Q. My closet friend from college just completed her PhD and she is graduating soon to make it official. I won't be able to attend the graduation but I wanted to get her a present to congratulate her on getting her doctorate but I have no idea what would be an appropriate gift. Any suggestions?
A. A great graduation gift would be a fine piece of Wall Art or even a handcrafted wooden jewelry box if she is into jewelry and small trinkets. I got a MarqArt jewelry box for my friend for her graduation and she loves it. It looks great too..very sophisticated and something that is different and unexpected! Take a look at their collection, am sure you will find out that's within your budget.
As an undergraduate is it appropriate to give a graduate student adviser a gift?
Q. My graduate student adviser is done with his PhD and will be leaving. Is it necessary/ appropriate to give him a gift to thank him for all of his help?
A. You could give him a nice graduation card with a heartfelt message inside.
Gift giving is a nice idea but you need to be careful. If you are a student and taking classes from him, you may want to wait until the grades are turned in. The reason I say this is because teachers, even grad students need to be careful with receiving gifts- they may be construed as bribes- trying for higher grades.
If everything is over and grades are in, and you feel a gift is appropriate- go for it. Otherwise, I say a card with a note is just as nice. He can keep the card as a keepsake. It's a nice way to show your appreciation.
Gift giving is a nice idea but you need to be careful. If you are a student and taking classes from him, you may want to wait until the grades are turned in. The reason I say this is because teachers, even grad students need to be careful with receiving gifts- they may be construed as bribes- trying for higher grades.
If everything is over and grades are in, and you feel a gift is appropriate- go for it. Otherwise, I say a card with a note is just as nice. He can keep the card as a keepsake. It's a nice way to show your appreciation.
What present can I get my friend for her graduation?
Q. She is graduating from Biomedical Engineering and she is going into her Phd this August. Please don't say gift certificate. :)
A. Try a keepsake item. There are many cute grad presents out there, some of the crystal and china companies make them. Or just something pretty and collectable. Waterford, Lennox, Lladro, check the local high end department stores in the china department and local gift shops for ideas. Even the religious stores might have something.
Waterford makes a heart shaped paperweight that would be useful as well as pretty. Or a pretty vase.
Check out the local jewelry stores, or that store that sells keepsakes that you can have engraved. Key chains, necklaces, even an blanket can be customized.
A charm for a bracelet, or a whole bracelet of charms with a grad theme. Check Hallmark, too.
Jewelry is always good. Shop around, or make it yourself. The bead stores might carry something grad.
Waterford makes a heart shaped paperweight that would be useful as well as pretty. Or a pretty vase.
Check out the local jewelry stores, or that store that sells keepsakes that you can have engraved. Key chains, necklaces, even an blanket can be customized.
A charm for a bracelet, or a whole bracelet of charms with a grad theme. Check Hallmark, too.
Jewelry is always good. Shop around, or make it yourself. The bead stores might carry something grad.
I have a dilemma about my future?
Q. OK well my parents are offering to pay for me to go to college and get an Associates degree in anything. But I am very set on going to Las Angeles and going to the New York Film Academy for acting and screenwriting ASAP. I know there is no definite career in those fields but that is all I can see myself doing. My parents won�t pay or even co-sign for me to finance the NYFA School. They will consider financing or even paying for the whole film school if I get my Associates degree but I really don�t like school. I haven�t even graduated high school yet (this year) and I can�t imagine going two more years of traditional school. Plus I would love to show them that I can actually go to LA and make something of myself without college. Also I have been saving up money and researching on getting my credit so I can get financing. I have a well thought out plan but I just want to feel that I made a good decision. Someone have any suggestions? Please help!
A. I do not find any dilemma about your future. What I find is a young lady whose mind is somehow clouded by a persisting certain desire. I understand that and I can feel your urges. I went through the same thing at a decisive stage of my life. I was 18 when I started writing short stories. My stories were read by my father (PhD in comparative linguistics) and a few famous and successful writers; one of them is a Noble-prize winner. They all were surprised and sincerely encouraged me. One of them, who used to write scripts for episodes on the national TV offered me a contract (he will inspire me with the idea and I will write the script in my eloquent language). At that time I was about to do my BA in comparative linguistics (4 academic years). I decided to do my BA first and in the mean time, I never stopped writing. Now I have a MA, have already published 35 of my short stories, and I am planning for doing my PhD by the end of 2007.
