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graduation cap and gown

Everyone is aiming for higher education and this is becoming a popular trend, with the various upcoming courses and easier means of acquiring this education. Such means are like taking online courses besides the conventional ones. With all this evolution in the academic world, one thing still remains a tradition; wearing the graduation cap and gown. After along journey, struggles and determination, one puts on the gown and cap on graduation day. This trend was adapted from the Cambridge and oxford students as well as the clerics in the early days.

Through the earlier times, the color of the graduation cap and gown worn by the undergraduates represented the discipline of study just as today the yoke on the gown has different colors used to represent the area of study. The cap is a very essential piece of the attire and the most intriguing as well. Also known as the mortarboard, trencher, square and hat, the caps come with a flat surface, and a tassel hanging to its side. The graduation cap and gown have different colors depending on the institution and the tassel. The shape of the cap can change as well depending on the level of education awarded; PhD holders have a different color, size and shape as compared to the Master and bachelor holders. When seeks information on the origin of the caps and gown, it becomes very interesting to learn that the tradition was started many centuries ago.
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