Diplomas in Latin?

[zapfino]

<p>“Opportunity cost is still an expense.”</p>

<p>Indeed. Why not bypass the expense altogether? Mail-order is cheaper.</p>

[coureur]

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<p>i’m trying to decide if it’s better to have 10 minutes of the ceremony that you can’t understand, or 10 minutes of it to be a terrible/boring speech that you can understand. <<</p>
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<p>They provide both a copy of the Latin text and an English translation in the program so it’s not hard to follow along. I consider the commencement Latin oration to be a quaint but still charming remnant of an earlier era. In the 17th and 18th centuries the graduating Harvard students gave three speeches: one in Latin, one in Hebrew, and one in Greek. They still still give three speeches, but the Greek and Hebrew ones have long since morphed into English speeches. But the Latin remains to this day.</p>

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<p>I considered latin diplomas a (albiet minor) negative when selecting colleges. Why would I want a diploma in a dead, essentially useless language I couldn’t understand? << </p>
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<p>Latin is not dead; it’s immortal!</p>

[franglish]

<p>An engraved plate, real sheepskin, or Latin would have been impossible for my daughter. She is currently working in an Asian country and needed her ORIGINAL (expressly stated that a copy was not acceptable) diploma in order to get her work permit. I don’t know if she even got it back after they gave her the permit.</p>

[buffmom]

<p>Washington University in St. Louis does…</p>

[mathmom]

<p>The Latin speech at Harvard is usually pretty funny. I’m sad that they discontinued the Latin diplomas.</p>

[jym626]

<p>Collegii Vassarini</p>

[Dean_J]

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I actually thought that all diplomas were in Latin.

Not all. I have one in Latin and one in English.</p>

<p>The one in English makes me smile…it starts off with a greeting “to all who are about to examine this document.”

I considered latin diplomas a (albiet minor) negative when selecting colleges.

Was this information provided? I have never been asked about the language we use by a prospective student! How interesting! I love hearing about the factors people consider, big or small.</p>

[DonnaL]

<p>Iustus pone text in Google Vertere, et faciam honestam opus translationem vobis.</p>

[mathmom]

<p>Ipsa bellus DonnaL!</p>

[college_ruled]

<p>Wellesley does.</p>

[snipersas]

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Was this information provided? I have never been asked about the language we use by a prospective student! How interesting! I love hearing about the factors people consider, big or small.

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<p>I just searched google images “(university name) diploma” for each school I was admitted to. Pretty much all of them had at least one uploaded picture on the site (eg, stanford, dartmouth, brown) and a few (UChicago) had entire articles, usually in the student newspaper, describing how they were designed and printed.</p>

<p>I did end up at a english-diploma granting school, btw.</p>