<p>Do graduate business programs or law schools look favorably or unfavorably upon students who finish their undergraduate education in 3 years?
Is it possible to graduate from the business school in 3 years if I have 28 AP credits already? Any opinions on graduating early? Thanks!</p>
<p>You may have enough credits to graduate, but not have taken all the required classes. I’m sure it’s possible, but why would you want to rush through college like that?</p>
<p>for financial reasons. but do you think that would look better or worse for any sort of graduate/law school?</p>
<p>I would imagine that business/law schools care more about GMAT/LSAT/GPA/etc than how long you took to graduate.</p>
<p>3 years is not unreasonable when coming in with 28 units (almost a full year). It depends on your major.</p>
<p>possible for biz major?</p>
<p>I don’t know much, but I’d say no. USC is quite stringent with their GE’s, so you’ll be hard pressed to skip a lot of them, and without skipping a lot of them, I don’t think you’d be able to complete all the required business courses within 3 years.</p>
<p>Just a guess.</p>
<p>look at the recommended 4-year course sequence; for me, it looks doable if i knock out diversity with GE cat. IV and since im probably gonna get out of MATH 118/218…(and im going in with 32 AP credits)</p>
<p>but come on, undergrad college is going to be one of the most memorable years of my life, so i’m probably gonna take a double major 
but it definitely looks doable for business if you choose to</p>
<p>No, I do not think finishing in three years would affect your graduate applications at all. Be careful of over scheduling yourself though, because that can lead to a lower GPA, which could have a very negative impact on your graduate school applications.</p>
<p>GPA is important for law school so I would say no, it’s not impressive to law school admissions. It’s only impressive if you graduate with 4.0 in 3 years and have 180 LSAT.</p>
<p>It’s definitely possible for you to graduate in 3 years as a business major, but it really depends on what your AP credits/scores are. Check online to see which APs qualify you to pass out of certain business prerequisites and GEs.</p>
<p>My course plan for business was originally organized for 3 years coming in with 28 credits. So yes it is doable.</p>
<p>As for it being favorable. I think it depends. If you get a good GPA in 3 years, then it’s fine. But if you’d get a better GPA staying for 4 years, I’d stay. So it really depends on your GPA, but necessarily your length of time (well within reason).</p>
<p>Since you are concerned about saving a year of tuition money (which is a real concern), I suggest that you see if there are any community college classes you can take during the summer which will transfer and count towards your degree requirements. You can save a lot of tuition money that way.</p>
<p>Graduating in 3 years is possible with a business degree, I am doing it. You can potentially save 35k tuition plus the opportunity cost of 1 year working so shaving off one year can mean savings of ~$80,000.</p>
<p>I came in with max AP credits. AP Euro knocked out one GE. I also took AP Macroecon and AP Microecon so that knocked out two more pre-reqs for business. I also took diversity at a community college during the summer. If I had taken AP Stats and AP Calc together I could have knocked out two more pre-reqs and potentially graduated even sooner.</p>
<p>I’ve got a 3.5 GPA so far and I am in a fraternity so academics/social life are still fine for me. But I have to balance my time really well to have time for everything.</p>
<p>USC (Steven Sample) has always encouraged students to study with “breadth with depth” by choosing a major and a separate minor. Students can be awarded for this and named a “Renaissance Scholar.”<br>
[USC</a> Renaissance Scholars](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/programs/ugprograms/renaissance/]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/programs/ugprograms/renaissance/)</p>
<p>The 4 year sequence for Marshall has recently changed which facilitates the extra study. I would highly encourage all students to take the four years to study all they can. Most all my son’s friends came into USC with the full 32 units. All are working on double majors or major/minor. Finishing in 3 years will not allow students to study with such knowledge and honor.</p>
<p>Although I’m not a business major, I managed to graduate in three years as a Biological Sciences major and a Health Communication minor (I am a Renaissance Scholar). So it may or may not be possible depending on your program, but seems like it may be more difficult with Business.</p>
<p>My S entered USC with the max 32 credits for EE. He could have graduated in 3.5 years but we encouraged him to consider a paid (or even unpaid) internship to get more experience & be more marketable. He’s opted to do so. </p>
<p>Earnings from an internship could offset tuition.</p>