Help! I need suggestions for a college graduation gift for my 48 year old brother in law that says... I'm really proud of you, you beer drinkin', deer huntin', north woods redneck, wall street worshipin', 80's caine sniffin', Reaganite, mustachioed, b@strd. From your loving, granola crunchin', sandal wearin', organic pimpin', Utne reading, Wellstone worshipin', green believin', bleeding heart, pain in your arse little sister in law. I love you man, way to go!
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 7 answers

June graduation + August wedding = announcements and invitations go out within a month of each other. Do I look like a gift-grabbing leech? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2008 - 16 answers

My divorced parents are both going to be at my college graduation party. How do I deal with this? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 15 answers

My sister graduates college this week, and I want to get her a gift that will be useful for her at work. She'll be counseling homeless people at various shelters and other locations in Washington DC. Besides pepper spray (our running joke), what are some practical gifts I could get her? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 10 answers

My sister is graduating high school and heading to Lawrence Tech. to study architecture. What are some gift ideas for things she'll find useful/necessary in her classes? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2008 - 14 answers

My partner is graduating from law school and I'd like to get a really nice gift for her. The caveat: she's adamant that she doesn't want a briefcase. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 22 answers

It's customary for each graduating class to present a class stone which is ceremonially imbedded in this path-way at my high school; somehow I got roped into getting the one for '08, and since I have less than a month to figure this out, I could really use some ideas! [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm going to be graduating with my PhD in chemistry within the next year or so. Should I get business cards? Should I order them with the university logo or just get something with my basic contact info? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 19 answers

PhinisheD Filter: My partner's graduating after completing his PhD. Should he rent or buy the hood? [more inside]
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 22 answers

Asking for a friend: I'm looking for a short story/anecdote/or whatever that encapsulates the teacher/student relationship. A sentence, short story, poem, song or novel where the point is that education doesn't end at graduation and that teachers - in their infinite adult wisdom - will always have something to learn from their students.
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - 12 answers

Throwing a party, in Knoxville, on a budget, for a bunch of out-of-towners (myself included). I need suggestions! [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm graduating but want to do something unconvential before I start my business career. What? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 16 answers

A dear one is graduating with high honors from grad school. She is uncertain at this point if she wants to continue in her field despite years of hard work and a pile of debt. What can I get to inspire her? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2007 - 12 answers

After a college career based on worrying about the present, I've graduated up to worrying about the future. What sort of jobs can I get with a cultural studies undergraduate degree from McGill University (Canada's Harvard!)? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2007 - 7 answers

Are US high schools graduation rates for private, parochial, and target schools real? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 14 answers

Can anyone recommend any martial arts learning opportunities (camps, workshops, lessons, etc) in Asia that an 18 year old would enjoy? My nephew in the US is a karate brown belt and he would like to travel to Asia when he graduates from high school this year. I am trying to help him find some interesting travel opportunities which relate to karate. He loves karate and has been searching for something to do in Japan or India for Summer 2008 but we haven't found anything yet. Thanks for any tips.
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 6 answers

Are internships really as important to success as my school makes them out to be? [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2007 - 17 answers

Any ideas for what a new faculty member (who has to transport everything to Africa) might find useful or nice as a graduation gift from her research lab? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 3 answers

My grandma recently gave me $500 to buy something lasting to remember her by. My first thought was watch, but I have a watch, so I am hoping for good suggestions of lasting items in that price range (I like ebay). I would like something unique, but maybe there is something that all men should own that I am just not thinking of.
posted on Jul 10, 2007 - 41 answers

Is it OK to wear a doctoral robe at a High School graduation when you do not have a doctorate? [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2007 - 23 answers

What is the perfect gift from a brother to my little sister for her High School graduation? [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2007 - 24 answers

About three years I graduated from a fairly prestigious art college in the USA. At least...I was supposed to have. I fell hilariously juuuuuuust short of graduating, and now I'm feeling the burn. [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2007 - 21 answers

Help me with a Homer Simpson-esque quote for a keynote speech! (Please.) [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2007 - 31 answers

GiftFilter: Help me pick a graduation gift for my brother, who is headed to grad school for architecture. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2007 - 24 answers

I will be graduating in a few weeks from college. Help me find stuff I should do before I'm all done and move away! [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 21 answers

[GraduationSpeechFilter] I'm scheduled to give an end-of-year speech to a group of high schoolers. Help me plan what to say! [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 13 answers

What are some brilliant, thoughtful, practical, interesting gifts for my high school teachers? [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2007 - 12 answers

