tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8738650142270542644..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: In which We Can't be Bothered with ReunionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16408954505597313512013-06-17T14:57:42.520-04:002013-06-17T14:57:42.520-04:00I have never been to a reunion for any school I at...I have never been to a reunion for any school I attended. <br /><br />One reason is that I never partook much in the social events of my alma maters, so I really didn't get to know many of my classmates very well.<br /><br />Also, there are many whom I have no desire to see again. There are a few about whom I'm curious. I can use social media and other means to find out what they'reAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64639620984836740522013-06-17T10:06:19.663-04:002013-06-17T10:06:19.663-04:00I sat next to a guy at my high school graduation t...I sat next to a guy at my high school graduation that I had never seen in my life. I had no idea who he was, nor he me. So High school reunion- not yet, probably not ever.<br /><br />Three months later I was enrolled a university as part of a freshman class that was touted as the largest in the nation for that year. A few years later "Enrollment Management" became a "thing."Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20577969574390059342013-06-16T19:49:43.003-04:002013-06-16T19:49:43.003-04:00I went to a high school in a remote part of the co...I went to a high school in a remote part of the country. When I graduated 40 years ago, I wanted to get as far away as possible. Academically, I liked it. Socially, it was hell.<br /><br />I went back once in a while since then, including spending 3 undergrad summers working in a nearby oil refinery. The only reason I go back now is to visit my father, particularly since my mother died last Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86557608649028061022013-06-16T19:10:48.361-04:002013-06-16T19:10:48.361-04:00Then I'll include more in the Sunday comics co...Then I'll include more in the Sunday comics come September.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19374764636432433692013-06-16T19:09:58.611-04:002013-06-16T19:09:58.611-04:00Enjoy your web-free staycation, Cassandra!Enjoy your web-free staycation, Cassandra!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58382666794000713752013-06-16T19:07:30.803-04:002013-06-16T19:07:30.803-04:00High school? No, no, and no. It was a convent scho...High school? No, no, and no. It was a convent school with nuns who had Ph.D.s -- great role models -- but a counseling department whose take on depression was that it was a sin, as the sufferer was wasting God's gifts. If I had ever considered donating, that idea was squashed when the school insisted on addressing solicitations mail to my supposed married name, even after I sent them my Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55916603955435152002013-06-16T16:24:16.443-04:002013-06-16T16:24:16.443-04:00Have never gone, will never go to High School reun...Have never gone, will never go to High School reunion. Technically there is enough money in the world to pay me to go, but it's a very unlikely amount of money to see in one place outside of Bill Gate's bank statements. <br /><br />As for college/grad school reunions. Never gone. No interest. I keep up with friends via Facebook and it'd be awkward running into old girlfriends. Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58591824260786993552013-06-16T15:54:32.478-04:002013-06-16T15:54:32.478-04:00[Still here, but going on vacation -- well, taking...[Still here, but going on vacation -- well, taking a staycation and swearing off the internet -- tomorrow]<br /><br />I periodically go to high school reunions (I live near where I grew up). High school was a pretty fancy girls' prep school, and I veer wildly between feeling very alienated from what is clearly a wealth, privileged world (the place has gotten even fancier since I graduated, Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4052241002187868612013-06-16T15:38:42.476-04:002013-06-16T15:38:42.476-04:00Never have gone to a college reunion (NO desire), ...Never have gone to a college reunion (NO desire), but actually would like to do one with my Masters group (there were about 35 or so of us and we got to know each other pretty well). The PhD group is too strung out (and some of my best acquaintances never finished).<br /><br />Went to my 10, 20, 30 and 40(!) year HS reunions, basically because I live fairly close and I liked a most of the folks (Dr Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444414777736734711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20747434508588785122013-06-16T11:27:19.194-04:002013-06-16T11:27:19.194-04:00I've largely avoided alumni events, mainly bec...I've largely avoided alumni events, mainly because I rarely saw anybody I knew at them and soon became bored.<br /><br />A few years ago, my alma mater had a milestone anniversary and I attended some of the sessions. Except for seeing some of my undergrad profs again, I should have stayed home as those gatherings were largely an excuse to grovel for money from alumni.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91891078301539837372013-06-16T10:31:29.194-04:002013-06-16T10:31:29.194-04:00My undergrad 20th is this weekend, but I didn'...My undergrad 20th is this weekend, but I didn't go (too much $ to get there). My school has an active alumni FB page so I get to see photos that people post, and none of the people I was really close to will be there (they were in different years).<br /><br />Grad school? No. My program was shut down the year after I left, and my other degree is from a place mostly peopled by pretentious BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39288649988042189462013-06-16T09:37:00.772-04:002013-06-16T09:37:00.772-04:00Grad school has reunions? You mean besides the MLA...Grad school has reunions? You mean besides the MLA or whatever other ginormous annual conference?<br /><br />I have been living abroad since the big reunions started rolling in, and can't really justify the time, cost, and hassle of returning home when pretty much everyone I liked (and everyone who annoyed me) is on Facebook anyhow. Thanks to social media, I predict reunions will soon go the Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25187711524353750472013-06-16T07:29:49.773-04:002013-06-16T07:29:49.773-04:00Non-traditional undergrad and grad student...no re...Non-traditional undergrad and grad student...no reunion fodder there.<br /><br />Went to my 10th, 20th and 30th high school reunions. All done with that. I should have been clued in at the 10th when they awarded the door prize for "came the longest distance to attend". I came from Hawaii. My buddy came from Poland. He got the prize. Reunion venue was the Jersey shore. 'nuff said....miserable adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607025328823563088noreply@blogger.com