I Just Graduated!

[idkew]

I finally did it!

I graduated from Illinios Wesleyan University yesterday with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree. My focuses are in Graphic Design and Art History, plus almost one in Sculpture, and I have a minor in Business Adminstration with a focus in Marketing.

Unfortunately the ceremony was moved inside due to weather, but it was still pretty good. Little long, and focused on the BA (Business Major), but who cares? I AM DONE!

Now time to find a job if I don't end up going to Spain for a month.

p.s. - I will be accepting donations to the poor-ass-college-grad-with-no-job fund.

[jelloshotsrule]

awesome, i collect donations for that same fund!

[wdlove]

Congratulations, idkew on graduating with BA. ;) Trully a great time in your like. Your hole life lies out before you. I pray that you will find a job that you will enjoy! ;)

Maybe arn can setup the poor-ass-college-grad-with-no-job fund here at Mac Forum! :p

[JesseJames]

Congratulations.

Now, is it me or do college degrees seem more and more like just worthless pieces of parchment these days?

[britboy]

Originally posted by JesseJames
Congratulations.

Now, is it me or do college degrees seem more and more like just worthless pieces of parchment these days?


No, it's not just you. It seems that too many people, who are not necessarily worthy of being at university, are doing degrees, lowering the value of that 'piece of parchment'. It's a shame, because there's little that the top students can do to differentiate themselves from your average joe.

All the same, congrats idkew. This isn't meant against you in any way.

[MacFan25]

Congratulations on you graduation! Good Luck finding a job! ;)

[idkew]

Originally posted by britboy
No, it's not just you. It seems that too many people, who are not necessarily worthy of being at university, are doing degrees, lowering the value of that 'piece of parchment'. It's a shame, because there's little that the top students can do to differentiate themselves from your average joe.


i definitly understand. i am strongly thinking about graduate school for an MBA or a Law degree to help differentiate myself from the crowd a little more.

Plus (i know this will offend some), Illinios Wesleyan is a pretty tough school. I have taken 4 courses from the U of Iowa, and they were an absolute joke compared to my easiest course at Wesleyan. I think it has prepaired me well, but it cost a ton of money to do that. My point being that these universities are flooding the market becuase they set their standards so low. I don't believe everyone has the right to a college degree, but it seems that many state schools do, as long as you pay them that is. You have to work for it, not just pay for it.


my 2¢

[idkew]

Originally posted by wdlove
Congratulations, idkew on graduating with BA. ;) Trully a great time in your like. Your hole life lies out before you. I pray that you will find a job that you will enjoy! ;)

Maybe arn can setup the poor-ass-college-grad-with-no-job fund here at Mac Forum! :p

thanks. i received a BFA though...

[Beej]

I graduate tomorrow but luckily I have a job :)

[herr_neumann]

Originally posted by JesseJames
Congratulations.

Now, is it me or do college degrees seem more and more like just worthless pieces of parchment these days?

That is what grad school is for, at least until it becomes overcrowded and devalued.

Congrats. Those of us at UC Davis still have over another month.

[King Cobra]

Congratulations.

Now get off that formal graduation attire, relax, and enjoy your free time away from whatever job you receive.

[JesseJames]

The only college I have any real respect for is M.I.T.. There is no faking it there. I think brilliance is the standard there.
I'm not too proud to say that I'm not smart enough to go there either.

[wdlove]

Originally posted by idkew
thanks. i received a BFA though...

I'm sorry that I dropped the A, didn't do it on purpose! ;)

Beej, congratulations on your graduation tomorrow, may your future be bright! ;)

[idkew]

Originally posted by Beej
I graduate tomorrow but luckily I have a job :)

congrats man.

bring shots, the wait is long. :)

[eyelikeart]

congrats!! :D

what an accomplishment...it feels so good to know all that hard work is over... ;)

[G4scott]

I graduate on the 30th...

Graduate from High School, that is...

Then it's off to the long road to college, and life...

Congratulations!

[evil]

hey congrats!
i actually was very close to going to that school.
i was accepted and went for the weekend where you stay there to get your schedule and all that and at the last second changed my mind. this was back in 1998.
unfortunately i still one more year to go at my current university.
im jealous
i actully have an exam tomorrow.

[idkew]

Originally posted by evil

i actually was very close to going to that school.


wow- that is a LONG drive from toronto to central illinios. i bet you are glad you did not choose IWU.

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by JesseJames
The only college I have any real respect for is M.I.T.. There is no faking it there. I think brilliance is the standard there.
I'm not too proud to say that I'm not smart enough to go there either.

yeah, seriously. visited cambridge this weekend and man is that a nerd factory. i mean, even more than on here.

hell, in "the tech" or whatever their newspaper is called, they had an editorial about the itunes music store! hah.

my bro went there for grad school and i can't even imagine him there. he's like 4 feet and acts like a 5 year old. fun

[evil]

Originally posted by idkew
wow- that is a LONG drive from toronto to central illinios. i bet you are glad you did not choose IWU.

hahah i am actually from the southwestern suburbs of chicago....i transferred to university out here two years ago.

[Stelliform]

Congratulations to all of those who are graduating! For me nothing could compare to feeling I felt when I recieved my college degree. The sense of accomplishment was very satisfying.

[iJon]

i graduate high school next year and off to college. i better start thinking what car im gonna pry out of mom and dad. cough cough bmw cough cough.

iJon

[jefhatfield]

congrats to all grads, high school and college

for high school grads...no more following rules set for five years olds and no more cliques

college grads...no more textbooks and rising tuition costs:)

[wdlove]

I also want to congratulate all those that are graduating from high school and college. A great milestone in life for both, may your future be bright! Now your life trully lies ahead you, may all your dreams be realized to the fullest! ;)

[vollspacken]

Originally posted by idkew
I finally did it!