Now, being that said please open up, cast those urges aside momentarily and listen...
I am positive that your parents love you and wish you nothing but success in your life, but their life experience and understanding of the little girl they brought up as well as their desire that you have a secure future may make them stubborn. It has nothing to do with whether they doubt your abilities or not, but it has everything to do with what is called tough love.
Therefore, when there is tough love involved and both parties are gripping on to their decision, the best thing to do is to compromise; reach a decision that will make everybody happy in a win-win situation.
You have already mentioned "offering to pay for me to go to college and get an Associates degree in anything.� The buzzing word here is ANYTHING. Now let us have a look at this.
You have not yet finished your high school and want to delve into acting and screenwriting:
1. How much literature on the subject have you read so far?
2. How many roles have you so far played and it really showed that you are gifted?
3. How many scripts so far have you written?
You do not get the above through schooling only as at schools they can not spoon-feed talents. They may be able to teach you some tools of the industry, but the rest depends on you.
Believe me, there is logic behind climbing the ladder step by step. You should get the basics first so that you will not build your castle on sands.
Do you know that great movies are based on great novels and great novels have been written by well-educated people? Also the scripts written for those novels are not written by under-educated people.
Do you know that the old-time style of great actors is now over? Those actors started acting at a very young age.
I am not putting you down. I am just paving the way for you to understand the word COMPROMISE.
May I suggest that you compromise by doing an associate degree alright but in a field which is closely related to what you want to do for your future. Thus, your parents will be happy, knowing that they have supported you until you are ashore. The rest is your future and they will have no say in it. In the meanwhile, you will be learning and will apply this type of relevant learning on your acting and screenwriting.
In conclusion, the decision is yours. If you want to go a head do it your own way, it is your decision, and you wouldn't blame anybody but yourself. I just hope that you will re-consider and re-count your sheep.
I wish you all success.
Now, being that said please open up, cast those urges aside momentarily and listen...
I am positive that your parents love you and wish you nothing but success in your life, but their life experience and understanding of the little girl they brought up as well as their desire that you have a secure future may make them stubborn. It has nothing to do with whether they doubt your abilities or not, but it has everything to do with what is called tough love.
Therefore, when there is tough love involved and both parties are gripping on to their decision, the best thing to do is to compromise; reach a decision that will make everybody happy in a win-win situation.
You have already mentioned "offering to pay for me to go to college and get an Associates degree in anything.� The buzzing word here is ANYTHING. Now let us have a look at this.
You have not yet finished your high school and want to delve into acting and screenwriting:
1. How much literature on the subject have you read so far?
2. How many roles have you so far played and it really showed that you are gifted?
3. How many scripts so far have you written?
You do not get the above through schooling only as at schools they can not spoon-feed talents. They may be able to teach you some tools of the industry, but the rest depends on you.
Believe me, there is logic behind climbing the ladder step by step. You should get the basics first so that you will not build your castle on sands.
Do you know that great movies are based on great novels and great novels have been written by well-educated people? Also the scripts written for those novels are not written by under-educated people.
Do you know that the old-time style of great actors is now over? Those actors started acting at a very young age.
I am not putting you down. I am just paving the way for you to understand the word COMPROMISE.
May I suggest that you compromise by doing an associate degree alright but in a field which is closely related to what you want to do for your future. Thus, your parents will be happy, knowing that they have supported you until you are ashore. The rest is your future and they will have no say in it. In the meanwhile, you will be learning and will apply this type of relevant learning on your acting and screenwriting.
In conclusion, the decision is yours. If you want to go a head do it your own way, it is your decision, and you wouldn't blame anybody but yourself. I just hope that you will re-consider and re-count your sheep.
I wish you all success.
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