Hello Everybody, I have been using the distance educational system for 4 years. And it is time to graduate from Troy University - Florida Region. I just received a notice from Troy University that whether I want to attend the ceremony or not. The graduation ceremony is on June 17, 2006. I don't know if....., but I feel that I don't want to attend the graduation ceremony because I don't know anybody. Does anybody have the same feeling likes this? The opinion I would like to have from you; should I attend the ceremony and why? Thank you very much....
The graduation ceremony is an opportunity for you to revel in your success. Be selfish. Take your family and have a blast. If you do not know anyone then this is a great opportunity to network and make contact with people who have shared your experiences. My vote, obviously, is that you should go.
Do you have children? If so, you should go and you should take them. Your commencement becomes an example to them of what's possible, not to mention a source of pride for them. The same applies if you don't have kids, but you're the first in your family to grajeeate. Take your parents. Don't forget the camera.
To answer your question....hmmmm... No, I don't have children...I am just only 22. And NO, I don't have parents....that's why I spent four years in the Marine Corps after high school, and spend time to use the distance educational system. You all have a good point that I should go. hmmm... I should use the money for GRE prep for this trip. Thanks... Henry
Yes, go! I think you should go. Get your picture taken with some classmates, maybe meet a pretty girl. Thank a professor, shake hands with the dean. I was really looking forward to mine, but my husband got sick on the way and I wasn't able to get there. So, I am going to the commencement at the community college where I teach and am going to wear my previously unworn cap and gown and sit with the professors! Congratulations to you and best wishes!
I would go. Those celebrations have a psychological component. They are meant to be a reward for your hard work. It will give you the momentum to undertake something even bigger.
Go!!! I think you should go. I will graduate at the end of the spring semester from Fort Hays State and will not be able to go. Wish I could! I think you might regret it if you didn't go.
I would attend graduation. Enjoy the celebration. After all, I'm sure you walked for graduation when you earned your Ph.D. from InterState Highway University.
I would go. I had planned my business trip to NY so I could attend my COSC graduation but it did not work out. I attended my HS graduation and Army Biomed School Graduation only. I am going for a PhD just so I could attend a graduation !
It's all about you What nonsense. If you don't want to go, then don't go. I didn't go to mine for Charter Oak, and don't really expect to go to mine for GW either, even though it's local. Why not? Because I don't want to. When I get my doctorate, that I'll probably attend, especially if that ends up meaning South Africa. Why? Because I want to. -=Steve=-
Heck yes you should go. If you have a family, go for the obvious reasons. But if you don't have a family.....let me break it down for you like this. 22 year old Marine. Single, no girlfriend (unless you have one then take her) you're going to be a recent college grad.....in Florida.....surrounded by women your own age....in Florida......women.....Florida.....women....Florida. Now I'm not a math wiz, but even I can add that up. Besides, take a Marine buddy....and knowning what I know of Marines, celebrations, women and Florida.....I'm sure you won't be bored.
San Diego to Florida is an expensive trip. You can meet plenty of women and enjoy the beaches over in Coronado. If money and time is no object then by all means you should go and enjoy the day -- considering the cost in time and money though, I'd probably be wondering whether it was a worthy investment. just a thought....
I went back and forth over this a great deal. Hmmm... Omaha, Nebraska in late January? Or someplace warm and sunny in late January? Seems like a no-brainer. But since you would be headed to Florida, that presents a very different situation. I eventually decided not to attend my graduation, mostly because by the time graduation ceremonies came around, I was mentally done with that part of my life. My Bellevue experience was one of distance learning. I don't think I would have been any more proud of my accomplishment by seeing brick and mortar facilities, and the potential to destroy illusions I had created about the school and people I studied with was enormous. Why not just remember it as it was? I wish you the best in your decision-making process.
I didn't go to mine for undergrad or law school. In fact, until I went to one years later when I happened to be in a college town in late May and was hanging out with a professor friend and sort of tagged along, I'd never been to a single college graduation in my life. It was a sunny day and an outdoor ceremony in a little valley with the woods as a backdrop. With the procession of the students and especially the professors--all the PhD stripes and the colorful hoods and (sometimes) robes--it was sublime. I think it was around that moment when I first thought seriously of becoming a professor. So go if you want, you probably won't be disappointed.
