<p>According to my schools fact site, only 50% of students entering in Fall 2003 graduated within four years, 75% in five years, and 80% in six years.</p>
<p>I'm a third year and I have my stuff mapped out so I can graduate in four or less and even study abroad for a semester, but I know an unsettling amount of fifth years and even some sixth years. There was even a seventh year in my intro to philosophy class freshman year.</p>
<p>Is anyone here worried about finishing in four? This problem is probably more prevalent in public schools due to the sheer number of undergrads... especially with budget cuts.
Also, it should vary depending on major(engineers?). My major is relatively tiny (Econ) so I have a lot of wiggle room.</p>
<p>wow! and you mean plain dropout, not including transfers? because it wouldn’t be as bad if it was just transfer, but if they drop out and don’t even continue their studies that’s kinda strange</p>
<p>My school’s six year graduation rate is 49%. I’m not worried about graduating on time, though, as I’m just starting my fourth year and I am on track to graduate in the spring. I just need to complete my year-long honors thesis as well as 3 more classes in my major (Methods of Instrumental Analysis, Methods of Chemical Investigation, and Advanced Inorganic Chemistry) and then I’m done.</p>
<p>the 40% just means that 40% never get a degree from my university. It’s so high not because my univ. is prestigious…just that they accept just about everyone and with 20k kids, some of the are obviously going to not be college material.</p>
<p>I’m not too worried because I’m only a sophomore, but I think I should be able to graduate in four years. Right now I’m attempting to double major, but since I’m on a full-ride scholarship, I have to graduate in four years, so I’ll be okay if I just make it out with one major.</p>
<p>Woah woah woah wait a minute… UC Davis does not have semesters.</p>
<p>Anyway, I haven’t started college yet, and I’m undeclared, so I’m pretty nervous about not graduating in four years. But I have narrowed down my major options quite a bit, and I can take summer school if I need to. So hopefully I don’t end up a seventh year… High school class of 2011, UC Davis class of 2018… No thanks.</p>
<p>Gave me a good chuckle Honestly, if you’re on CC the chance of you not graduating in 4 years is small, and almost nonexistent for 5 years. I don’t have statistics, but just a hunch. There’s literally no reason not to graduate in 4 - the only college friend I have who didn’t was because he switched into pre-med late and needed extra requirements. Of my HS friends, everyone graduated in 4 (one in 2 1/2).</p>
<p>What is probably true is some people get stuck with overfilled classes not letting them take their major requirements. If you go to a school like that, make sure to jam as many of those early as you can or you may be stuck as a super senior. I haven’t heard of any university so jam packed that if you actively tried to fulfill requirements freshman fall you still couldn’t make it by senior year, so it’s all on the individual.</p>
yes, but most universities abroad do if everything goes as planned i will be starting my semester abroad in early August senior year and will be abroad until just before winter quarter starts. It’s a month and a half longer than fall quarter and I’ll be able to take around 20 quarter units without it being too much.
ah, makes sense. yeah, not everyone’s cut out for college.
heh yeah, i think people on CC are more aware of what they need to do. on the other hand, as you may have heard, the average college student changes major at least three times, and i could definitely see that leading to delays. i’ve changed major once myself, but it was really early. my GPA definitely took a hit because of that though.</p>
<p>yeah, i think the problem is usually with the individual. sometimes people just slack off too long and don’t pay attention to what they need to do, then when they finally figure it out it’s too late to finish in four, especially if they’re in an impacted major. my cousin is a fifth year but she just changed her major from construction management to psychology. i have no idea how long she’s going to be an undergrad, lol.</p>
<p>A little at the moment because i’m planning to not only double major but transfer in the spring. I just started my Sophmore year though and i’m planning on taking summer classes every summer starting in summer 2012 so I think i’ll be ok.</p>
<p>I have one friend who said he set up a plan with his advice that lists the exact courses he’s going to be taking for the next few year till graduation. This plan will let him graduate a year early in 2013.</p>
<p>I should be able to graduate in 3.5 years if I am interested in doing so, or maybe Ill be saucy and add something else to do for fun. Or, If I am able to do 2 years abroad, I will have to wait til 4.5 years.</p>
<p>I hate this notion of 4-years to graduate that has been established and if you’re going over 4 years, you’re somehow seen as “behind”. The most important thing is that you feel like you’ve had a successful college career, even if it takes you an extra year. One of my closest friends has 2x more credits than necessary to graduate with a single bachelor’s degree (128 needed and he has about 250 credits). He’s even going to HK for this fall semester and will eventually graduate with around 265-270 credits by the end of this academic school year. You can imagine how long he’s been in school now but had no belief that one “must” graduate within 4 years. He will graduate with 4 business degrees with vast foreign experience in HK, Shanghai, London, and Tokyo.</p>
<p>I am a third year with only about 4-5 required classes left to take. I plan on taking one over the summer. I’m graduating with a BA and a BS and have no worries about graduating on time. I’m only taking like 13 credits a semester until I graduate, too lol.</p>
<p>Remember that statistics on 4 year graduation rate are by calendar years. Some people take a quarter or semester off to work at a co-op job or internship, so they could be counted as taking more than 4 years, even if they spent only 8 semesters or 12 quarters in school before earning the bachelor’s degree.</p>
<p>Back when I was in university, the 4 year graduation rate was much lower than it is now. Low in-state tuition at the time meant that students were in no rush to graduate “on time”, so many averaged fewer than the 15 units per semester needed to graduate. Rising in-state tuition is probably a big incentive for students to graduate “on time” now.</p>
<p>Note that the state universities also have incentives to get in-state students to graduate as soon as possible – each in-state student who stays an extra semester or quarter is a student who is taking an in-state tuition subsidy. That manifests itself in rules like minimum units per semester or quarter, and/or a cap on the total number of semesters, quarters, or units one can take for a bachelor’s degree.</p>
<p>I went to a CC for 2 years, going to a 4-year this fall… currently on track to graduate within 4 years. Maybe even 3 years and a half if I take some more summer classes.</p>
<p>I’m not worried because I know it’ll take 4 and 2/3 going in. I’m doing two quarters worth of internship, but I could possibly do 4 years if I pack on, but I’m fine with taking a little extra time since I’ll be making money ($20 an hour without a degree).</p>
Honestly, if you’re on CC the chance of you not graduating in 4 years is small, and almost nonexistent for 5 years. I don’t have statistics, but just a hunch. There’s literally no reason not to graduate in 4 - the only college friend I have who didn’t was because he switched into pre-med late and needed extra requirements. Of my HS friends, everyone graduated in 4 (one in 2 1/2).</p>
if everything goes as planned i will be starting my semester abroad in early August senior year and will be abroad until just before winter quarter starts. It’s a month and a half longer than fall quarter and I’ll be able to take around 20 quarter units without it being too much.