How can I finish my undergraduate study within 3 years instead of 4 years?

Question

any feasible solution?

Answer 1

If you haven't started college yet or are in your first semester/year, try taking the CLEP test to test out of basic courses and get credit for them. You can only CLEP out of subjects in which you have no college credit at the time of testing.

Most colleges will accept the equivalent of up to a year's worth of classes in CLEP and although you have to pay a fee, it is cheaper than paying tuition and taking the classes.

If you were a good student in high school, try to at least take the CLEP exams in your favorite subjects. Sometimes you can get your hands on a textbook and study it and still pass a class (I know someone who did that with psychology and sociology).

So, check out the CLEP offerings at your college of choice. Those tests may save you from going year-round or burning out with heavy loads. If you CLEP out of a bunch of courses in addition to taking correspondence courses and going in J terms (January, June and July) can get your out of college much more quickly. And with much less debt.

Answer 2

Take on-line courses that are transferable to the university you are attending. Most of the courses you'll encounter in the first couple of years you will be able to take on-line. Taking courses at a community college will also be feasible, although some universities may not allow you to do this. Check with them. As a last recourse, an extra course each semester and summer school courses can also help.

Best of luck.

Answer 3

Rollo is correct, in order to finish early summer school will be required. Before you go to summer school you should really evaluate what you stand to gain by graduating early. You will have to pay for summer school yourself because all scholarships and federal loans are setup for a traditional school year. You will also give up the opportunity to work full time during the summer. You'll lose out on the money you could have made and you will have to spend extra. In addition, you will lose out on job experience that can be helpful when you are applying for your first job. Perhaps worst of all, you are almost guaranteed to burn yourself out. College is tough to begin with, that is why they give you breaks. If you continue to take classes you will not have a chance to recharge. Even worse, summer classes are all accelerated, so they are more stressful than regular semester classes. Taking one summer class might not be bad, but in order to graduate early you will have to take three or four each summer.

Answer 4

Take the maximum amount of credits per semister that the college or university you are attending allows. I finished my bachelor degree in 3 years. Contact an advisor where you are going to school at to help you and make sure you already know the major and minor for your degree. Not making additional changes after you have decided on this will keep you within your timeline of 3 years.

Answer 5

My 5.5 yr old daughter started that when her brother turned 1 and she wanted whatever he wanted and everything was drama. I went out with her to a hobby store and picked out different colored marbles. Took one of her brother's old stage one jars (had kept some for odds and ends) and told her she would get one if she refrained from whining and crying when she got upset about something other than getting hurt. At first, we actively "caught her" being good and gave her a marble very often. Then we split it into morning and afternoon. When she filled the jar, she got something small she really wanted. When she got pretty good at filling up her jar, we moved up to a stage 2 sized jar. And, we eventually went to the whole day as she got a bit older. We now have a stage 3 jar that is on it's way out. There's no need for it and she has just about forgotten about it. The whining is at a minimum, and it really got her rear end in line if we threatened to take a marble away if she really misbehaved. Good luck!!

Answer 6

I finished early. You have to go year round. Take summer and winter session classes. And if you have time tack on an extra class each semester. Its tough, but its WAY worth it to save a whole year.

Answer 7

Like others said, it's pretty easy to do it if you want. Taking enough AP courses in high school can wipe one year off before you even start.

Otherwise, just taking a fuller course load and taking summer school will do it.

However, why do you want to push yourself like that? Not everyone can do it and still get good grades. I paced myself because I wanted to make sure I had enough time to get good grades. Plus, college was fun.

Answer 8

Summer school. Many schools have 3 separate terms during the summer.

Answer 9

It's fairly simple, if you can handle the workload. Just take an extra course each semester, and take whatever you can over the summer, and during intersessions. I've known several people who have done it.

Answer 10

Take an extra course every semester and go to summer school.