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View Poll Results: How long did it take you to finish your bachelor's degree (assuming you went full-time throughout th
It took me 3 years. 2 3.33%
It took me 4 years. 29 48.33%
It took me 5 years. 13 21.67%
It took me 5 years. 6 10.00%
It took me more than 6 years. 10 16.67%
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Old 12-02-2014, 09:50 PM
 
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That happened to my dad in 1969. He spent 4.5 years in undergrad (extra semester to student teach), and then enlisted as a reservist.
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Old 12-03-2014, 01:56 PM
 
Location: Durham
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Default Ummmm . . .

Your poll is not correctly constructed!

It took me 4-1/2 years. Then 3 years for my Masters and 4 years for my doctorate.

Working with undergraduates for the last 6 years, at least those at "traditional colleges and universities", it seems to be averaging 5-6 years for a bachelors degree.
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Old 12-03-2014, 02:05 PM
 
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I'm not sure what you mean by:

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This is real life and regular people, not 2 miles uphill in the snow kids.
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Old 12-03-2014, 02:06 PM
 
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Four years. I actually lost my dad in the first semester and was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor in the second to last semester. I wouldn't expect anyone else to do it, and I kind of look at it as the most notable accomplishment in my life.

Things took a definite turn for the worse after I graduated, beginning on my commencement day! I have a lot of friends who switched majors and stuff and took up to 7 years to complete a B.A. who are in much better positions than me.

I actually had a gap, too, of one year. I expected to use it for saving money working at my family's store and then going on the trip of my lifetime, but that didn't work.
It must have been a bad diagnosis.
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Old 12-03-2014, 02:36 PM
 
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I finished in four years, but that's not exactly a detail I'm proud of. I just skated by in a couple of classes toward the end...I wasn't really motivated at the time. I went to a "top" school where they pretty much made sure everyone got through within four years. Wouldn't want to hurt their rankings!
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Old 12-04-2014, 09:51 AM
 
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Took me 4.5 years.
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Old 12-04-2014, 11:08 AM
 
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3.5 years and I spent the final semester to make it a round 4 years (hey I had paid for it) taking the most entertaining of electives.

21 years old taking fun classes that started 10AM or later, drinking buddies and loads of cute girls.

When people speculate about what it would be like to be insanely rich and how they would live I can honestly say I have first hand knowledge of how good life can be!
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Old 12-04-2014, 01:23 PM
 
Location: North Texas
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It took me four years going full-time. I could have finished it in less time, but mom and dad were paying. (No, really.)

I went to UT-Austin in the mid-1990s.
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Old 12-08-2014, 04:40 PM
 
Location: London, U.K.
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5 years, but I broke my foot and had to take a year off so 4 really.
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Old 12-08-2014, 11:31 PM
 
Location: usa
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4 years if I don't fail any class this semester (unlikely, but you never know). Next semester is mostly easy electives. I plan to start studying/completing Microsoft certifications next semester too. Double major in economics and comp sci with a minor in math.

I go to a traditional state school (and did so all 4 years) - uga.
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