Immediately upon graduation, newly minted doctors arrive, diplomas in hand, ready to take up their resident duties.

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Childhood polio had left her deformed with double curvature of the spine, but she didn't let her handicap keep her from becoming the acting and public speaking star of Washington State College, joining the faculty immediately after graduation.

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Millions of students will forget almost immediately what their graduation speakers said.

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So, unless the graduation present is needed immediately for something, why not tuck it away and let it grow?

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Some 26% said they expect to see those skills put to use immediately, and another 26% expect so within a year of graduation.

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