<p>Finances aside...is it bad for me to take 5 yrs to graduate? Any downsides? Is this common at Cornell?</p>
<p>Does anyone have statistics? I've just found so many classes I want to take, and I switched my major late, etc, I forsee it taking 5 years at this point.</p>
<p>taking a 5th year to graduate is very common, at cornell and other schools as well (and this does not count as being a super senior because you failed a year). many of my friends have the same logic as you and plan to graduate in 5 years. some are staying an extra year because they plan to do a joint 1 extra year for a masters degree. dont look at is as a negative. as long as you arent just taking BS classes i think itll be fine</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Anyone have link to percent that take 4, 5, 6 yrs, ect?</p>
<p>Is there any way one could take an extra year to get a masters in science if I don’t get into med school and want to reapply? Or is one year for an M.S. not really feasible?</p>
<p>You can get an some of the professional master degrees in one year (like an MEng) and possibly others), but most MS degrees require more than a year (usually about 2 or as long as it takes for you to finish your thesis), as they are advanced research degrees. The only possible exceptions to this are if you apply to these programs early and start the coursework during your senior year, assuming you stay at Cornell. And this option probably isn’t available for most master’s degrees.</p>
<p>I know about a bunch of 1 year MS’s or MA’s, but they aren’t 2 semesters, rather 2 semesters and a full summer thesis project. For example the Masters in Nutrition at Columbia University Medical Center or I believe a masters in biotechnology is a full year and at Cornell I think there is a Masters in Food Science that is just a year, so they are definitely out there.</p>
<p>I know the masters of public policy in HumEc is obtainable within 5 total years with undergrad. This is because you start graduate courses as a senior.</p>