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I skipped the graduation ceremonies for my BA and my first master’s degree. For my second, apparently the cost of a cap, gown and hood was included in the tuiti
by dhosek 5mo ago
I skipped the graduation ceremonies for my BA and my first master’s degree. For my second, apparently the cost of a cap, gown and hood was included in the tuition so I have academic regalia sitting in a box somewhere should I ever find myself in need of such, a scenario I cannot imagine ever coming to pass.
- irishcoffee 5mo agoYeah, I skipped mine too. I was not (and am not) at all proud of my box-checking degrees. I had a blast in undergrad, not at all because of the classes.
- llbbdd 5mo agoSame here, walking across the stage in a dress is for the school, not for you. Got my paper, bye
- dhosek 5mo agoIt’s also for the families, but mine wasn’t available for the BA and I told them not to bother for the first master’s. The second, I only went to because it was a low-residence program and the ceremony took place during the final residency and being one of less than 20 people in the cohort, my absence would have been conspicuous.
- llbbdd 5mo agoLol yeah, still pissed at my family for having me walk for high school grad, didn't walk for college because I got a real job instead of wasting my time graduating. What a stupid tradition; mandatory accredited higher education deserves the death waiting for it. Paid for a dumb "class ring", too.
- fwipsy 5mo agoHalloween costume?
- fwipsy 5mo agoHalloween costume? Or perhaps you could donate it to someone who would otherwise have to pay the fee.
- dhosek 5mo agoThere was no additional fee for it. The program was shut down in 2020 so there are also no later graduates to receive it.