Gradiated

The process of graduating highschool/college/university based upon physical merit alone.
A diploma by proxy.

While Joe was unable to pass any of his high school courses, the local college wanted him so badly that he was gradiated so that he might attend.

by JasonPl September 20, 2007

graduate student

A young adult whose number one motivating factor is free food.

Marissa, a graduate student, just attended a pointless workshop on conflict resolution just because there was free pizza there.

by Carla Cat October 29, 2013

Gladiate

The act of wearing the best mascot costume known to man. A responsibility held only by the few and the brave.

Sorry ladies, I have to go Gladiate.

by Lavendar Gooms May 5, 2023

gradiate

The unofficial verb of gradient, often used in image manipulation.

If you create landscape pictures, you'll need to gradiate sunsets to make them look realistic.

by TheLastGoodSubmitter July 19, 2013

graduate student

One who chooses to add to the breadth of their education by embarking upon a program that may award him/her a master's degree, a Ph.D, or no degree at all. While this decision may, under very particular circumstances, lead to a position as a tenured professor in a university, it will most likely lead to a decade or more of delaying the individual's entry to what most people would call the "real" world. Becoming a graduate student allows one to enter the self-perpetuating institution of academia.

Ex. 1
Typical sign in a physical sciences laboratory: "Do not feed graduate students and other lab animals."

Ex. 2
Grad student: "I'm writing a thesis on the remnants of Victorian culture in modern stereotypes of Transylvania."

Friend: "What are you going to use that for?"

Grad student: "I hope to become an English professor because if I'm lucky, I may one day out-earn high school teachers."

by academicbubble January 7, 2012

Gradied

The act of getting your manager agitated or spun up before your coworker has to meet with them.

He was in a pretty good mood, until I gradied him. I feel sorry for whoever he meets with next, he's pissed now!

by SPWhite June 9, 2019

College Graduate Dichotomy

When a person graduates from college, although they have a degree they may not be able to get a job because they don’t have experience. But, they can’t get experience unless they get a job.

The term was first coined by Dain Lewis on his blog the smart college grad.

Jack graduated from college with a degree in business. But, Jack didn't work at any businesses while in college. Jack then couldn't get a job after college because he didn't have experience. But, he couldn't gain any experience because no one would hire him. Jack found himself in the college graduate dichotomy.

by collegegrad January 8, 2011