8 messages · 4 tones

Graduation Wishes for Friends

8 messages written for friends specifically, across 4 tones. Every one is ready to copy as it stands, or to adapt.

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Fellow StudentWarm
27w · 158c

Written by someone who was there

“I saw the version of this that happened at two in the morning in a library, so I know exactly what today cost. Congratulations. Thoroughly, completely earned.”

Best for: Friend who studied alongside the graduate.
Graduating FriendLight Humor
23w · 146c

Reintroducing them to daylight

“Congratulations on the degree and on your imminent reintroduction to natural light. Genuinely proud of you. Drinks are on whoever is now employed.”

Best for: Close friend you can be irreverent with.
GraduateShort
14w · 84c

Short and direct

“You finished it. Congratulations. Go and enjoy the part where nobody is marking you.”

Best for: Quick message on results or graduation day.
PostgraduateWarm
24w · 142c

Finishing a longer degree

“A doctorate is mostly the ability to keep going after the interesting part is over, and you kept going. Congratulations, Doctor. It suits you.”

Best for: Friend completing a PhD or other research degree.
Graduate Changing FieldWarm
30w · 173c

Retraining into something new

“Starting again in a subject where you knew nothing takes more nerve than most people have. Congratulations on finishing it. I am looking forward to seeing where you take it.”

Best for: Friend who retrained in an unrelated field.
Graduating FriendWarm
33w · 169c

Present for the difficult parts

“I was there for the version of this that involved a breakdown in February and a very long walk in March. Today is the good bit and you earned all of it. Congratulations.”

Best for: Close friend who saw the hard parts of the course.
GraduateShort
12w · 70c

A short message on results day

“You did it. Congratulations. Go and be somewhere with no reading list.”

Best for: Message sent the moment results come through.
GraduateFormal
33w · 188c

A formal note between friends

“Congratulations on completing your degree. It is a substantial achievement and the product of a great deal of sustained work. I wish you every success in whatever you choose to do with it.”

Best for: Formal card for a friend or their family to read.

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