Graduation Quotes

Texas' current retention policy has not demonstrated any evidence of improving student success. It has not materially improved our high school graduation rate, nor has retention resulted in improved academic proficiency of graduates.

The idea of winning a doctor's degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me.

I could get in trouble for this. I could jeopardize my graduation. It's just that it's more important to support what's happening right now.

I was going to be an architect. I graduated with a degree in architecture and I had a scholarship to go back to Princeton and get my Masters in architecture. I'd done theatricals in college, but I'd done them because it was fun.

It's about teaching life skills and easing the transition after graduation. Not all athletes are going pro-in fact, very few are, ... But even being a professional athlete doesn't define you as a person ... It doesn't define who you are as a male or female, athlete or non-athlete at the collegiate level or in the real world.

I think it's a pretty significant change in how we look at graduation requirements.

We're losing half our kids to graduation this year. But we had a way better season this year than last. The kid's came through, they worked together as a team and had a lot more spirit than last season. It was a good year.

This place really trains you for work and life. My parents wanted me to attend an arts university, but I convinced them that it would be a waste of time. Bunka really prepares you for what's to come later, after graduation. And I don't have to worry that much about getting employment. Companies trust the Bunka label.

There are all kinds of ways to forestall graduation. Taking a term off, getting suspended, not completing courses, all of these are valid.

When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so long.

I went to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania like my dad did. I even gave the graduation speech at Wharton, which is what my dad did. I wrote the speech.

However, even under the best of circumstances, four-year graduation rates for the next few years will be substantially lower than those in the three provinces.

Lori was part of our family, ... She was there for all of my graduations. Whenever my big brother came home from the Army, she went with Mom to visit.

This week, we were supposed to be ordering her graduation announcements and sending her resume to companies in Houston and L.A.. I told her Friday night that she didn't know what path God wanted her to walk and that perhaps she should expand her job search past New York.

Our approach is that we want students to show a return on investment when they walk across the graduation stage.

They have a great coaching staff and their 98 percent graduation rate really convinced me.

We try very hard to accommodate schedules for our pregnant teens by providing them shortened schedules also allowing for early graduation also, if necessary. We're trying to do everything we can to still make sure the kids receive the education they want to receive and yet we're respectful of their situation.

When I was an undergraduate, I don't think I applied (for graduation) in time.

I had some difficulties with some classes and planning for graduation, and didn't get to walk with my class at commencement. I know that I missed out on a lot of fun stuff, and the closure that comes with attending your graduation.

In the School of Allied Medical Professions, we typically communicate with students about staying in contact with their adviser, notify them about the classes that they need to take, and ask them to apply for graduation two quarters in advance.

Sometime when you're playing a team that's not so strong, you tend to have letdown. I was concerned about that against Fairview, which lost a lot of players to graduation. But we really came ready to play tonight. I didn't see anything that upset me in any phase of the game and that's probably the first time I could say that this season.

If we win, it will be over. If we lose, we will have to talk about an appeal at that time. ... If we lose, there's a good chance it will go on past graduation.

From what I've been told, they were stolen over graduation weekend and the doors were wide open.

With the graduation of so many key midfielders, there is no doubt we will be young, ... However, what we lack in experience we more than make up for in talent. We will call on many younger players to take on the responsibility of building our attack this season.

I've had professors say, 'You need to consider graduation,' 'You're graduating in August,' 'You need to consider if you're willing to transfer to the U,' 'You need to consider what your options are before you do this.'.