How many of you graduated college in 3 years or fewer?

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Lifer
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(If you're still in college, pick your projected graduation from the poll.)

Would love to hear how you early graduates fared socially, both in work and personal life, since the other thread has a lot of people saying that early graduation leaves you without an essential part of your education.

I graduated in 2 years, and my husband graduated in a year and a half. I don't feel either of us suffered socially, on a personal or professional level.
 
FoBoT

FoBoT

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i started in august 1984 and got my BS in jan. 1996

not continuous of course, i was "in school" about 45 months? maybe? plus navy schools that i got some credit for took ~1.5 years
 
TraumaRN

TraumaRN

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Technically I'll be graduating 'early'. My BSN nursing program is '5' years allowing you an extra year for prereq's/gen eds. Since I took spring classes one semester and doubled up on credits in another I'll graduate in 4 years(which will be May 5th 2007 not that i'm counting :D)
 
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AreaCode707

Lifer
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Originally posted by: saymyname
Took me 6 years or so. I'd question the quality of a 3 year education.
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I think it may depend on what your major is. But if you can take and pass the same classes in 3 years that may take somebody else 6, is there a quality difference?
 
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nageov3t

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took me 4 years... it was a pretty compact 4 years, though, since I was a double major and none of my major classes overlapped with eachother beyond the general education classes that everyone was requires to take (english lit / sociology... comparing it to, say, CS and CIS majors at my school, which people could pick up a dual-major in with only taking an extra 12 credits because there was so much overlap).

I didn't really work during college... I mean, I was a tutor at our writing center, but 99% of an average shift was me sitting around and doing my own homework. we'd get maybe 2 people to drop by with papers for us to look at. not working definitely helped. I had a pretty active social life, though. good group of friends and we usually went out every friday/saturday night (frat parties before we were 21, and out to the bars after that). mostly, it just came down to knowing how to use my time productively.
 
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Syringer

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I know a shitload of people who stayed for 4-5+ years and still have the social ineptitude of a brick. It matters a whole lot more of who you are than how long you stay in college.

If you start off as a rock, it doesn't matter if you stay for one year or you spend 8 years in college...most of which will probably end up wasted on WOW or something.
 
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Semidevil

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took me 4 years to graduate, after changing majors 3 times, so I think I did pretty good.

for anyone that want's to graduate early, I suggest you be an Arts and science major. over half of these classes are gen ed classes which you can coast through in the summer.....
 
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PrinceofWands

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30 months. I didn't really start until I was 31ish, so I'd already developed about as far as I was going to. School does nothing but deepen my knowledge in a few areas and get me the piece of paper.
 
alkemyst

alkemyst

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I was a junior by my second year at a junior college (already accepted to UF's and SECOG's/UM's pharmacy programs)...but I was not rushing...took a 3rd year for the better labs and more hands on education, then went to UF for a couple...decided against the major and went back to mortgage banking.

Went back to FAU in 1999 for a CSBS in about one year. I rushed that...
 
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Balt

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Graduated in 3 years. Not because I took a lot of hours every semester, but because I took summer classes.

Had a lot of fun, should have tried to double-major or something. :p
 
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erub

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I took 4 years to get my BSEE, I was pretty proud of that..probably could have done it a semester or two quicker by passing on summer work and taking classes but I didn't see any rush..I think the work experience was a quality addition to my resume.

I knew one girl who graduated from college in 24 months, then went immediately on to do her M.S. for 16 months after that, but since it was at the same school it was kinda like styaing in college, just taking harder classes..I didn't really see the rush though. Two other friends both finished in 3 years, but both are/want to go on to do master's programs at well, staying at the same school

I wonder if there are statistics showing male vs. females for this type of thing..the fastest guy I know to finish was 3.5 yrs..or maybe my male friends are just slackers?

If all goes well I will have B.S./M.S. EE in 5.5 years, which is the same length of time many take for one EE degree!

Both of my parents also graduated early, my mom took 3 years and my dad took 3.5 (but spent a year abroad where he didn't earn many credits)..I guess they turned out ok :p
 
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91TTZ

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Originally posted by: HotChic

Would love to hear how you early graduates fared socially, both in work and personal life, since the other thread has a lot of people saying that early graduation leaves you without an essential part of your education.
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You know they're just going to lie to you. I mean, hell, 90% of the board claims they're 6'4, 230lbs, and built like a linebacker, all the while maintaining 5% bodyfat and a 4.0 GPA.
 
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91TTZ

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Originally posted by: Syringer
I know a shitload of people who stayed for 4-5+ years and still have the social ineptitude of a brick. It matters a whole lot more of who you are than how long you stay in college.

If you start off as a rock, it doesn't matter if you stay for one year or you spend 8 years in college...most of which will probably end up wasted on WOW or something.
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You can say that again!
 
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91TTZ

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Originally posted by: Syringer
I know a shitload of people who stayed for 4-5+ years and still have the social ineptitude of a brick. It matters a whole lot more of who you are than how long you stay in college.
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I was joking in my previous post. You didn't need to say it again.
 
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acemcmac

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30 months.

It's definitley a problem for me sometimes, not because of the way I carry myself in the workplace (since Ive been working full time since I got out of highschool) but because of the after-work stuff. Nothing incenses me more than people making issue of my age (under 21 for just a little bit longer) even though I'm a colleague, a homeowner and, academically and professionally accomplished (awards). I think I deserve more respect than I get somtimes.

I understand that it's mostly ignorance that fuels these feelings in other people, so I usually bite my tounge. I'm the youngest person in my office by more than a decade. If I had a nickel for every time I've heard "when I was your age I was still drunk" at the office, I'd have free lunch for a year.
 
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tfinch2

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I'm taking my time and trying to get the most out of it I can. I'm on schedule to take 4.5 years for a BS CS, then I plan to go straight into grad school. I work about 25 hours a week during school. I could do it faster, but I'd rather have my 3.7+ GPA than 2.9 or 3.0.
 
AreaCode707

AreaCode707

Lifer
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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Originally posted by: HotChic

Would love to hear how you early graduates fared socially, both in work and personal life, since the other thread has a lot of people saying that early graduation leaves you without an essential part of your education.
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You know they're just going to lie to you. I mean, hell, 90% of the board claims they're 6'4, 230lbs, and built like a linebacker, all the while maintaining 5% bodyfat and a 4.0 GPA.
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What? They're not??? :(:(:(

Next you'll be telling me Santa Claus and the Easter bunny aren't real. :brokenheart:
 
datalink7

datalink7

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Originally posted by: HotChic
Originally posted by: Random Variable
I already know that you're smarter than I am. Stop rubbing it in! :(
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That's okay, you're hotter than I am. ;)
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And I'm neither :p

Seriously, I wouldn't be able to concentrate on my classes if I took enough to graduate in 3 years or less. I enjoy the classes more and do better when I don't have to worry about a million different pieces of homework. I graduated in 4.
 
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Corporate Thug

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Graduated in 3. No detriment to social life but that was because i was a social science major and school required very little of my time
 
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