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%$#^$%^@^%%^@R#%^@ An organization is asking for my original university degrees. All of them. I have 2.
Now I have to locate them. :p
No I've never framed/hung them on wall.
I graduated from university.... over 1/4 century ago. :rolleyes:
Sigh. Don't underestimate those pieces of paper. Yes, I have my transcripts, but really.. the rare imposters, spoil it for all of us honest folks.
I'm so sorry! I can relate. I think I looked at mine once right when I got it. Finding it would be stressful. Lucky for me, no one will ever ask me to see my BFA! :D
Can't you just get transcripts and other paperwork from your university?
They want to see her diploma! Weird. I think that would be easier to forge than the transcripts. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
All three of mine are in my cedar chest, never to be looked at again most likely.
I would agree. I will be taking a stab at this..before going transcript route as a last resort. I saw my degrees before I did my massive home packing when I moved to Vancouver from Ontario.Quote:
Originally Posted by redrhodie
For this organization, it is a matter of procedure..they are used to doing this. Their organization is full of employees and also deals with their stakeholder clients who are registered/certified professionals themselves.
Anyway, so far I've located my sundresses that I sewed from eons ago which I can still fit from...27 yrs. ago. :):rolleyes: Still looking for the hiding spot.
Aiyaaaah, even having alot of job experience directly related to my degree, with job titles, that do point to my degree, is not enough....?
I have no idea where mine is.
I don't even know what state it's in.
It could be in Maryland.
I suspect it's in Connecticut at the old family home.
The transcript route is very easy now that most universities can send them electronically. My institution doesn't even charge a fee if they can be sent electronically. Good luck with the search. I hope you aren't like me and spend way to much time going down memory lane when you are looking for something.
I paid $40.00CAN and that was pricing at 1/4 century ago for 2 original copies of my transcript each with a watermark for authentication purposes.Quote:
Originally Posted by nolemom
I would not expect the university to give me a free electronic one.
Well, it's not really memory lane so far. But have now unearthed 8 brand-new bras I squirrelled away in the big packing. Still can fit them. To me, that's saving some $$$$ for something unrelated to all this. :)
No way transcripts would be anywhere near $40 today.
Even when I send out official, watermarked, sealed, i's dotted and t's crossed transcripts it's no more than $8 US (normally $2 to $4). And yes, online copies are free, but they are not official. I expect the universities I attended could also get me a copy (official) of my diploma if need be as well (for a small fee of course).
I'd call up the university you are missing and see what they can do. You might be surprised.
Gosh, this brings back memories. Back in 2003, I had to provide copies of my diplomas for my current job. Very bizarre. Odder still, they fussed about the fact that I couldn't locate my high school diploma (I have a BA and 3 graduate degrees). Bureaucrats gone wild. I was 45 at the time!!!!
Come to think of it, I don't know where mine are either.
This is rather funny - after Irulan posted about the flylady website, I de-cluttered my master bedroom based on recommendations from that site - and found my diploma in the process. It's tattered and stained, but I found it.
Now, where did I put it?
Mine's sitting in my parents house, still waiting to be fixed. Apparently they goofed on the paperwork and put the wrong second major (Geography with a GIS concentration instead of the proper GIS degree - important since I work in the GIS field). For six years I've been meaning to get it fixed, even have the paperwork to show that I'd added GIS as a major. Do I ever look at the diploma? No, but it bugs me that it's not right. I do know my school will let me reorder diplomas, wouldn't hurt to give your school a call to see if they do the same.
My Master's degree diploma is sitting right on my desk, in the leather holder thing it came in. I think my B.A. diploma is in a cheap picture frame in the closet, in the same room.
Have no idea where my HS diploma is.
When I get my second master's that I am working on now, it will go on the wall of my office...
My son shoved his college diploma in the back of his car (a scary place) for like 2 years. When he finally gave it to me for framing, it had a mark on it. So, I framed it and put it up in his room, in our house, instead of giving it back to him, to lose in his apartment. Now, when anyone sees it, I tell them, "There is the 75K piece of paper..."