<p>What do all of you parents buy for your kid's High School and College Graduation's? I read on another thread that a parent gives their kid's $10,000 after they graduate from college. Maybe I am not with the time's, but is that what most parent's give?</p>
<p>The kids get their tuition funded by the M&D Bank with zero percent interest and no repayment requirement. That's their two graduation presents combined, for HS and college graduation. They get symbolic gifts and a small party for each of the occasions.</p>
<p>The kids get their tuition funded by the M&D Bank with zero percent interest and no repayment requirement. That's their two graduation presents combined, for HS and college graduation. They get symbolic gifts and a small party for each of the occasions.</p>
<p>The kids get their tuition funded by the M&D Bank with zero percent interest and no repayment requirement. That's their two graduation presents combined, for HS and college graduation. They get symbolic gifts and a small party for each of the occasions.</p>
<p>My parents bought me a notebook computer for my high school graduation.</p>
<p>My sister and I got laptops for high school graduation. No kids in the family have graduated college in over fifteen years, so I'm going to have to get back to you on that one. The $10,000 sounds nice but terribly unlikely. :)</p>
<p>Gifts I've seen mentioned: college tuition, laptops (mainly for high school), sentimental gifts, nice piece of jewelry, monetary assistance with grad school tuition/rent/furniture/whatever, trip or vacation abroad, graduation party</p>
<p>When I graduated, I got a dictionary! That was it! (And my folks paid about half the cost of college and I paid the other half with summer jobs and loans.)</p>
<p>My son put his graduation money towards a very nice laptop and we made up the difference. </p>
<p>And yes, M&D bank came through with the funding for college for S.</p>
<p>We won't HAVE $10,000 to give as a gift. The money is all going to the college(s). For high school, we gave DS music related gifts (new instrument case, new electronic metronome and tuner, etc). DD's youth orchestra was going on a trip so we paid for the trip. For college DS got cash (no, not $10,000), and DD will likely get the same (not $10,000).</p>
<p>A compass - so they'll always know where they're going.</p>
<p>We gave S1 $5,000 for college graduation, as he was going to need all sorts of material goods to get his life set up, and as there were things he wanted to do that we couldn't directly fund -- ie, travel. For S2, for HS graduation, we gave him the laptop for college, plus all sorts of snowboarding equipment ('cause he goes to college in New England), plus lots of stuff from Bed Bath & Beyond, plus a new cell phone, plus, plus, plus . . . . All the accoutrements of going away to college. Oh yeah -- and tuition and room & board, too.</p>
<p>And, because both boys graduated from their respective schools the same year, we also had a party.</p>
<p>Thrilled to be able to provide these things.</p>
<p>When I graduated eons ago, I got luggage. DH got a typewriter.</p>
<p>When S1 graduated from h.s. we gave him the money (not a huge amt.) to pay airfare for a trip with a friend. </p>
<p>S2 will graduate in June..haven't even thought about grad. gift yet, too many mountains to climb before then!</p>
<p>Like thumper, my d's youth orchestra is going on a European concert tour in the spring, so that will be her big HS grad present. And then our contribution to college costs. She's been saving to buy her college laptop with her own funds.</p>
<p>For high school graduation my brother got to pick wherever in the world he wanted to go and the whole family went.</p>
<p>For me...I don't really know. I got offered the trip, but I don't want it. I guess doing more horse shows will be my present, since the big ones are wicked expensive.</p>
<p>My kids both got laptops as high school graduation presents -- which really were not necessities since both of them owned desktops, which they could have taken to college (but they wanted laptops).</p>
<p>I will be buying my son's college ring -- which is a bit pricey (in the $800 range) -- as his college graduation present. When his sister's time comes, she can get the same or something of comparable value if she does not want a ring.</p>
<p>Both mine got desktops for HS graduation. D got money and small gifts for college--much, much less than 10,000. I imagine we'll do the same for S this May.</p>
<p>Family Tradition</p>
<p>My sons got luggage as a hint that it was time to grow up and begin to make decisions for themselves. We try to make it a rite of passage to adulthood frankly. </p>
<p>Also a monthly rent bill that will be voided should you decide to attend college in which case you are welcome to stay at home rent free for breaks and summer. (they are in college)</p>
<p>(they also each received a laptop for college ;)</p>
<p>We also continued the family tradition that my parents did, and gave D a set of luggage for hs graduation. And a really, really cool pair of astronomical binoculars, since we knew she wouldn't risk taking her good telescope to school with her!</p>
<p>For D's HS graduation in June, she got the laptop supported by her college. When she graduates college, the plan is for her to get her vision correction surgery!</p>
<p>My son got a promise to pay 4 years of tuition at Caltech.</p>
<p>All depends where DD will be going after HS. I told her that I will pay one vacation per summer any where on earth if she gets a full ride any where. If we have to pay our EFC, she will more than likely just get a hug from me at college graduation.</p>