<p>So I'm a second semester freshman, and after a change of heart I've decided that I want to do something different from what I had originally planned. Because of this, I am going to have to transfer schools, and it will probably take me an extra semester or 2 to graduate. Does this look bad to employers?</p>
<p>No, they don’t care how long it takes you to graduate as long as you get your degree. For example, since I’m a transfer student and didn’t get all my lower division courses done at the JC level (as well as some classes only being offered once a year), I have to stay behind two quarters into my 5th year. And engineering majors tend to take more than 4 years to graduate because of the amount of courses they have to take.</p>
<p>Taking 5 years to graduate is not uncommon for a number of reasons. There is no stigma attached to it.</p>
<p>The main issue of extra semesters or quarters in school is the extra cost, especially if scholarships and financial aid run out after 8 semesters or 12 quarters.</p>