grace Mariah, Jasmin Suknanan, and Syd Robinson. It was compiled by Laura Frustaci.