I'm not referring at all to people who must work full time and go to night school or part time college.
I'm referring to those who spend more than eight semesters for only one major and degree and who do not need to work full time because they milked all the financial aid they could.
Personally, it took me eight semesters to finish, however, I didn't do it in a four year time span (since high school graduation) and I regret that. I had no excuse. Even though I finished a semester after most of my class, I was already behind a year or two in the job market. On my resume, I still like to put class of 2001, even though it was really December 2001. However, I had to march with 2002, since there was only one commencement each academic year, and people kept associating me with 2002.
2007-10-02 15:05:27 · 8 answers · asked by Andre 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Nah, it's becoming very common to be 5 or more years now.
2007-10-02 15:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no it's not lamentable..!! carrying a course load of 16-18 credits a semester may just be to hard for some students who have tough majors or who find college hard.
And you must be joking about milking financial aid.....With the cost per credit going steadily up, even for state schools, the longer you stay in College the more debt you accumulate.
For the average middle class student even 4 fours at College can create a financial hardship...so why stay on longer??
2007-10-02 22:18:56 · answer #2 · answered by Archer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
Some majors require more than 120 credits. Or more than 120 credits may be required because of your pathetic GPA.
I had a friend at UC Berkeley in a PRE MED Bilology major who couldn't admitted to the Medical School in Granada
Furthermore they told him he needed 6 more credits to get a AB in Biology which meant another semester.
Instead he swtiched majors to Botony and got an AB in Botony.
So it is NOT uncommon, it comes from YOU and YOUR ADVISOR not understanding the SCHOOL requirements for the individual COLLEGES.
It can also come from getting a D in Organic Chemistry while getting As and Bs in everything else
2007-10-02 23:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you putting your age on your resume? If not, I don't think they'd even know that you took more than four years. I don't think anyone finishes in four years anymore. I took 5, my husband 6.
2007-10-02 22:14:01 · answer #4 · answered by smartsassysabrina 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nah, it happens to a lot of people. Especially if you change majors halfway through or never seem to be able to register for that one required course.
2007-10-02 22:10:28 · answer #5 · answered by eri 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I thought most people do it now.
2007-10-03 08:19:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is "ruminating" not lamenting..your point?
2007-10-02 22:09:31 · answer #7 · answered by atheleticman_fan 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hell it took me six, no biggie
2007-10-02 22:09:44 · answer #8 · answered by zzz311 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