What were your college graduation gifts?

[GreenFrog]

I'm graduating from college tomorrow and every single one of my "gifts" thus far has been money. I'm not complaining, as I'd much rather receive cash than anything. So far received a couple grand, so I'm quite pleased

I go to a school with a lottt of rich kids (know a kid who has a $10M trust fund), and I see kids wearing Pateks. What did you guys get?

 

[gwolf]

a nike sweatshirt. =)

 

[NAMOR]

$,$$$

 

[BlackShoes]

I bought my godparents dinner at a fancy restaurant. I didn't get a card, but I got some phone calls to congratulate me. I think graduation gifts are exceedingly rare over here.

 

[AxlJack]

a pat on the back.........

 

[Pantisocrat]

a caution to not screw up my life...I was a film major so job prospects equate to staring into the abyss to find my character.

 

[Gibonius]

I got about a thousand dollars cash for a trip to California from my parents, then some money and a few random gifts from family.

My wife got like five grand and a $12k set of pearls from her (crazy) parents.

 

[musicguy]

Don't think I got anything special. For hs graduation I got a nice watch. My family is strange with gifts.

 

[MetroStyles]

Originally Posted by AxlJack

a pat on the back.........
+1. College graduation irks me, almost as much as high school graduation. College graduation is not an accomplishment. It takes effort to flunk out of college. I don't expect a reward for passing a bunch of classes and drinking for four years. It is just such an overcelebrated, fake event that it just makes me feel uncomfortable.

 

[imschatz]

A $30k college education without having to pay for it.

 

[ter1413]

some 40oz's of ole e!
(paid for by me)

 

[IUtoSLU]

A pat on the back. After high school, a graduation gift is as cheesy as hell.

 

[random-adam]

Total sum of gifts for high school and graduation = the knowledge that I was now that much more employable + lunch. My family isn't much for making a big deal out of **** that I was plainly expected to accomplish.

That said, they kicked in five figures when I bought a house last year.

 

[unjung]

$30,000 in debt.

 

[rvan]

I got a trip to New York with my girlfriend.