# It's all over **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 12, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892 "2015-05-12T22:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/1 "2015-05-12T22:43:15Z")
School I mean. Last two grades were finally posted this morning. I have officially completed my AS in Respiratory Care. Of course this doesn’t qualify me to do anything other than take the boards, which I can’t do for at least another 3 weeks. Then I have to get my license. THEN I can start looking for a job. In about 15 years or so, I might be experienced enough for an “Ask Me…” thread. 😃 I will NOT be going to graduation. I did it once, never again. Graduation is a punishment for finishing a degree. I will go to the pinning ceremony because my program director hit me with a guilt trip. I have not been a non-college student since August 2010. It feels strange. I keep saying I’ll go back and finish my BS but at this point there’s no chance in hell of getting me back into a classroom. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/2 "2015-05-13T03:54:02Z")
Congratulations on your achievement! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/3 "2015-05-14T14:26:05Z")
Congratulations! And I totally agree with you about graduations. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/4 "2015-05-14T14:34:10Z")
More congrats! Well done! Doing a little celebrating? ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/5 "2015-05-14T14:36:07Z")
My idea of celebrating is doing as little as possible until Monday. I’m thoroughly enjoying myself. My eye hadn’t twitched In 2 days! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/6 "2015-05-14T22:21:52Z")
Congratulations! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/7 "2015-05-15T18:53:43Z")
I didn’t attend any of my graduations (3) after high school nor either of my wife’s (2) since we married. (Nor did she). However, I’m now a professor and I need to go to one almost every year – sigh. But Congratulations and good choice on not attending. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/8 "2015-05-15T19:07:16Z")
You get your AS? You bet your bootie! Congrats. ---
**Author:** ![escaped](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/9 "2015-05-17T18:49:14Z")
I feel the same way i went to college for 6 years i cant se myself puting another 6 years. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/10 "2015-05-18T00:31:49Z")
Thanks everyone. The pinning ceremony was today and it was surprisingly short since they didn’t make all the less important people stick around for the nursing oath and whatever else they do with their lamps. The dean of allied health talked about each program and actually mentioned that Respiratory does something besides giving neb treatments. Still, Respiratory ended up sounding like the red-headed step child of the allied health department, as it always does. It’s a good thing I don’t need the respect of others to be happy. ---
**Author:** ![Teach-me-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@Teach-me-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teach-me-not)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-over/719892/11 "2015-05-18T19:25:32Z")
Congrats! Looking forwards to that “Ask Me” thread. 🙂