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[quote=Anonymous]OP I think what you might find is that while the difference between 13 and 14 felt large to you, the older you get the less age gaps are even remotely noticeable. The difference between 22 and 23 is negligeable and as you keep going up it matters less and less. At my office I can usually decide a 5 year ish range for people - so ok she’s probably between 25-30, he’s probably between 35-40. Without other identifying information, that is usually the best I can do and in the workplace it truly doesn’t make a difference. One year later in your life is truly a blip on the radar even though I know it feels important now. I really encourage you to enjoy the opportunity in college, maybe use that time your parents are encouraging you to take to really identify some special interests you have, take classes in that and really take advantage! Flip your thinking on it and say ok I’m going to get all required credits done by x time as best I can and then take some extra courses on x for fun.

It seems like this may be a deeper concern more connected to feeling like your parents don’t believe you can take on a certain level of work? I can understand this feeling, but as a parent now I hope and think you will likely see later that while potentially misguided they likely had your best interest at heart. I can’t know for sure, but I suspect your parents and doing their best to give you the opportunity to thrive and recognize that the year you graduate will not make a difference for your career opportunities. Try to find the opportunity in this extra year you were given - adulthood will come soon enough I promise - you got this! [/quote]

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