<p>There are a number of reasons why a student may not want to attend a graduation ceremony. In my instance, over 25 years ago, I had job offers lined up and needed to get out of town to start work plus I knew I would be coming back in a couple years for grad school after earning some money. After grad school, I was sick of school and professors that I found condescending, so no ceremony for me. I did go to high school graduation. :)</p>