Advice re attending commencement

Consolation
Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:43:25 +0000

My kid will be receiving an MS from the J school this May. It seems that they actually receive their diplomas at a separate ceremony that afternoon, but can participate in university commencement also if they wish. Honestly, just reading about it it sounds like a horrendous mob scene. His graduation from a school with 4K undergrads and far fewer grad students was lengthy enough. At least there seniors traditionally got underclassmen to save seats for their families. What do you think? Is it worth going to commencement?