I Need Advice about Graduating Early

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I have recently realized that I have the opportunity to graduate a semester early by graduating this fall instead of next spring.
If I do this, I would have to leave Berkeley and go home far away from Berkeley. </p>

<p>I would be saving a lot of money by graduating early...
But there is one catch: I would be leaving behind a really really good job that I have here as an undergrad.</p>

<p>If I do decide to go home early, I will be doing volunteer work or taking enrichment courses at the local community college until I begin medical school next fall (I'm done with the app process). However, I will also have the opportunity to rest up more before I begin med school. </p>

<p>What would you do?</p>

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<p>Oh also, let’s say these are the only two options.

  1. Leave Cal & job a semester early, do volunteer work/CC classes
  2. Stay at Cal and keep job for extra semester</p>

<p>Please, any advice would be appreciated…I’m struggling with this</p>

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<p>bump plz, could use advice of older members</p>

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<p>Even tho I’m not an “old” member,</p>

<p>If you’re comfortable at Cal and think you could use the extra money in the future, I’d say go with option 2. Otherwise, go with option 1.</p>

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Are you saying that you have been accepted to a medical school while many haven’t even been asked to submit their secondaries?</p>

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<p>that’s seriously not the point of this post, but you’re obviously not getting that.</p>

<p>I am being hypothetical, since I did finish the application process and the MCATs, and I’m not too bad of an applicant.</p>

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<p>I would stay, graduating early doesn’t sound all that appealing to me</p>

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<p>Medical school is going to be extremely expensive… why tack on more undergrad debt? I would graduate early if I was you and take a breather.</p>

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<p>Unless it’s an on-campus job, why don’t you graduate early and stay in Berkeley and work here?</p>