<p>I've been calculating my estimated graduation date from college. Considering I graduated h.s. in 2004, 2008 was supposed to be the year I would graduate from college. So things do not go according to plan as I understand. What I like to know is that is this 4 year graduating thing even possible? My cousin graduated in 5 years and another has been in college for 6 yrs. because of working full time. I don't want to overload on courses to finish early because that might damper my performance. Lately I've applied to schools that are on the quarter system...I prefer that over the semester system which is a waste of time. My question is, is does a college with an academic calender with 3 semesters enable one to catch up on many hours/credit classes?</p>