I graduated from Illinios Wesleyan University yesterday with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree.

man, I'm with you! graduating on May 25th... and here comes the nice part:
- I'm on an exchange programm through my professor at my home university in Germany...
- I only had to do my senior year
- I get the bachelors degree

... I actually wanted to do an internship after graduation, but I didn't get my **** together :(

oh, BTW, my parents come over from Germany to see me walk (haha, so they know where their money goes... ;) )

"unfortunatly", my brother can't come. that lucky bastard will be on a class trip to the Toscana/Italy!!!

WORD to the class of '03! :D

...I better get my hands on some additional Apple hardware. prices in Europe SUCK!!!

vSpacken (who can't wait to get back to good German beer...)

[mrjamin]

man, i wish i could be saying that i've graduated - i've got 2 more years to go!! why oh why did i decide to change my degree last year?! right back at square one! Ah! i remember - i hated the course and being the only bloke amongst 30 girls was hellish. Speech therapy definately isn't a man's job!

[ibookin']

I'm graduating college as a CS major at California State University, Los Angeles in '05 if everything goes well. I still have a little over two years ahead of me, for those of you who didn't go beyond Math 101. ;):p

Just kidding.

Congratulations to all you grads, both high school and college, and I hope you have luck finding jobs or getting into graduate school (or both!).

[GeneR]

I remember when I graduated from UCLA way back when. I couldn't believe it. The day it hit me the hardest was the Monday right afterwards: I came back to my apartment and realized that I didn't have any more homework to do for that night! I didn't have an excuse for not having a social life!!!

I was stunned!
I was amazed!
I was a nerd! (Okay, still am! :D)
I was... I was... well...

I got down on my hands and knees near tears, and swore: I'd never, ever go back to school ever again!!! I would NEVER do homework for the rest of my natural/unnatural life!!!


...

Three years later, entering graduate school... ;D

P.S. By the way, wdlove, was that a mistake when you said:

"Your hole life lies out before you..." did you mean hole? As in idkew's life is a big friggin' hole? (Pit of despair?) or "whole" life as in, well, whole? :D

P.S.S. Idkew
Miss the dog avatar. He was cool. Reminded me of a dog I knew. :D

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by GeneR
I remember when I graduated from UCLA way back when. I couldn't believe it. The day it hit me the hardest was the Monday right afterwards: I came back to my apartment and realized that I didn't have any more homework to do for that night! I didn't have an excuse for not having a social life!!!

I was stunned!
I was amazed!
I was a nerd! (Okay, still am! :D)
I was... I was... well...

I got down on my hands and knees near tears, and swore: I'd never, ever go back to school ever again!!! I would NEVER do homework for the rest of my natural/unnatural life!!!


...

Three years later, entering graduate school... ;D

P.S. By the way, wdlove, was that a mistake when you said:

"Your hole life lies out before you..." did you mean hole? As in idkew's life is a big friggin' hole? (Pit of despair?) or "whole" life as in, well, whole? :D

P.S.S. Idkew
Miss the dog avatar. He was cool. Reminded me of a dog I knew. :D

when i was entering college, i swore that when i finished, i would also never go to a single class again

well, since graduating in 92, then 94, that's all i have done since then...gone to class...i am in a java class right now

but when you finish your college path, classes no longer become an issue about grades, but about learning

this may sound nuts to the younger posters here, but when you finish your path with a high school diploma or college degree, you will likely see school after that as a hobby...and as fun

one third of the 8,000-10,000 students at the local junior college where i constantly attend (23 years now) have a bachelor's degree or higher...some of the students have a PhD...and all those students are not going to junior college for their AA or AS degrees...they are going because it is fun and because the school is simply there

when asked why mountaineers climb mountains, the most common answer you will hear is, "because it's there"

[jefhatfield]

...so really, there is no such thing as graduating;)

[idkew]

Originally posted by GeneR
P.S.S. Idkew
Miss the dog avatar. He was cool. Reminded me of a dog I knew. :D

my new 'tar is my eye.

figure it out if you can.

[GeneR]

Originally posted by idkew
my new 'tar is my eye.

figure it out if you can.

You mean you're a mutant? :D kewl!

[idkew]

Originally posted by GeneR
You mean you're a mutant? :D kewl!

i'll give you a hint:

retina

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by idkew
i'll give you a hint:

retina

is that the eye of godzilla, from the remake with john cusack?

[GeneR]

Originally posted by idkew
i'll give you a hint:

retina

Ah! Mutant retina taken using either sonic imaging or cat scan? :D

[idkew]

Originally posted by GeneR
Ah! Mutant retina taken using either sonic imaging or cat scan? :D

nah- just a dialated eye and a special camera. not quite that high tech. hopefully no one here will ever need one taken.

the optic nerve is on the right - that might help you get your bearings. vessils come out from it...

[idkew]

Originally posted by jefhatfield
is that the eye of godzilla, from the remake with john cusack?

never saw the movie- but i could see it being one scary ass eye if that were on the outside.

[baby duck monge]

hmmm, i think i need some help here... i will be finishing my sophmore year kinda soon. how many more years does that mean i have? sorry, i'm an english major ;)

just kidding... congrats on finishing, at a good school, it's quite a feat (i would like to think i go to a good school, and i will be pretty pleased with myself when i finish). may you find something excellent to do with yourself and your life.