Graduation Card Messages: What to Write

What to write in a graduation card

Graduation cards go wrong when they turn into a careers lecture. Nobody wants advice about the job market on the day they finally finish.

Congratulate them, name the thing they got through, and leave the future out of it. Here are lines for each relationship.

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Whose a Clever Girl (Funny Graduation Card) Whose a Clever Girl (Funny Graduation Card) £3.75 Illustration of a smiling graduate in a cap and gown on a congratulations graduation card for him. Congratulations! You Did It Graduation Card For Him £3.87 Graduation card for her featuring a cheerful illustrated character wearing a black graduation cap and gown. Congratulations! You Did It Graduation Card For Her £3.87 Whose a Clever Boy (Funny Graduation Card) Whose a Clever Boy (Funny Graduation Card) £3.75 Greeting card featuring a cartoon illustration of a pint of dark Guinness stout wearing a black graduation cap. Cheers! Congrats On The Graduation (Guinness Graduation Card) £3.87 Thank you and well done greeting card featuring a star design and the wording "You're a Star". You're a Star (Thank You or Well Done Card) £3.87

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Short congratulations

  • Congratulations, graduate! You did it.
  • Three years, one degree, and here we are. Very well done.
  • So proud of you. Enjoy every bit of today.
  • Congratulations on your graduation - you earned every letter after your name. Shop this card
  • Cap off, drink in hand. You have absolutely earned it.

From a proud parent

  • We have been proud of you the whole way through, but today is a good day to say it out loud.
  • Watching you walk across that stage was the best thing we have done all year.
  • You worked for this on your own. Congratulations, we could not be prouder.
  • First in the family to do it. Congratulations, love - today is yours.

Funny graduation messages

  • Congratulations! Now the real fun begins: emails. Shop this card
  • A degree, a hat that does not fit, and a very expensive photo. Worth it. Shop this card
  • Well done. You are now qualified to be confused at a higher level. Shop this card
  • Congratulations on surviving three years of instant noodles. Shop this card

For a master's, PhD or a mature student

  • Congratulations, Doctor. Fully earned and long overdue.
  • A master's on top of a full-time job. That is genuinely impressive.
  • You went back and did it. Congratulations - not everyone would have.
  • Congratulations on the master's. Please stop reading now and go out.

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How to write it so it lands

  • Name the subject. 'Congratulations on the history degree' beats a generic line.
  • Post it to arrive before the ceremony so it is there on the day.

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Frequently asked questions

What do you write in a graduation card?

Congratulate them, mention the specific course or the years of work, and keep career advice out of it. 'Congratulations - three years of work and you did it' is plenty.

What do you write for a master's graduation?

Acknowledge that it was on top of everything else: 'A master's while working full time. Genuinely impressive - congratulations.'

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