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not really … most students do not take a lot of extra courses (at least in my day at Cornell) … the students I knew who graduated in 3 years overloaded courses each term. Cornell limits how many credits for which you can receive credit before you arrive … and is more likely to give advanced standing as opposed to letting you take less classes. You certainly can take summer classes but there are also limits to how many non-Cornell courses you can take. </p>
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I knew a couple students who graduated in 3 year … it saved them a lot of money … it also was a grind running straight through 3 years and always being overloaded. Their grades most likely would have been better if they had stayed for 4 years … it’s tougher getting high grades with the extra courses … so if you’e focused on grad schools that are very GPA focused (law school or med school) trying to get through top schools in 3 years can save you money in the short term but have some long-term negative consequences.</p>