Why Students Take Forever To Graduate College

[the artist known az]

I'm a big fan of summer school. It's really good when it is a class you don't want to take. You get it over with quick.

I am also big on students placing out of courses with AP and CLEP exams. Many students self-teach themselves and don't take the actual course in high school. David Bahn got so many AP credits that he was able to graduate from the University of Virginia in 12 months with a double major in math and physics.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/19/AR2006091901779.html

I'm a fan of summer school as well. I wouldn't take more than 2 classes at a time tho but use that as your advantage to get classes you don't want to take out the way

 

[Spatial Paradox]

I never had to take remedial classes. I heard if you got a regents in NYC you didn't have to take any remedial stuff.

I think it might have more to do with grades, because I got a plain HS diploma when I graduated and I didn't have to take any remedial courses in college

 

[Serious]

I think it might have more to do with grades, because I got a plain HS diploma when I graduated and I didn't have to take any remedial courses in college

I got A's in English in high school yet, failed miserably in remedial courses in college. Had no idea I was dyslexic. Smh at how my atrocious work was. I was merely being passed on grade to.grade, with adequate reflection on my improvement. But when I finally got around to taking English 101 and 104, it was simply an easy A. But I remember more than half of my class struggl ing with just the fundamentals of writing, needed to pass that class smh....

 

[Sinnerman]

Graduating in 4 years is like leaving the party at 10:00

 

[KenyaDoll]

My undergrad expected students to graduate in four years. As the article mentioned, we had a certain culture at our school that viewed "super seniors" negatively. People were embarrassed if they couldn't talk about the amazing thing they had lined up post graduation.

 

[BlackAchilles]

Not to mention all the stupid/convoluted degree requirements they heap on students nowadays.

 

[Audemar]

Like others have said, it's hard to graduate in 4 years. At my university, engineering courses are offered once per year and in the summer, but ideally you should be doing an internship or something similar in the summer to complement the degree. I could take lots of credits but then I don't feel like I'm getting my money's worth since I'd focus more on grades rather than actually learning the material.

 

[BlvdBrawler]

I'm a big fan of summer school. It's really good when it is a class you don't want to take. You get it over with quick.

I am also big on students placing out of courses with AP and CLEP exams. Many students self-teach themselves and don't take the actual course in high school. David Bahn got so many AP credits that he was able to graduate from the University of Virginia in 12 months with a double major in math and physics.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/19/AR2006091901779.html

Man summer school was THE fukkING shyt! Got so many fukked up courses out of the way breh. And the focus you can muster when there's not a flotilla of nubiles running around is .

 

[Aceofspades404]

Cliff Notes:

Why student don't graduate in 4 years
-They take non-credit remedial courses
-Full-timers only take 12 hours
-Federal loans and grants only pay for 12 hours
-They are undecided without a degree plan



I'm not a fan of community colleges except for random class or two or a certificate program. If a student wants to graduate in 4 years, they need to attend a college with a high graduation rate (80% or higher). Usually these are elite schools with big endowments and offer substantial financial aid. It only cost $6,000 a year to attend Harvard if your family income is $50,000 or less.

If you are a STEM major, only attend universities where you have the top 75% SAT/ACT scores. You can find that information at Collegapps.about.com.

true. I went to an elite school as an undergrad completely free. I literally had money to blow every semester. Also I did dual enrollment and ap courses in high school so I had credits coming in. I never took more than 12 hours but I still did summer courses b/c it kept me busy and I was able to use that time for internships and networking.
People who say it doesn't matter where you went are complete fools.

 

[Hidden.Shaman]

Everyone is spot on so far.

It took me 5 years at a cc.

Started at the very bottom math and English , due to walking In on the first day of school just trying to add any class to get that financial aid

....

Now I'm a 3.9 gpa junior at a uc in chemical engineering .

1.5 more years

 

[KenyaDoll]

Everyone is spot on so far.

It took me 5 years at a cc.

Started at the very bottom math and English , due to walking In on the first day of school just trying to add any class to get that financial aid

....

Now I'm a 3.9 gpa junior at a uc in chemical engineering .

1.5 more years

Congratulations!!!!

 

[Bboystyle]

2 years at a CC for my pre req's then 2 years for my associates in Nursing at a university.