<p>Did any of you buy a class ring for your graduate school? Do you ever wear it anymore?</p>
<p>I used to have a sweatshirt but I think one of my nephews ended up with it.</p>
<p>Never bought a class ring for any family member (myself included) at any school. </p>
<p>Have you ever noticed how ugly class rings are? I mean, maybe it looks ok for a man’s ring, but I really don’t think it’s a very attractive piece of jewelry.</p>
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<p>Ummmm, I expected this thread to be about high school rings. High school, maybe. Undergrad? Unless you attend a ring-centric school like Texas A&M, no. Grad school? I have never even heard this as a consideration. Where do you attend?</p>
<p>They actually have very stylish and feminine class ring designs in recent decades, calmom. They are very classic. I did get one from both college and an alum ring from law school. I don’t wear them anymore, but I did for a few years and I liked them.</p>
<p>I guess our tastes differ… I never saw one that I like. Both I and my daughter have very petite hands, with very slim fingers, though – so we are better off with delicate-appearing jewelry with smaller stones.</p>
<p>I am glad to see this thread, my mom and I are trying to decide whether or not to get me an undergrad class ring right now. There are some very cute and feminine styles out there that are very nice. One in particular reminds me very much of a birthstone ring I already have, but the michigan M is inlaid into the stone. It looks like a regular womens fashion ring otherwise, very dainty and feminine.</p>
<p>The rings that were being pushed at our grad fair were like $600+, and that seems like a lot of money for something I feel like I probably won’t wear for more than 5 years. I could see myself wearing it to interviews or conferences or other sorts of big job related things but otherwise I don’t know.</p>
<p>Save your money, the folks at interviews know where you went to college, they have your resume in front of them.
There are a few schools where rings are icons, Michigan isn’t one.</p>
<p>Years ago I bought a class ring from my undergraduate school, and I’m glad I did. It’s an attractive filagree style, and I enjoyed wearing it for many years. If it still fit, I’d probably still be wearing it! When I looked at it I remembered the good times, the hard work, and the sense of accomplishment. I would imagine you would feel the same about a ring commemerating the graduate school experience. I say go for it!</p>
<p>MIT grads and Caltech grads I know (guys) wear college rings.</p>
<p>I bought one as a undergrad, is feminine and classic. I originally thought I would have Jostens change it to pharmacy but I like the style of undergrad so i never traded it. I wear it everyday. USC on my right hand, wedding rings on my left.</p>
<p>I have an undergrad ring ('87) which doesn’t fit unless I lose a few more pounds. It has a fairly traditional look. I have a Master’s degree ring ('98), which I got in a size 5 and wear often as a pinky ring. It is more of a signet style. This year I will get a PhD ring which I already have picked out. I like having things to which there is some meaning or significance attached.</p>
<p>If you like the ring, buy the ring. BTW there is no reason you have to buy it now, as they are custom made and can have any year put on. If you don’t buy it now and decide later that you want one, you can select from whatever styles are available then.</p>
<p>calmom - there are some very pretty ones now, more feminine than the old-style types.</p>
<p>I wore my pharmacy school ring for quite a few years and it does have some sentimental value to me. I was thinking of buying my son a signet-style ring as he finishes his graduate program. He got a huge, traditional ring for undergrad and he wears it (and other jewelry/watches) very often. I thought a slightly smaller, lighter-weight ring might be a nice memento - if he would wear it for a while. Still thinking…</p>
<p>My undergraduate college ring is a signet style that is instantly recognizable to members of that college community, and to people who know that college community. It can be a conversation starter in the most unexpected places. Mine doesn’t fit any more, so I don’t wear it, but many of my classmates still wear theirs 30+ years after graduation.</p>
<p>I didn’t buy a high school ring. I did buy my MIT ring and I wore it for about fifteen years after graduation. When we moved west, people didn’t recognize it anymore and there seemed to be less point in it. </p>
<p>My son also bought his MIT ring for his year.</p>
<p>To women…IF you buy a class ring…get it for your RIGHT hand…in the event that you marry someday, you will still be able to wear it. Especially if you are right handed…a ring for your left will likely be too small to switch to your right ring finger.</p>
<p>That being said…we offered to buy our kids high school and college rings. Both declined the offer. One would have liked a school chair…but we didn’t buy that either.</p>
<p>I did not buy a ring from high school, college, or grad school. I did get a pair of athletic shorts and a t-shirt from my grad school. Over the years they eventually shredded, but I don’t regret not getting a ring from any educational institution. The only ring I wear is my wedding ring.</p>
<p>No one in my family wears class rings though I bought my son his high school class ring as a souvenir. I don’t think he’s looked at it since the day he got it.</p>
<p>I still have my h.s. and undergrad class rings. Both of them are the “dinner ring” style. Both still fit me. I wear the undergrad ring occasionally. It’s very small and feminine.<br>
DH has h.s. and undergrad class rings too. He wore his undergrad ring quite a bit until he couldn’t get it on his finger anymore.</p>
<p>Both sons got h.s. class rings and rarely wore them. S1 had no desire for an undergrad ring. I doubt S2 ( a junior) will want one either. Although he did mention getting a tattoo of his college mascot on an obscure part of his body :eek:</p>
<p>We offered our kids the option of getting HS class rings–neither was interested. D is currently a junior at her U and so far has not mentioned wanting a class ring, but if she does want one, we would be willing to purchase one for her. She doesn’t wear much jewelry, so don’t know about this. </p>
<p>S declined to get anything relating to his university graduation other than a yearbook, the honor cords & the cap & gown required to participate in the ceremony.</p>