# I'm graduating with honors!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-with-honors/177087>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 23, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-with-honors/177087 "2003-05-23T19:21:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-with-honors/177087/1 "2003-05-23T19:21:18Z")

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I just got an email today that I am going to graduate from college with departmental honors. This is the first academic award of any kind I’ve ever really gotten. It’s so exciting!

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**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-with-honors/177087/2 "2003-05-23T19:25:11Z")

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Hey, good for you!

Are you graduating next May? After the fall semester?

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**Author:** ![Sunglasses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@Sunglasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunglasses)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-with-honors/177087/3 "2003-05-23T19:51:59Z")

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It IS exciting. I have two kids in college and can appreciate all the hard work you’ve done. Congratulations!

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-with-honors/177087/4 "2003-05-23T20:05:48Z")

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Good for both of you! Who is this “Honors” fellow?

Kidding! Congratulations!

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**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-with-honors/177087/5 "2003-05-23T20:13:45Z")

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Congrats! How long 'till we see your breathtaking films on the silver screen? 😃

Seriously, good luck in pursuing your chosen path, whatever that may be.

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**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-with-honors/177087/6 "2003-05-23T21:23:08Z")

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Congrats… (of course, you’re a **doper** , so none of us are surprised 🙂 )

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**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-with-honors/177087/7 "2003-05-23T22:44:34Z")

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Congrats. Shoot, after all the crap they put you through, you should graduate with a medal.