A mother, Carolyn, and her son, Immanuel Patron, from Maryland, United States, have achieved outstanding success after they both earned their bachelor’s degrees from the University of Maryland at the same time.
The mother and the son explained that their achievement marked the fulfillment of their promise when the son, Immanuel, was 5 years old.
“I remember I just told my mom … one day, it’s gonna be you and me. We’re going to get our degrees at the same time,” Immanuel Patton, 23, recalled to GMA.
Carolyn narrated that she once gave up on her bachelor’s degree after attempting it unsuccessfully in 1995.
“For me, I had sort of given up on it because I had already accomplished some associate’s degrees, and then I had started my bachelor’s degree back in 1995, but life happened. Things got in the way,” Carolyn explained.
Carolyn, who is now 63, further explained that her son, Immanuel, inspired her to re-enrol in college after making a promise that they would both graduate together. “That promise… he never allowed it to die. It was continuously, ‘You know, mom, we’re gonna do this,” Carolyn Patton said.
Both of them graduated from the University of Maryland Global Campus, which they were drawn to because the school specializes in online degree programs.