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What were your college graduation gifts?
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+1.Originally Posted by MetroStyles
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.
agreed.
my parents fully expected I would graduate college (which isn't very difficult) and go to grad school shortly thereafter.
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I just got an amazing gift from my parents"”God bless them"”for my graduation from Law School. I got a full set of the Schottenstein Edition Talmud!!!
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I just got an amazing gift from my parents"”God bless them"”for my graduation from Law School. I got a full set of the Schottenstein Edition Talmud!!!Originally Posted by sartorialism
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A degree with no college debt. I can't imagine how I could expect anything else on top of that.Originally Posted by dtmt
agreed. unfortunately, my parents aren't going to bankroll my grad degree, which will be 5 times more expensive... :'(
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A degree with no college debt. I can't imagine how I could expect anything else on top of that.Originally Posted by dtmt
I didn't expect anything for college graduation, but got it anyway.
I don't remember getting anything for my PhD, but I sure as hell didn't expect anything. I'll report back in a few weeks about my wife, her parents LOOOOVE giving crazy ******* gifts (five figure wedding present) so I imagine she'll get something bonkers for her PhD.
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I don't remember getting anything for my PhD, but I sure as hell didn't expect anything. I'll report back in a few weeks about my wife, her parents LOOOOVE giving crazy ******* gifts (five figure wedding present) so I imagine she'll get something bonkers for her PhD.Originally Posted by Gibonius
Do you find it's common for most PhDs that get married to end up with other PhDs as well?
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Do you find it's common for most PhDs that get married to end up with other PhDs as well?Originally Posted by mm84321
Well, I mostly know younger PhDs, and then established ones in their 40-50s. The younger ones are almost exclusively with other high performers (MDs, lawyers, PhDs, etc), simply because of the demands of the lifestyle. It's hard to explain to someone with a normal job why you need to roll back out to the lab at midnight. I can't say about the people who get married to someone they met after grad school, because I haven't seen it happen yet
The older generation (my boss, etc) seem to be married mostly to saints.
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I just got an amazing gift from my parents—God bless them—for my graduation from Law School. I got a full set of the Schottenstein Edition Talmud!!!Originally Posted by sartorialism
PM sentOriginally Posted by allaboutshoes
In the spirit of Palin's ridiculous star of david neckless gesture the other day,
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In the spirit of Palin's ridiculous star of david neckless gesture the other day,Originally Posted by sartorialism
As long as your not shteigin with Palin
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