How to celebrate College graduation
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Anonymous
| What are you doing to celebrate your son or daughter’s college graduation? Also, will you be giving a gift? Looking for guidance and ideas. Thanks! |
Anonymous
| You can do whatever you want. Some people give a trip through Europe with cash and a car waiting for them when they come home, some people get a cake from Carvel, some do a backyard party. There's no right, just right for your family. |
Anonymous
We did give them gift and took them out for dinner night after graduation day but nothing extravagant as they don't see undergrad degree as a huge accomplishment. |
Anonymous
| To be honest, unless a student is first generation graduate or had some disability to overcome, high school or college graduations aren't as huge of a deal as some people make it out to be. Do celebrate if you want to but there is no need to do what others are doing. |
Anonymous
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We attended the ceremony and took him out to dinner.
Gift was $15k to put towards a car. Needed a car to get to his job. |
Anonymous
| Got a few small items for med school. Will take them out for lunch or dinner. |
Anonymous
We did the same but gift was 5k towards a car. $15k is really generous. Our grad was able to start adulthood debt free which in an of itself is a pretty good gift. |
Anonymous
How sad that their parents lame attitude wore off on them. |
Anonymous
| Parents who are paying off undergrad student loans, giving money for grad/professional school, putting down payment for first home etc., are as loving but more practical than parents throwing fancy parties or giving exotic trips or expensive jewelry/watch, so are parents who can't afford much but give hard saved money for security deposit of rental apartment, down payment for an old car, new suit for interviews etc. |
Anonymous
| There are lots of ways to celebrate, posh parties and lavish gifts aren't a proof of parental love. |
Anonymous
+1 An undergrad degree is the floor in our family. Heck even our great grandmothers were college educated. |
Anonymous
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We will attend his multiple graduations and commencements. We will also take our entire extended family for a fancy dinner and photographs.
No European vacation. We will spend some serious money to set him up in west coast. |
Anonymous
Same. A nice dinner or something maybe but graduating from college is the bare minimum expectation. |
Anonymous
I think this is a really good point that people, especially in this area, need to realize. |
Anonymous
| A nice dinner. Their gift was being able to graduate without any loans. |