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You also conviently left out the word "after" in your poor attempt to point out a gramattical error.  Adding an "ed" behind graduate as a verb means the act of receiving a diploma, something you apparently never experienced.  So that would be a past participle for that specific event. Going to flight school " after graduating" means that flight school happened after college.  I was wondering why you looked up all of a sudden then I saw it fly over your head.