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My roots are in music. But Eileen Ford saw my high school graduation picture, and next thing I knew I was on a plane to New York. That's what threw a monkey wrench in it. The modeling.

After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I w... -Donna Rice

After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I wanted my life to count.

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It expresses the speaker's mindset and determination to make a meaningful and significant impact in their life and the world after graduating in the summer of 1980, reflecting a sense of purpose and ambition.

College graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their childhood bedrooms, staring up at fading Obama posters and wondering when they can move out and get going with life.

ACT and SAT each have their own parts of the country. The GRE has its lock on graduate admissions. And so, one could blame the companies, but really, economically, they have no incentive to change things very much because they're getting the business.

I wrote a novel for my degree, and I'm very happy I didn't submit that to a publisher. I sympathize with my professors who had to read it.

The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a newspaper editor and went back to college.

I got all my work done to graduate in two months and then they were like, I'm sorry, you have to take driver's ed. I just kind of went, Oh, forget it.

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year.

I received my undergraduate degree in engineering in 1939 and a Master of Science degree in mathematical physics in 1941 at Steven Institute of Technology.

Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly you marry, have children and go to their football games.

When I was in school, my mother stressed education. I am so glad she did. I graduated from Yale College and Yale University with my master's and I didn't do it by missing school.

I dropped out of college before graduation. I opte... -Sharmila Tagore

I dropped out of college before graduation. I opted to begin work as an actress.

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It reveals that the speaker chose to leave college before completing their graduation, deciding instead to pursue a career as an actress, indicating a divergence from the traditional educational path.

I did freelance cartooning off and on from college graduation in 1991 through ABC News hiring me in 2003. I did a weekly comic strip for 'Roll Call' for about nine years. I sold cartoons and caricatures to 'The Los Angeles Times' and 'The Washington Post.' I drew as much as I could. It's really tough to make a living doing it.

After graduation, I moved to Los Angeles to do more theater, not realizing there is very little theater in L.A. It was a lucky mistake, though, because after just 2 1/2 months of waiting tables, my TV and film career really took off.

My mother was keen that I complete my graduation and never ever wanted me to be in the movies, as my father had made five films that lost money. One of the films he made was 'Agneepath,' which was hugely hyped but underwhelming at the box office, and I remember that my dad had to sell my grandmother's flat to pay off the loan.

I did get a degree in special education.

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It indicates that the speaker obtained a degree in special education, specifying their field of study and academic achievement in a specialized area of education.

After graduation, I discovered that I'd hit the limit of what I could learn from the women in my family. On top of that, in the workforce, all of the things that mattered in college suddenly weren't enough.

All of us have to win games. Whether we like it or not, the graduation rates and all the things people are talking about aren't as important as winning.

I have a good grounding in yoga. I have been doing... -Vishwajeet Pradhan

I have a good grounding in yoga. I have been doing it from my graduation days.

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It indicates that the speaker has a strong foundation or extensive experience in practicing yoga, having started during their graduation days, highlighting their familiarity and proficiency in this discipline.

I woke up on May 15, 1991, the day of my Barnard graduation, and I said to myself, 'By the end of today you will decide what you want to do with the rest of your life.'

At a very young age, my beloved mother passed away from leukemia, forcing my father to become a single dad. Rather than coddle me, shelter me, or do things for me, he taught me to 'Make the Case' for everything in life - from my first job to a graduation trip I wanted.

My first jobs after graduation in 1955 were as a project engineer for G.E. and later with the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., where I met and married my wife, Dolores Celini.

I commuted to the prestigious Hibiya High School from my uncle's home in Tokyo. During the high school years, I developed an interest in chemistry, so upon graduation, I chose to take an entrance examination for the Department of Chemistry of the University of Kyoto, the old capital of Japan.

I did my graduation in hospitality in Jaipur. When I was working, I started getting offers in modeling and did a few South films.

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