What's everyone up to right now?

[c172]

Reading about a young woman who went viral by showing up to walk for her diploma, then immediately leaving her high school graduation. 

https://www.yahoo.com/style/people-obses...927474#_=_

[Regina]

Reading about a young woman who went viral by showing up to walk for her diploma, then immediately leaving her high school graduation. 

https://www.yahoo.com/style/people-obses...927474#_=_

Some of the things that go viral... I love the internet.

[c172]

I admit, I never wanted to go to graduation, but I didn't bail. But this really makes me want to know more about her. Was she really trying to make a statement or is she just a very matter of fact person (and what kind of folks does she claim as friends)?

[account_inactive]

We don't really have graduation ceremonies over here, but if we did I wouldn't have stayed for my full one either. You're just there to collect a certificate.

Nothing wrong with leaving early.

[Alex K]

Mine in Germany definitely had some potential walk out moments, but I didn't. Principal had a very embarasding moment of hypocrisy. My American one... well, was an American commencement ceremony, with pomp and circumstance all the syrupy inspirational stuff, barely legal prayers and throwing of hats, the standard stuff you'd expect.

[Regina]

We don't really have graduation ceremonies over here, but if we did I wouldn't have stayed for my full one either. You're just there to collect a certificate.

Nothing wrong with leaving early.

I stayed for mine, but for me it was because I was graduating alongside many associates who I'd known throughout the 3 years (not even just coursemates, also people I knew from outside my course). So naturally everyone wanted to catch up and use the graduation day for one big final party. We also had big group photos taken at the end.

But I can completely understand why you might think "meh, not worth hanging around" if you're collecting your degree without the people you've mainly been studying with there. I was potentially going to postpone my graduation last summer to do some resits, and graduate later. Had I done that, I wouldn't have graduated alongside the associates I'd made most of the journey with and the day wouldn't have been the same.

[account_inactive]

We don't really have graduation ceremonies over here, but if we did I wouldn't have stayed for my full one either. You're just there to collect a certificate.

Nothing wrong with leaving early.

I stayed for mine, but for me it was because I was graduating alongside many associates who I'd known throughout the 3 years (not even just coursemates, also people I knew from outside my course). So naturally everyone wanted to catch up and use the graduation day for one big final party. We also had big group photos taken at the end.

But I can completely understand why you might think "meh, not worth hanging around" if you're collecting your degree without the people you've mainly been studying with there. I was potentially going to postpone my graduation last summer to do some resits, and graduate later. Had I done that, I wouldn't have graduated alongside the associates I'd made most of the journey with and the day wouldn't have been the same.

Wait, are you talking about Uni? The girl in question walked out of high school graduation, something that we don't really have over here. Certainly not in Scotland.

Leaving high school for me was just finishing a day of regular stuff, then not showing up again.

[Regina]

Wait, are you talking about Uni? The girl in question walked out of high school graduation, something that we don't really have over here. Certainly not in Scotland.

Leaving high school for me was just finishing a day of regular stuff, then not showing up again.

Ohhh ok, I missed that. Same here, to me "graduation" is synonymous with university or college because high school graduations aren't a thing in England either.

Nah I wouldn't stay for a school graduation. Fuck all you skanks.



I hated school, couldn't wait to leave.

[Losty]

Nothing even interesting about leaving early...

[c172]

I didn't hate it, but I went to 4 high schools in three states. I wish I could have spend all my years at either my third or fourth high schools.