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(8,155 posts)
Mon Dec 9, 2013, 05:56 PM Dec 2013

I've officially completed my undergraduate.

Took my last final today. Graduation is next week.

College has been the hardest, strangest and greatest experience of my entire life. I cannot even imagine what I would be like otherwise.

Long, strange trip, indeed.



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I've officially completed my undergraduate. (Original Post) Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 OP
Congratulations! petronius Dec 2013 #1
Good on you! Congrats! Little Star Dec 2013 #2
Congratulations ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #3
Congrats! bigwillq Dec 2013 #4
Well done, JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #5
Congratulations! Phentex Dec 2013 #6
Congratulations Fumesucker Dec 2013 #7
Congrates! What it in? Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #8
BS in Political Science. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #24
Congrats! Enjoy! polichick Dec 2013 #9
Congratulations etherealtruth Dec 2013 #10
Congrats!! 2naSalit Dec 2013 #11
Congrats malaise Dec 2013 #12
Congratulations! livetohike Dec 2013 #13
Congratulations! n/t Yo_Mama Dec 2013 #14
Many Many Congratulations!! Leith Dec 2013 #15
Wonderful! Wishing you the best. nolabear Dec 2013 #16
Congratulations.... Tikki Dec 2013 #17
Congratulations! greatlaurel Dec 2013 #18
re:I've officially completed my undergraduate. allan01 Dec 2013 #19
That's terrific, Gravitycollapse! Congratulations! calimary Dec 2013 #20
Congratulations! Zorra Dec 2013 #21
Congrats. Will you apply to graduate? Coyotl Dec 2013 #22
Congratulations! I remember being so happy then! WinkyDink Dec 2013 #23
Congratulations, and I'm almost there myself! bhikkhu Dec 2013 #25
Right on. Took me 17 years. Archaic Dec 2013 #26
Congratulations Gothmog Dec 2013 #27
Congrats! laundry_queen Dec 2013 #28
Congratulations! It's a point of passage. MineralMan Dec 2013 #29
Congratulations! Good luck in future endeavors, too. nt ladyVet Dec 2013 #30
awesome!! congrats. Vattel Dec 2013 #31
 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
3. Congratulations ...
Mon Dec 9, 2013, 06:03 PM
Dec 2013

In my experience, under-graduate degree mean little, once obtained; but, everything if you don't have one. The BA/BS is a gate-keeper ... you have advanced to Level 2.

Good luck

Leith

(7,813 posts)
15. Many Many Congratulations!!
Mon Dec 9, 2013, 07:55 PM
Dec 2013

Ya done good. Celebrate in the manner you like with the beverage of your choice.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
21. Congratulations!
Mon Dec 9, 2013, 09:00 PM
Dec 2013

Here's hoping that your education will help bring you much happiness and fulfillment for the rest of your days.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
22. Congrats. Will you apply to graduate?
Mon Dec 9, 2013, 09:09 PM
Dec 2013

I did not. I used my undergrad scholarship to take a lot of grad classes, an MA equivalent, then applied to graduate.

bhikkhu

(10,720 posts)
25. Congratulations, and I'm almost there myself!
Tue Dec 10, 2013, 02:36 AM
Dec 2013

I didn't seriously go back to college until I was 40, being fairly sick and tired of what I'd made of myself by that point in life. I can definitely empathize with "I cannot even imagine what I would be like otherwise", as even at my late age it was very much a life-changing experience. The addition of a critical ingredient of fact-based reasoning, and the ability to recognize and communicate fact-based reasoning, is the simplest way I would have to describe the difference (along with the disposal of a lot of mental baggage and nonsense that was unable to happily co-exist with a more reasoned view of the world).

In my own case it leads to nothing as far as jobs go, but I'd still recommend it to anyone. Good luck going forward!

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
28. Congrats!
Tue Dec 10, 2013, 10:12 AM
Dec 2013

As someone who has 6 courses left before I graduate, I applaud you. It's hard alright, but so worth it!

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