Most people graduating college early are NOT rushing.

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Anonymous wrote:Some kids just take other classes anyway to fill up their 4th year because they want the full experience with their friends and they want to graduate with their cohort.

That’s an expensive way to have a good time.

When you choose to go 4 years instead of 3, you are not only paying for that 4th year, you are also not getting paid for working that 4th year.

+ 1. My daughter is finishing a semester early. At first I was surprised and truthfully a bit sad (end of school and I love education, colleges, etc) but now am thinking of the money that will be saved!

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Northwestern gives credit for AP exams.

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Anonymous wrote:Most top colleges don’t even give credit for AP classes, so I assume OP is referring to a public university?

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Silly, private is ALWAYS exclusive and better!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some kids just take other classes anyway to fill up their 4th year because they want the full experience with their friends and they want to graduate with their cohort.

That’s an expensive way to have a good time.

When you choose to go 4 years instead of 3, you are not only paying for that 4th year, you are also not getting paid for working that 4th year.

+ 1. My daughter is finishing a semester early. At first I was surprised and truthfully a bit sad (end of school and I love education, colleges, etc) but now am thinking of the money that will be saved!

Same with my kid. Best choice for my DC.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some kids just take other classes anyway to fill up their 4th year because they want the full experience with their friends and they want to graduate with their cohort.

What a waste of time and money

Totally disagree. I had a full year of credits coming in and left with two majors, two minors, and four years of athletics, fun, and travel abroad. I would not have missed the full collegiate experience for anything.

Grown adults who don't think college was the best time of their life, what's your secret?

The most desirable K-12 schools and summer camps are designed like colleges.

Google became the most desirable employer in the world by building a college-style business campus.

College is a near-perfect environment for living a great life.

it wasn't a great time in my life - ill parents, had to work, constantly worried about money and family and not having enough time for school. Wasn't able to live on campus. I'm a life long learner and agree that there's no rush. But also, if kids have the credits and can get it done, more power to them. They are doing this at upwards of $50,000 per year. We weren't.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some kids just take other classes anyway to fill up their 4th year because they want the full experience with their friends and they want to graduate with their cohort.

What a waste of time and money

Totally disagree. I had a full year of credits coming in and left with two majors, two minors, and four years of athletics, fun, and travel abroad. I would not have missed the full collegiate experience for anything.

Grown adults who don't think college was the best time of their life, what's your secret?

The most desirable K-12 schools and summer camps are designed like colleges.

Google became the most desirable employer in the world by building a college-style business campus.

College is a near-perfect environment for living a great life.

it wasn't a great time in my life - ill parents, had to work, constantly worried about money and family and not having enough time for school. Wasn't able to live on campus. I'm a life long learner and agree that there's no rush. But also, if kids have the credits and can get it done, more power to them. They are doing this at upwards of $50,000 per year. We weren't.

+ 1

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Anonymous wrote:AP classes are not equivalent of college classes. However, you get credits in college. That is good. It save $$$. DD uses the AP credits for non major credits. Most major classes - needs to take in college. DD is not rushing but finished BS in 2.5 years and 2 semester in Master - so like 3 years - heading to pHD in her 4th year of college at 21. DD is not rushing. It just turns out that way.

MY DC skipped 2 years in elementary school and graduated college 1 year early so he entered the job market in 2018 working for one of the BB IB. He would have graduated in 2021 without the skipping/early graduating which would have been awful.

He avoided the whole pandemic mess, the subsequent job apocalypse and, the rise of AI and the resulting economic/occupational crisis. He feels lucky to have established himself already and moving up. He did say that his company does not hire anyone who graduated/will graduate from 2023 to 2027 including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT etc. based on the relative poor quality of applicants from even those top schools and others.(avoiding any students who were subjected to the tele or zoom learning during the pandemic which is unfortunate.)

I feel bad for those in HS/college or graduated from college in the last few years.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is that the only colleges that will accept all those college credits taken aren’t very good. So people who have a choice between starting with freshman status at a top college and sophomore/junior status at a lackluster college are just shooting themselves if they choose the latter.

UVA accepts a lot. I know many that graduate early.

UVA is not elite

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Anonymous wrote:Some kids just take other classes anyway to fill up their 4th year because they want the full experience with their friends and they want to graduate with their cohort.

+1. And keep learning (which is supposed to be the point of college). My kids could have graduated in three but will take the full four. If money is the reason, it makes sense to graduate early. Or if the kid hates their college. Otherwise, let them enjoy it.

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It is so bizarre when people come to this board to work through their insecurities.

Like okay?

I graduated in 3 years because I was ready to move on and start working. I didn't feel rushed, it was right for me. I had some friends that were like: 'wow! I'm so not ready to graduate. Can't believe you are doing it sooner.' But I did not feel judged by them. They were supportive queens.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP classes are not equivalent of college classes. However, you get credits in college. That is good. It save $$$. DD uses the AP credits for non major credits. Most major classes - needs to take in college. DD is not rushing but finished BS in 2.5 years and 2 semester in Master - so like 3 years - heading to pHD in her 4th year of college at 21. DD is not rushing. It just turns out that way.

I can do better. My DS skipped ahead for 2 years in elementary school and graduated university in 3 years with double major at 18. Oh and he graduated with perfect 4.0 gpa and a great job in finance/AI.

Did he graduate from high school with at least a year of college credit?

Yes, about 1.3 years of college credits.

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Anonymous wrote:It is so bizarre when people come to this board to work through their insecurities.

Like okay?

I graduated in 3 years because I was ready to move on and start working. I didn't feel rushed, it was right for me. I had some friends that were like: 'wow! I'm so not ready to graduate. Can't believe you are doing it sooner.' But I did not feel judged by them. They were supportive queens.

Did you graduate high school with at-least a year of college credit?

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My kid is in a five year masters program. I'm wondering if she can finish undergrad a semester early and can get her masters in four and a half.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard respond to news that someone has or is graduating college early with things like “what’s the rush” and “this isn’t a race”. However, most of these students didn’t cram four years of college into three. Most of them graduated high school with a year of college credit due to AP credits and dual enrollment credits, and entered with sophomore status. Therefore, they only had three years of college left when they started college, and simply went at a normal pace.

And top colleges don’t allow this because their intro chem and calc 1-3 are far and above more difficult than the AP versions or high school multivariable, so for those who repeat it is fine. A large percentage do not repeat, they start based on placement and skip over at least a couple of intros. They still do not finish early because these top schools have graduate level courses one can start as early as sophomore year. The end result is a much better education than 3 years at a mediocre college that lets you skip a year with AP credit. The top publics that allow it strongly discourage it in favor of higher levels and more time for research and internships, thus better to compete with elite grads for jobs or med school

My kid and her friends took AB Calc, got 5s on the AP test placed into Calc 2 and had the easiest time in this class at selective colleges. So I don't think that the first sentence is correct across the board. A high school AP Calc class where the majority of kids score a 5 definitely has been taught at the college level. However, there are schools that offer the class and don't provide the same level of instruction.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is in a five year masters program. I'm wondering if she can finish undergrad a semester early and can get her masters in four and a half.

My guess is The 5th year may start in the fall semester depending on the college, so she’d have a semester off before starting. Still saving money if that’s part of the goal.