High school graduation is a big event and it needs to be celebrated in style. You need the perfect cap, gown, tassels, announcements, and everything else that recognizes you as a high school graduate. That’s where Graduation Source comes in to the picture.

Graduation Source allows you to buy everything you need to walk the graduation stage in style, and to let everyone else know what you have accomplished. Graduation Source sells personalized caps, gowns, tassels, cords, stoles, medals, and so much more!

My high school offered us some very cheap-looking gowns to wear to graduation. As a result, I looked like I was wearing construction paper. Graduation Source is a great resource if you are in a similar, unflattering position, or if your school does not offer gowns to graduates. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever used a job board? They are a great way to find a job, if you do not mind checking back multiple times each day and competing against other people who may or may not be embellishing their resumes in order to sound better qualified. In my opinion, the biggest problem with job boards is that most really are not regulated as strongly as they should be. I mean, we are talking about people’s future careers; shouldn’t this be handled a little more carefully?

1stGig.com allows job searchers to connect with the future employers of their dreams.

1stGig.com evidently thought so. 1stGig.com is not a job board, but it is a great way to connect with employers and find your first career.

Think of it as an eHarmony for job seekers and employers. Both sides create profiles; for the seekers, the profile is based on career interests, experience, education, and skills. 1stGig.com then compares the profiles and introduces companies and job-seekers that form compatible matches. Read the rest of this entry »

Flocabulary has made an amazing gift for all of the high school graduates. This gift is a compilation of  “(nearly) all the major headlines of your life.  In rap.” Check out this awesome music video of the most important events that have impacted the past 18 years and shaped the lives of many recent high school graduates, all students, and people around the world.

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In today’s world, students are almost expected to go to college after they graduate from high school. However, when Hazel Soares graduated high school in 1932 – in the midst of the Great Depression – a college education simply was not an option. However, Soares kept her dream of a higher education alive, and 68 years later, she became a proud member of the college graduating class of 2010.

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After reading recaps and reports of commencement speech after commencement speech, what seems to be a trend this year was the blunt advice of the notable leaders who are encouraging the graduating class to “be the change [they] wish to see in the world,” which was first made famous by Gandhi.

They were telling students to put their money (or their actions in most cases) where their mouth was by encouraging students who said that they would like America to offer better housing options for more reasonable prices to become construction contractors and work to build those efforts, literally.

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For the many college seniors who are graduating soon and want to relocate, Atlanta is the best bet.

According to a report by Apartments.com and CareerRookie.com, Atlanta is the best place for recent college graduates to live. The study determined its results, which are very different from Best-Performing Cities 2009’s results, based on cities with the highest percentage of young adults ages 20-24 years of age, the number of jobs that require less than one year of experience, and the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment.

The average rent in Atlanta is only $724 a month; not too shabby.

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President Obama at Hampton University: Image Via AP/Steve Helber

On Sunday May 9, President Obama addressed nearly 11,000 graduates at the Armstrong Stadium at the historically African-American Hampton University.

He recalled the university’s historical founding in September 1861 as an educational institute for slaves who had escaped nearby plantations in the Confederate south and sought asylum. Obama, the first African-American U.S. president, paralleled the founders beliefs with his own that education could break barriers of inequality.

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Kalamazoo Central High School

High school seniors at Kalamazoo Central High School in Michigan can consider themselves very lucky. These students beat more than 1,000 other public high schools in the national contest to have President Obama deliver the commencement speech at their high school graduation.

It is very common for the President’s commencement speech to be delivered at an university graduation; however, it is much rarer to have this honor bestowed upon a high school. But this trend is about to change.

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During a time with record high unemployment rates, graduating seniors are looking forward to the advice of their college commencement speakers regarding their professional pursuits and for motivation for success in the highly competitive American job market.

Here is a list of some of the nation’s highlighted commencement speakers:

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Senioritis. It’s an evil evil phenomenon that plagues most students when they approach their senior year. I hate to admit it, but I am currently struggling with it myself. For me, it seems like I have worked so hard for so long, and now that the end is in sight, I just want to take it easy. I’m out of steam and have trouble caring about the things I used to find so important, like graduating with a certain GPA or entering my field in a certain position.

So when I saw this cartoon, it really hit home because it’s so true!

What Happened? via phdcomics.com

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