# Will I graduate? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 22, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-graduate/286008 "2005-01-22T00:42:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saluki\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-graduate/286008/1 "2005-01-22T00:42:30Z")
Just today I got an email telling me that it was the last day to apply for graduation. The problem is that I read the email for the first time 6 p.m., after the offices closed. My question is if I meet all requirements(which I will by the end of the semester), will I still receive the diploma and not be able to attend graduation, or will I not receive the diploma at all? Thanks. 😕 . chefIL11 , when you come over bring a case of beer. (AND I AM NOT PAYING ;j Disclaimer: this is saluki\_fan’s roommate, as it is NOT saluki\_fan ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-graduate/286008/2 "2005-01-22T00:48:53Z")
In my experience, there is almost always a special hidden extension period to cover screwup like your roommates and even myself as long as you act quickly and go to the right people. I have missed dozens of administrative deadlines in my life and have always been handled as an exception case after the fact. Tell him to take care of quickly, be humble and act confused and ignorant about the original policy. That is the key. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-graduate/286008/3 "2005-01-22T01:32:10Z")
All places have different rules about such things, we can’t really tell you what will happen at your school. But my long experience at universities taught me one important fact: Everything can be appealed. _Everything._ Your last resort is to find out who/what/when/where to appeal to. ---
**Author:** ![saluki\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-graduate/286008/4 "2005-01-22T01:32:22Z")
Pending that they do not accept his application, thus not letting him graduate, will he be able to get into graduate school? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-graduate/286008/5 "2005-01-22T01:37:45Z")
Do NOT get pissy or whiney over ‘only having missed the deadline by one day’. You are in the wrong here. They can hang you out to dry if they want to. The way out of that is to go over their heads, which will probably work eventually, but it’s far easier to be humble and settle the issue at the lowest level possible. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-graduate/286008/6 "2005-01-22T01:45:58Z")
Fill out the application and e-mail it or go over and see if you can drop it off sometime this weekend. Then on Monday go down to the office and follow up. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-graduate/286008/7 "2005-01-22T02:13:23Z")
You can always ask. However, the due date for graduation applications was probably published in the academic calendar, so the e-mail was probably just a reminder. I’d take it up with them on Monday. Robin ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-graduate/286008/8 "2005-01-22T04:07:50Z")
It is a violation of our rules to let anyone besides but the owner use the account. If you want you can sign up for a 30 day account, but you may not use saluki\_fan’s account. This is closed. **DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator