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Starting in Fall 2012 and ending in Fall 2016 is very normal. I read somewhere that the average student graduates in 5/6 years (especially at large state schools). Living at home after undergraduate is also extremely common. Don't feel bad!
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If you are going to refute me, do it right. Don't take a sentence out of context.
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Really?
The kids I know cannot afford to stretch it out two additional semesters!
Most everyone graduates in 4 years.
I know a few that did it in 3.5. I know a few - including a new grad - who got done in 3.
The two that took 5 years ended up with masters degrees by going an extra year.
See that? The kids I know
Your stats are meaningless when I am speaking of the personal experiences of people I know.
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If you are going to refute me, do it right. Don't take a sentence out of context.
I said:
See that? The kids I know
Your stats are meaningless when I am speaking of the personal experiences of people I know.
Well, you said "Most everyone graduates in 4 years" instead of "Most everyone I know graduated in 4 years". Most everyone I know also graduated in 4 years, but I am aware that the statistics are way more accurate than my anecdotal experience. I would probably have a very different experience if I lived elsewhere.
5 years to graduate is pretty normal. Moving back home while looking for a job temporarily is also pretty normal. Parents paying for grad school is not normal - that you should be doing on your own.
So I'm 22 and I will be graduating from college in a few months. There aren't really any good jobs for a BA in my field, so I want to go straight to Grad School, but I don't have the means to pay it, so my parents will have to. I'll probably also be living with them, as my college is close by. Is this normal? Also, I'm taking 9 semesters to graduate instead of 8. I started college in Fall 2012 and I'll be done in Fall 2016. Is that normal?
On Long Island and probably other expensive parts of the country, not only is it normal but it is completely normal for young people to live with their parents into their 20s.
Honestly it depends on the college. The truth is at a lot of colleges it is pretty unusual when someone doesn't finish in four, I know at my alma mater eighty-something percent of students graduate in four years. But yes with nationwide trends it isn't unusual at all.
So I'm 22 and I will be graduating from college in a few months. There aren't really any good jobs for a BA in my field, so I want to go straight to Grad School, but I don't have the means to pay it, so my parents will have to. I'll probably also be living with them, as my college is close by. Is this normal? Also, I'm taking 9 semesters to graduate instead of 8. I started college in Fall 2012 and I'll be done in Fall 2016. Is that normal?
Better consult your parents on that one.
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