kansasskydiver 0 #1 November 14, 2006 Question: For those of you who have graduated or have a child who has graduated. How much did you or they receive overall when leaving college and starting the "real" world What do you find is an approriate giving gift?<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #2 November 14, 2006 Depends on who it is for/from. Mostly I got $100 from friends & non-immediate relatives.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #3 November 14, 2006 Woah, you're supposed to get a gift when you graduate college? No way! Needless to say, I didn't get so much as a congrats or dinner out JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #4 November 14, 2006 my father gave me a rather nice antique gold pocket watch (an Elgin that was his father's watch...) from about 1926... We didn't actually have it appraised... and at the time it wasn't functioning... but when we go it repaired the jeweller estimated its value at around $500 though its an eirlomb and I really don't consider it to have a "value" in the strict sense of the word...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #5 November 14, 2006 depends on who it was from. generally it was from none to 100$ though my father graciously gave me $ towards 1/3 my first rig (custom) too bad i sold it Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildfan75 1 #6 November 14, 2006 QuoteWoah, you're supposed to get a gift when you graduate college? No way! Needless to say, I didn't get so much as a congrats or dinner out Jen Thanks Jen! You just made me feel so much better but just getting a card from my grandparents when I graduated from college. You'd think everyone would have been a little happier that we finally had a female graduate from college in the family! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #7 November 14, 2006 I'm still the only college graduate on either side of the family and most I got was 50-100 and then a few cards. It was about enoguh to cover my graduation fees and the bar tab from the last few weeks of school Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllisonH 0 #8 November 14, 2006 Are we counting what my mom spent on tuition for my first semester of grad school and called a graduation present? If so, then probably more than $1,000 but less than $3,000. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #9 November 14, 2006 WHAT? you get gifts??? Well - another thing I find out I missed out on. And I've graduated from college three freaking times..... Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #10 November 14, 2006 OK, you guys are hilarious, and though I'm so far over it, I was expecting a financial windfall at gradutation... What I received, in total, amounted to about...$2k. Don't get me wrong, that was cool. But, a windfall? Not so much.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #11 November 14, 2006 QuoteWhat I received, in total, amounted to about...$2k bite....my....ass..... that's $2k more than I got! Hell, I didn't even know about this. I wonder if I can get back pay? $2k will buy a fair number of jump tickets!! Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #12 November 14, 2006 Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivingranny 0 #13 November 15, 2006 I did not get anything when I got my Bad Ass degree. I did get to work though the night of my undergrad graduation ceremony. Dang!! What was I thinking!!!???? My son got less than $2000 last May when he graduated. Usually $50 to $100 (less from some). Congrats Jen!! I hope late Recognition is better than none!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildfan75 1 #14 November 15, 2006 I'm still waiting for the money that my mom promised to give me instead of doing a high school graduation party. Now I can only hope she has good life insurance and she hasn't taken me off her policy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #15 November 15, 2006 You guys DO know you're supposed to send out like a bazillion graduation announcements to everyone and their mom, including the mailman himself, right? I tease. I tease. I couldn't do that. But, trust me, people do--I know b/c I've received countless and even one or two on occasion where I had NO idea who the person was. I think I sent a total of 10 announcements out. And I received a check from all 10 which amounted to that total.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,178 #16 November 15, 2006 I got money for a trip to Europe on my own from my parents. I bicycled, camped, cooked and stretched that money for 6 weeks. Which, when you consider that airline ticket and all I spent $1000, wasn't bad. It was the perfect gift. I'd been living on my own for a couple of years by then and didn't need stuff. Other than that, well, college was kind of expected from the beginning, and its own reward Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #17 November 15, 2006 I didn't end up valuing my college education as much as I should have until I entered the real world and realized how important my degrees were and how much I used what I learned in real life... I knew I was lucky to have the opportunity for college--I just didn't think it was the end all/be all to "making it" or "making something of yourself". So...yea, I pretty much hurried through my degrees as quickly and efficiently as possible just go reap that "financial windfall" at graduation. I didn't view college as "its own reward". Juuuuust teasing. I always said in college I couldn't wait to get out and not have to do the class/homework/study thing. Everyone always said I'd be begging to go back once I entered the "real world". I haven't looked back yet. I LOVE the real world.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
