To walk with cap and gown or not?

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Oct 17, 2010

I only planned on doing pinning. I am doing an associates program. Plan to bridge to BSN and maybe MSN. So didn't want to have 3 cap and gown ceremonies to walk in. Plus that part isn't a big deal to me. But apparently my parents disagree and my step mom told me my dad would be hurt if didn't do the cap and gown. I was the one of my siblings least likely to go on to college, shoot I wasn't expected to graduate high school. Now I will be the first one to graduate college. My sister made it to her senior year at a state college on a full ride scholarship and got into trouble and never finished. My brother joined the marines and started college but never went far. So anyway, I guess it's big deal to him. For HS I graduated at Alternative and had the choice to walk with the connected HS as well with cap and gowns but I didn't want to and wanted to just do the Alternative ceremony, I was also asked to talk at that one.

My mom said if I go on to have 2 more graduations they will go to those ones too but since it means so much to them. I will go ahead and do the cap and gown also. I just hope some of my friends are doing it too. lol

caliotter3 · Oct 17, 2010

Nothing beats the thrill of having your photo taken in cap and gown. In some families, not too many people achieve this honor. Get this memory for your photo album. It will be something to show your children and grandkids.

MissJulie · Oct 17, 2010

Our school has a pinning and graduation ceremony for the RN and LPN programs seperate from the rest of the graduation ceremonies. We are not included in the other ceremony, although I wish we at least had the option :)

Anyway, I've experienced that ceremony as I already have my AS in Biology from the same school

I do have to agree, if you can do it, go for it! It's a major accomplishment to get any college degree, and I personally think, it's an even bigger accomplishment to get a nursing degree!