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After Bob graduated from university

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Bassim

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I am wondering if my sentences are grammatically correct.

After Bob graduated from university with the diploma in philosophy, he was upset that the only job he could find was in a restaurant kitchen. There, scrubbing pots, pants and plates, and peeling and cutting potatoes, onions and carrots, he wondered what famous philosophers would have said about his sad fate.
 

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- Again, consider "a diploma" if this is the first instance of it.
- I would use "in the kitchen of a restaurant" or "as a kitchen hand in a restaurant".
- Note "scrubbing pans".
 

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One usually graduates from university with a degree. A diploma is considerably less prestigious.
 

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In the United States, graduating high school students receive a diploma. Every attainment after that is a ​degree.
 

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How about technical/trades qualifications gained post high school?
 
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