Originally Posted by pierre mclopez
Picked up a degree in 98. A couple years after the fact, I asked United if I still qualified for the graduation perk. After FAXing them a copy of my diploma, I got 10K. Yeah United!
I'm going to have to go back many more years than that to tell them when I graduated (CSU Northridge). But in looking at their website, I see the following:
We will help you celebrate your college graduation with 10,000 Mileage Plus bonus miles. Just send the following to the address below, and your bonus will be posted to your account within 4--6 weeks of receipt:
A copy of your final transcript showing that you did indeed graduate as a full-time student from a U.S. college or university.
Your United College Plus/Mileage Plus account number.
Your e-mail address.
Mileage Plus, Inc.
P.O. Box 40
Rapid City, SD 57709
Attn: College Plus Graduation
Nothing there to indicate a date. Worth trying, even if you graduated decades ago.