<p>I will have 83 credits at the end of this week, and I found out that if I take 3 more classes (easy classes in my opinion and also offered in the summer), I can receive 3 different associate degrees instead of just one. I still plan to transfer next semester to Rutgers and get my BS.</p>
<p>Will having 3 Associate degrees give me any advantages? Or will it be a detriment (employers may wonder why I hadn't been able to settle on just one associate degree before moving right on to my bachelor's.)? Or will it not matter at all? Your opinions matter.</p>
<p>I say do it, get those AAs. Employers will look at your completion time and evaluate whether those AA are earned in two years or six. If it’s six, then they might think you are procrastinating, but it’s two, then you are really hard working.</p>
<p>Thanks Reddune, my degrees will be earned in two years which will be at the end of this summer. And here I am thinking that I will finally get a summer off lol</p>
<p>I agree. If you can take 3 more easy classes over the summer to do it, you might as well. You’ll have three degrees to frame and a higher gpa and although it might not be super impressive to some schools, it will make you stand out more.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this makes a difference, but I just found out that I will have 4 associates instead of 3 if I take them 3 classes. And if I take 2 more additional classes, I will have 6 associates.</p>
<p>5 courses is a lot to take over the summer. Are you planning on transferring somewhere else for the fall? If taking this many more classes prevents you from transferring then I would pass on sticking around at the CC another summer/fall semester just to complete the extra associate degrees.</p>
<p>Yes I am transferring to Rutgers for the Fall and nothing will make me change my mind since I am receiving a full ride there. Last summer I took 5 courses (15 credits), and I took 7 courses this semester (23 credits), Aced all of them, and that is why I have so many credits under two years. I think I can handle 5 courses this summer, but do you think 6 Associates will truly be a good return for my money and time?</p>
<p>lmao 6 xD .</p>
<p>if you do not take the summer classes what will you be doing, if its sitting on your ass …i would just take the classes =D</p>
<p>based on a 23 credit 4.0 semester you claim, i think 15 credit summer will be cake</p>
<p>Yes I will be sitting on my ass all summer if I don’t take summer classes, but that is a very good thing to me. It would rejuvenate me for next semester at a four year university. But 15 credits in the summer is actually more demanding than 23 credits a semester and you can guess why. I am not worry, however, about how difficult it will be. </p>
<p>Now I am wondering, would I receive 6 individual associate degree or ONE degree with 6 different majors listed on it??</p>
<p>Once you have a BA/BS AA’s are about as useful as a high school diploma (unless you have certification in a field). Nobody will care if you have 1 AA, let alone 6.</p>
<p>So if you were an employer, you would not give the person with 6 AS/AA, and a BS/BA an edge over a person with only a BA/BS??</p>
<p>Well if you will be sitting on your ass and you are sure you can handle 5 courses during the summer which it sounds like you can, I’d do it for sure just so you can say you have 6 associate degrees lol. Hang all of them on the wall haha</p>
<p>Kulakai, let me reiterate, I love the idea of being able to sit on my ass! Thus, I am trying to weight the pros and cons of completing 6 associate degrees or being a bum for the summer. If I had to work, on the other hand, or take 5 courses, then I would take the courses in a heart beat lol</p>
<p>Well speaking as someone who’s worked his ass off as well at a cc. 18 credits average/semester + student gov and other time intensive EC’s, I am looking forward to a summer off myself.</p>
<p>I am afraid of being too bored this summer though so I might take 1-3 easy courses just to give me something to do when I’m bored.</p>
<p>What about work or an internship? That might be more beneficial.</p>
<p>to be honest, i have to agree with Kulakai here. an internship, even if it’s unpaid and for something like a non-profit is a MUCH better use of your summer.</p>
<ul>
<li>good resume builder</li>
<li>building a professional relationship</li>
<li>potential for a good recommendation for transferring</li>
<li>something to talk about in your transfer essays</li>
</ul>
<p>an internship would give you another dimension in your application. i had two internships under my belt when i was accepted to NYU as a second semester sophomore.</p>
<p>I don’t need an internship to help me transfer because I’m already accepted with a full scholarship to a four year university. Further, I will be interning my junior and senior year, so I think I’ll just worry about internships then. And it’s not like I have no work experience, I worked for 3 different companies so far. This summer may be the only summer I have off for the next 40 years of my life…I think I’m gonna take it.</p>
<p>Honestly? This is a waste of your time, and I say that as someone with two Associate’s degrees (in different fields, of course). Get some real-world experience in a job. Internships aren’t just for transferring, you know. 
Do volunteer work, take a vacation…after doing all of that extra work already, you’re at pretty high risk for burnout, so don’t set yourself up for failure at Rutgers.</p>
<p>And also, I really have to wonder if you have correct information to begin with, because the general rule with double-degree programs at community colleges is that you need to have 30 unique credits for the second degree (depending on the college), so your math simply doesn’t work at most colleges. Unless you’re at a community college with remarkably low standards when it comes to degrees, of course…I just find that really strange. Even if they only did 15 unique credits, you’d still be at approximately 60 (1 degree), 75 (2 degrees), and 90 (if you took the extra classes to get a third). So four is just silly.</p>
<p>I was also questioning how double or even quadruple degree programs worked, so I went to an adviser today at my college. According to my adviser, I was right and 3 courses would give me additional degrees. I guess my school have low standards…</p>
<p>I decided that I will not pursue the multiple degrees, and I will simply take this summer off because I need to create some memories with my family and friends because I have been pushing them all aside for school. When I go to Rutgers, I will be away from home and I won’t have that opportunity. Thanks everyone for your input.</p>