do i go to graduation?

Decla

kr15snw wrote: »

I didnt have to pay for graduation, as such. But the costs were:

£5 for an extra ticket (got 2 free and bought one extra for the BF)
£30 for gown and cap
£80 for photos (this was 2 big ones of just me, 3 big ones of me and BF, 5 little ones of just me)

And that was is. I think it was £10 per person to go to the after graduation meal but I didnt go as I went on holiday instead (early morning flight the day after)

That was quite a good deal. I didn't get any free tickets so had to pay £25 each for mum, dad and partner. The gown cost nearly £50 I think (to hire) I didn't get any photos. I thought I'd be cheap but my mum forgot to bring her camera and I ended up with a video(!) on her phone. At least take your own camera to avoid this happening to you if you go.

As for the ceremony, it was long and dull and I was so nervous I thought I was going to be sick on the Chancellor. I would NOT do it again. I didn't go to my first graduation and never regretted it, I was proud of my work for my MA though so thought I'd go. But it wasn't worth it.

olly300

SlimJ_GBR wrote: »

My graduation for finishing last year is this Friday!! (too long after finishing IMO)

I'm not going, sadly my mother passed away the day after my last exam so it feels wrong to do it without my Mum and Dad there. I don't like these pompous ceromonies at the best of times! I've done the course, got my First Class BA Hons, and dont really feel the need to dress up in a silly costume for a day.

Sorry for your loss but haven't you asked your Dad whether he wants to go anyway?

I didn't go to mine as I stated because both my parents where dead by the time I graduated the first time round.

However your dad may still want to go so it's worth asking him as he may get really upset in a few years time.

sparklylime

I went to my graduation and looking back I think I would have really regretted it if I hadn't have gone. It was a really lovely day to share with my family and friends who had supported me through the duration of my degree.

It was quite an expensive day, although I knew the costs in advance and were able to budget accordingly. Tickets to my graduation were £10 a head, gown hire £40, photos: one of me and one with my parents £70. We didn't bother with the official graduation meal at the uni but went to a nearby restaurant instead.

I think for me going to my graduation was in part about celebrating the end of my degree but also a bit of closure - something to mark the end of my uni days iykwim.

TDQO

I'm going, mainly for the party afterwards

Bluebird24

Mine was quite fun and I definitely wouldn't have missed it. I loved all the ceremony and I worked hard to get there so the day felt like I had something to show for it. My dad welled up apparently and the only time I've seen him even close to crying was at my nana's funeral. He said it was the proudest day of his life.

I think for ours the tickets were free, the gown hire was about £40 (no cap for us), and the photos were probably another £40, although you can get cheaper packages.

Piggles12345

I went to two graduations back in July.

They were three days apart and I can honestly say that they were two of the most boring and pointless days I have ever had the misfortune of experiencing!

mizzy2

The only reason for not going for me is that I will be working abroad, and I wont be able to get back easily or cheaply. It will cost a tank of petrol for my parents to come up, maybe more, a hotel as I wont have a house anymore, the gown, eating out for 2 days, and I wont be able to go out with my mates because my parents will be there so bit awkward.
I dont think im going to go, as its the degree thats important, and I will be starting a new part of my life being abroad and travelling. Unless my start date for my new job is later than graduation, Im going to give it a miss.
thanks for all your opinions

sunshinejoclaire

whitfreak wrote: »

Practical point, you still have have register to graduate. But you will have have the option to not go to the ceromony. You don't technically have your degree until its confirmed on your graduation day. But you just don't need to be there.

Not always true, i know this is not true for the University I work at. Conferments are done prior to the graduation days, the grad day is purely ceremonial.

birduk

I went to my undergraduate degree ceremony, but don't think I am going to the one for my doctorate- it is at the same place so the only difference is the type of gown I will be wearing. My supervisors will be hugely disapointed, but I just don't think I can cope with travelling 300 miles each way to get there, finding somewhere to stay and taking two days holiday to do it. No thanks. I got my degree certificate last September, so why would I want that fake one now?

456789

I went but only because family members wanted to go to it

It can be quite expensive - Gown, Cap, Photos, DVD, Travelling expenses

In hindsight the dvd was a complete waste of money...

My course was the first to be presented - basically I walked onto the stage shook a guys hand and walked off then stood in front of the stage with the other people for a minute and then sat down for 2 hours watching everyone else - very boring