Advice re attending commencement

churchmusicmom
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:31:31 +0000

I attended the Columbia University graduation in 2009 when my D got her BA from Barnard. We made a wonderful week of it, attending the Baccalaureate on Sunday, Barnard’s Class Day on Monday (I think) and then the University-wide ceremony on Wednesday. I will say that the big she-bang is indeed VERY long, but, IMO, well worth the hassle. I would not trade that memory for anything. We also got quite the NYC weather smorgasbord that week: we were freezing during the Barnard ceremony and were very hot and got sunburned two days later for the university-wide one. So bring ALL the clothes! :)