From sorting out practical arrangements to avoiding faux pas,follow our guide to graduation day
“At my first graduation I got my boyfriend and best friend to pretend to be my parents,” says doctorate student Lindsay Jordan. “My friend dressed up like Jackie Onassis. It was pretty comical, and but I’d rather my genuine parents had been there.”Jordan’s parents didn’t attend either her undergraduate or master’s graduation ceremonies,as “they hate travelling and formal occasions”. While they may not be for everyone, graduation ceremonies are a chance for parents to celebrate their child’s achievements – and effect the terminate of university life. But they can also be expensive, and stressful and the cause of family arguments. Here’s how to make your student child’s graduation day a happy one.
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Source: theguardian.com