Etiquette question...graduation from Nursing School

[taximomfor4]

As you can see in my ticker, I am graduating nursing school (RN) VERY soon. Quite a few of us (not me) are having parties....and are inviting fellow classmates. My question: do we all bring cards? gifts? WHAT???? for each other. Seems silly for, say, Karen to go to Jen's party and give Jen $40 in a card....then 2 weeks later, Jen goes to Karen's party and brings Karen $40 in a card.

What is the "correct" thing here?

Beth

 

[taximomfor4]

bumping * This already got bumped from the first page?!!!! HEY! All you people posting and letting my thread get bumped downward, stop and answer my question!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DMickey28]

I would think you should give a gift to each other. But I have no idea!!! Thanks for reminding me though b/c my best friend is graduating Nursing school next month!!

Congratulations. Why aren't you having a party?

 

[taximomfor4]

I would think you should give a gift to each other. But I have no idea!!! Thanks for reminding me though b/c my best friend is graduating Nursing school next month!!

Congratulations. Why aren't you having a party?

Lack of time. Also, the weekend before is DH's graduation (Got his Masters in Education)...and the Wednesday in between our graduations is my oldest dd's Confirmation (I will miss it because I have my Nursing Practicum every evening that week). SO we will probably just do a nice out-to-dinner, and include my dd's sponsor (+ family), the following weekend.

I think it's kind of sad to throw one's own party, anyway, and nobody in my family particularly cares. (Aunt and Uncle threw one for my brother in December, but he is different).

Congrats to your best friend!! Nursing school is waaaaaaaay tougher than I had expected so graduating is a huge accomplishment!!

Beth

 

[golfgal]

If it were me I would probably just bring a card, maybe a bottle of wine??? I have to agree with you that it does seem silly to just trade gift cards (or what ever is given).

 

[gloworm]

First of all, congratulations on graduating from nursing school!!! I graduated 16 years ago...seems so looooong ago.

I agree with bringing a bottle of wine to the parties and then just party it up! It should be about fun & celebration, not gifts. Let family bring you gifts.

 

[azgal81]

Congrats on your graduation! How exciting.

For my college graduation my friends and I did not exchange gifts. It seemed kinda silly to us since we were all graduating anywayse. I got gifts from my family/relatives though.

 

[donald&daisy]

Is this a friend and family party or just a friends party? When I graduated last May (undergrad) I went to a bunch of graduation parties my friends had. The point of these parties were to get drunk and relive some memories. That is what I think of when one of my friends has a party. If family is invited also then I might bring a card. Really, you are just graduating and probably are still a poor student so there is no reason to for anyone to expect you to shell out for multiple gifts. If you think you need to exchange gifts maybe you should suggest exchaning names then you will only have to buy one present and you will get one in return.

 

[helenabear]

Whenever I graduated from anything, if I went to a party, I didn't bring a gift. I think a card or wine might be nice, but a true gift wouldn't be necessary. If I went to a party for someone who was graduating, but I wasn't that year, that's the only time I would bring gifts.

 

[englishteacha]

I think a nice card would be appropriate. I never gave grad gifts to my fellow grads.

 

[MagicalMom]

When I graduated from nursing school I went to everyone's parties, none of us brought gifts. By the time we paid our graduation fees, boards fees, Nurisng license, etc. we were all so broke we were lucky if we could afford a couple new scrubs & gas to hold us over until we received our first paycheck!

 

[taximomfor4]

When I graduated from nursing school I went to everyone's parties, none of us brought gifts. By the time we paid our graduation fees, boards fees, Nurisng license, etc. we were all so broke we were lucky if we could afford a couple new scrubs & gas to hold us over until we received our first paycheck!

OP here...you have just summed up my concern, lol. We are hoping, and nickle-and-diming to take the kids back to WDW before I begin working again. The kids even gave up their summer camps, to try to make that work! I am going to attend only some of the parties, and will bring a nice card. We are ALL broke! I still have to buy WHITE for the pinning ceremony.

Beth

 

[Mono~rail]

The nursing school I graduated from held a reception after the pinning ceremony. That was a way for us all to have a party together. Does your school do that?

Like others have said, we were all so broke from being nickeled and dimed for this and that - new white dress/cap/shoes for pinning ceremony, graduation fees, cap and gown fee, state board testing had to be paid in advance before graduation, etc. Most of us were just treading water hoping to start working and get that first paycheck. I remember most people exchanging cards.

I like the idea of taking a bottle of wine to the parties.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I am glad to hear things are going better.

Me personally, I probably wouldn't throw myself a party and if I went to a party I would probably just bring a bottle of wine.

Congratulations!

 

[DisnyMama]

Congratulations! I agree with those that said just bring a card and a bottle of wine. Hey! You're graduating too!! Have a good time!

 

[Mady/Sophiemom]

When I graduated nursing school, we got together for lunch, and shopping. We did buy small gifts for each other. I remember getting a couple bottles of wine, and nursing type gifts.

Check out www.nursesdirect.com They have many nice gifts. I gave RN charms to a couple of my closest graduate friends, but not the whole class.

Also, when you need to buy uniforms----The grab bags on that site, are really good deals.

 

[monorailsilver]

When I graduated nursing school back in the dark ages of 1993 (gosh I feel old!), I didn't have a huge party but 3 of my friends did.

We gave each other small gifts. I think I got a nurse statue like thing that played music from one, a frame from another & I forgot what I got from the other person.

I think a card would do & I like the idea of going out for drinks to celebrate & you can each buy a round or 10, OK do that after the boards.

 

[ZipaDeeDooDah]

I don't have any suggestions, but I wanted to say congratulations on your graduation!

 

[Kath2003]

If you can find a nice group photo of you and your friends, get several printed, buy a simple photo frame and give them that along with the card.