So like....

[Telume]

I totally graduated... haven't gotten that piece of paper yet (why it takes 2 months to stuff a piece of paper in an envelope and mail it out, I'll never know.) but, I found out from my advisor after taking care of some financial aid stuff that, I apparently graduated with honors (summa cum laude? ((sic))?).

Oooookay, I'll take it!

[ChobiChibi]

YAY! Congrats! :D

2 months is not a long time. I didn't officially graduate until 6 months after we'd got all our marks back >_>

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Congratulations Telume!

I don't know that much about graduating, but, still!

[Telume]

It's nothing big Mika, it's just this gigantic ceremony where they give you a fake piece of paper that represents your diploma. And your parents get to watch you and blah blah blah and then finally, you get your diploma after who knows how long.

It looks something like this:

http://4cherrylimos.com/img/graduation.jpg

[Magmar]

You better take summa cum laude, that means 3.85+ GPA! :)

CONGRATULATIONS!

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Hey but, I HAVE passed the Finnish matriculation examination (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abitur)! Back in 2004.

I got:

Finnish language and literature: Cum Laude
Reaali: Magna Cum Laude (I answered to Physics and History)
B-Swedish language: Magna Cum Laude
C-French language: Magna Cum Laude
A-English language: Eximia Cum Laude
Advanced Mathematics: Eximia Cum Laude

Also, everyone graduating this year, you must READ THIS (http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25057), if you haven't already.

[Magmar]

Oh wow! Your system seems much more comprehensive. Here, there really is no cumulative knowledge exam at the end of secondary education... we do take an exam called the SAT (read: S.A.T., not "sat") and it tests English, Math and Writing. According to your system I scored "laudutur"? I scored 98th percentile. I also scored 99th percentile on the ASVAB (read: az-vab), earning a perfect score and ENDLESS letters from the Military. I still get them.

To get into grad school I had to take the GMAT (read: G-Matt) but didn't score quite so well ^_^;;; I still got into graduate school though, but I'm going to have to retake it this year if I'm planning on getting into Harvard, regardless of my "summa cum laude" status in coursework :P

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Yeah, in Finland, students normally decentralize (not sure if this is the right word) the examination into two parts, they take Swedish in autumn and the rest of the deal in spring.

I myself took everything in spring. When my classmates were answering to Swedish language in September 2003, I was translating the preview of the Pokemon episode where Misty returned for a while (http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5047) from Japanese to English for TPM :D

[Lady Vulpix]

Congratulations! :D

The honors part does not surprise me, but it's something to be proud of. :)

What are you going to do now?

[Bear]

Summa Cum Laude looks good on a resume because that's highest honors. Make sure you include that!

[Blademaster]

Telume is the next Stephen Hawking?

I'd congratulate you, but let's be honest: Who DIDN'T see the tech guy being a genius? Just remember TPM when you start getting 7-, 8-, and 9-digit grants, hint hint. :)

[Crystalmaster Mike]

I think it took several months before I officially got my diploma after graduating from college.
I literally started to work the 1st of the month after finishing the year, so I had like, between 2-10 days of summer vacation that year. :D

I was one of the lucky two to finish with the highest score that year, but I'll have to do the translation to the correct "cum laude" term some other time.

In any case, congratulations!

[Jay]

I was one of the lucky two to finish with the highest score that year, but I'll have to do the translation to the correct "cum laude" term some other time.
And here I thought that was just some fancy term for premature ejaculation!

[Gavin Luper]

I totally graduated... haven't gotten that piece of paper yet (why it takes 2 months to stuff a piece of paper in an envelope and mail it out, I'll never know.) but, I found out from my advisor after taking care of some financial aid stuff that, I apparently graduated with honors (summa cum laude? ((sic))?).

Oooookay, I'll take it!

Congrats on graduating mate, that's awesome.

I can take a stab at the possibility that there is a grand total of two people working on the graduation matters and that's why it takes so long for the diploma to come through. I could be completely wrong, but that wouldn't surprise me.

[Lady Vulpix]

You're lucky it takes only 2 months for you. It took a whole year for me!

[Becky]

Telume, congrats! You may have said this before, but what was your degree in?

[Telume]

It was an A.S. in Internet Services Technology.

Going for an A.A. now because I do intend to transfer to major in Information Technology.

(It was surprisingly easy to get all of that straightened out. :x

[Katie]

I took my last final on a Wednesday and got my diploma on Saturday morning when I walked. What's up with yalls inefficient schools?

[MToolen]

I'll finish my last classes in about three weeks, walk the week after that (B.M. in Education) with an empty diploma case. The diploma gets mailed in 10-12 weeks.

The important part for me, though, is the teacher's certificate; the education department here has to recognize I've graduated and send stuff off to the state. At the same time, I have to send a transcript with my degree on it to the state. The state then says I can apply for my certificate, which costs money, as well as registering said certificate, which also costs money. The state then processes it, which takes yet more time. I could have it in September, but it could be December instead.

Still, congrats Telume and Katie. May you change the world you live in for the better.

[Telume]

I have gotten the diploma! :D

And I see a smexy Honors seal on it!

996

Edit: Apologies if its a bit blurry, my webcam needs to be cleaned.

[Magmar]

Hooray! Congrats on graduating!!!

My advice, and this just might be the difference between quick and eventual employment: Use your alumni office, find businesses you like with alumni from your school in leadership roles, and reach out to the network. Just do it! Find principals, HR people, deans, whoever could put your resume on the top of the pile. There are people at every school being paid big bucks to identify, contact and schmooze these alumni to solicit donations. Just ask, or research on your own. My friends have been using my tip to get real jobs with amazing results :) and I rarely buy into pop job search trends.

I'm also happy to review any resumes. I get paid to do this :D free service to TPM! If you feel sketched out about that you can either omit personally identifying information or just send it to your alma mater's career development center/department.

DO IT.
<3 Magmar

[Telume]

Thanks for the offer, if I need it I'll ring you up! I believe I also have your cell number so I could text you.

[Blademaster]

Wow, TPM is really becoming interconnected nowadays...

[Telume]

You're surprised?

[Katie]

Still, congrats Telume and Katie. May you change the world you live in for the better.

Well I work in oil&gas, so I'm sure I'm changing the world in some fashion or another...

[Perfect Chaos]

Eh? You graduated from Miami Dade College? That's like right next to where I live! :lookout:

[Telume]

Which campus?

[Perfect Chaos]

Well I'm not going to any college in Florida right now, I'm currently in India. But I actually live in Miramar, which is just right on the border of Broward and Dad county. Really small world after all :o

[MToolen]

HEY I JUST MET YOU
AND THIS IS CRAZY
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/553638_4283165279390_547733095_n.jpg
BUT I JUST GRADUATED
SO I NECRO'D THE TOPIC

That's Mrs. MToolen, by the way.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Congratulations MToolen!

You are a neat couple.

[Blademaster]

MToolen you look like a cross between Jon Heder and Christopher Poole, AKA 'moot,' the creator of 4...chan...

...Wait a second...


MToolen

MToolen

MooTlen

OH GOD. 8O

[Telume]

Well I'm not going to any college in Florida right now, I'm currently in India. But I actually live in Miramar, which is just right on the border of Broward and Dad county. Really small world after all :o

I live right by the new Marlin's Stadium. :B

And yes, it is a small world

(And I totally necro'd the topic too!)