What would you want to say to a community of brand new thinkers/changers/makers? Or what advice can you give me about commencement speeches in general? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2007 - 12 answers

Cats in the Cradle. I have a sticky situation re: my estranged father (& his family) and my upcoming graduation. I broke off contact a few months ago and don't really want to open that can of worms again, but he recently emailed me to ask if I've "worked through my issues", and the distress my silence is causing the man makes me nauseous. How can I set boundaries without being cruel when what I really want is for him to forget all about me? [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2007 - 36 answers

Should I give the keynote speech at my local community college? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2007 - 9 answers

I'm graduating from college this upcoming May (Finally!) with a bachelors degree in engineering. I have two job offers both with their own pros and cons, which unfortunately manage to even out both offers to me. I'm not sure what to really do now and any personal insights or advice would be much appreciated. [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2007 - 16 answers

Help me look good for my University grad photos. My partner and I are getting our professional grad photos done next week and want tips on how to look our best. Specifically: to (fake) tan, or not; how much makeup; what colour makeup; what to do with my ugly short hair and; what to do with her dreadlocks. (Good luck with the dreadlocks!) [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 14 answers

I'm about to graduate and have no clue about the options for my future, and no one to talk to about it. Help me get a clue. [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2007 - 13 answers

Looking for volunteer programs that teaches art to underprivileged youth. [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2006 - 8 answers

I am graduating next April with a degree in Economics; what cool internships, placements, projects and whatnot, around the world, do you know about that would be worthwhile post-grad? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2006 - 6 answers

Okay, so I graduated college. Now what? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2006 - 26 answers

fundamentalists; My nephew is graduating from High School this month. He has been given a scholarship to an extremely fundamental christian college, similar to a Liberty or Bob Jones.....I have been invited to; [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2006 - 49 answers

What book should I get as an award for two outstanding 8th grade grads? I'm their faculty advisor. They've each won an end-of-year award, and I'm tasked with finding them a suitable book to mark the occasion. I want to find something more than a dry dictionary or reference book, and I'd love to inspire them to continue their great work without being too sappy or preachy. My range is $15 - $20. Any suggestions?
posted on May 4, 2006 - 51 answers

What, really, in the world can I do with a BS in social science? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2006 - 14 answers

Help me select a useful gift for my daughter's graduation from Army chemical school ... [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2006 - 7 answers

GraduationFilter: The wife is graduating from college this december to be a RN(Registered Nurse). Can i please have some ideas for a very thoughtful gift to give her for graduation? Im looking for something that is unique and thoughtful, not something that is a standard cooking cutter gift. Thanks Everyone!!!
posted on Nov 14, 2005 - 12 answers

Suggestions for a gift for a graduating med student friend who will be a pediatrician? [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2005 - 10 answers

A friend is graduating law school on Saturday, I'd like to give him a gift to mark the occassion. My only qualifiers are that the cost not exceed $100 and the present not be something obvious, which is to say something that he might get from someone else or buy himself. I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
posted on May 17, 2005 - 26 answers

Giftfilter: My best friend graduates this week from nursing school, and I want to get her something relatively inexpensive, clever, life-changing, useful and/or meaningful. [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2005 - 5 answers

What's a great thing to get someone graduating from medical school? [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2005 - 17 answers

7th grade camp, 8th grade graduation, Junior Retreat....and eventually High School graduation. All memorable events, which warranted horrible renditions of "In My Life" by the Beatles and a lot of sobbing by my fellow classmates*. [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2005 - 20 answers

I can graduate in a year with a BA in literature. That would make it 2.5 years start-to-finish. Should I double major and stick around longer, or can I move onto grad school with just this? [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2005 - 27 answers

I'll be graduating next August with a Computer Science degree and will be looking for an entry-level programming job. I am very comfortable with Java and reasonably comfortable with C++ and Visual Basic. I do not have any work experience in programming and won't have the chance to gain any before graduation(the unconventional schedule of my current job is what is allowing me to finish my degree in the first place). What can I do over the course of the next year to boost my employability? What other skills should I try to pick up over the next year?
posted on Jun 16, 2004 - 11 answers

Graduation celebration! I just graduated from college and moved in with my girlfriend in northern New Jersey; as such, she and I are planning on going out to celebrate sometime soon (along with some friends). She's been to a few bars in her time in NYC but we're still not sure where we'd like to go. So, I'm hoping for some advice from you Gotham-based MeFites as to what places might be good to check out. A few more details inside.
posted on May 28, 2004 - 8 answers

I graduating this Sunday and I need some decorating ideas for my cap. [MI]
posted on May 27, 2004 - 13 answers