<p>I'll have quite a bit of credit from AP's and whatnot when I enter college -- especially with Northeastern's policies, if I end up there.
Would it be possible to use these credits to do 3 co-ops but graduate in four years?
Actually, this isn't something I would necessarily even want to do -- I think the five year program sounds great, especially given some of the comments I've read here and heard other places. I guess what I really want to know is, will I be forced to graduate before five years is up if I have AP credit entering my first year? Will they remove financial aid (making it impossible for me to afford) if I have enough credits to graduate in four years but want to stay for the sake of co-op, etc? (If I went to a state school, I could probably graduate fairly easily in three years.) Is there some way to avoid this? Or, if I could do 3 co-ops in four years, would it make more sense for me to just do that? (Assuming I have about one year of college classes from AP credits.)
Forgive me if I sound hopelessly ignorant. Could someone help to point me in the right direction?</p>
<p>I’m kinda in the same position-- I’m a sophomore, and my advisor was trying to get me to graduate next year but I want to stay for 5 years! I don’t want to leave! haha</p>
<p>I think you can stay as long as you’re paying. My scholarship runs out after the 8 semesters, so I’m just hoping I can fit in 3 co-ops. To do what you’re describing, you’d probs have to go on co-op fall of sophomore year which they don’t usually allow but I know someone who did it. So, I dunno.</p>
<p>So this isn’t the official word from Northeastern- but here is what happened to my friend this year. She was planning on doing 5 year program and graduating next year (2012). However she was really good at taking her classes on time, etc, so she only had a few classes left to take to graduate (she also came in with credit). She got an email from financial aid early in the fall (2010) saying that because she could graduate, they would cut her financial aid after this spring- forcing her to graduate in 4 years. I don’t know if they were saying cut her dean’s scholarship or federal aid or what, but she said it was enough that she is now graduating this spring after four years. I’m not swearing anything, but I’m just saying- this is what I was told by my friend.</p>
<p>However I’m certain that (save massive exceptions that I personally have never heard of) you can’t do 3 co-ops in 4 years. You could do 2, and spend the summer after your freshman year doing an internship (since you have 4 months) like a normal student- but not another co-op.</p>
<p>Hmm, so is there anyway to forgo getting the AP credits so I could stay 5 years? neuchimie, that’s what I was afraid of but kind of expected.</p>
<p>Uh… well… you could have them not send your scores, but… I really don’t think that’s a good idea. Instead, trying dual or double majoring or spreading out your classes. AP credits get you out of classes that most people don’t want to take anyway, like gen chem or college writing. I’d much rather get rid of those classes but take more upperlevel electives in my major or get a minor or something.</p>
<p>That makes sense. Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>I’m wondering if there’s a way that the credit could make you a transfer student. Starting as a freshman, you can’t get three co-ops in four years, but if you start with sophomore standing, theoretically you could start co-op your second semester (spring of sophomore year). I’m just thinking of this because I have known transfer students, and they don’t need to wait a year and half before starting co-op.</p>
<p>No, to be a transfer you have to be from an actual college or community college, and not just taking some college classes while you’re in high school.</p>
<p>Yeah, I get that, but does Northeastern formally give you sophomore standing if you come in with that many credits? I came in with some credits and ended up just skipping a summer session once and graduating with more credits than I needed, but I wasn’t trying to do anything like this. I don’t know if they would, because I can see why with coop specifically they might want someone to be there longer, but it might be wroth checking.</p>
<p>Well “standing” is different than requirements for co-op. Co-op requires that you have taken the co-op class, which you can’t do until your second year into college regardless of credit. Standing just lets you sign up for classes before other people.</p>