<p>I have interests in topics ranging from history and philosophy to language to politics and computer programming. Obviously I will be unable to take all these courses up to their advanced levels in 4 years of college. Will colleges continue to give you financial aid if you want to just continue taking classes - assume I won't be seeking a degree in any of them (this is undecided (well, so is this entire situation)), but please let me know the prospectus if i WERE seeking a degree. </p>
<p>Will colleges simply allow you to remain, or will you have to re-apply and go through everything all over again? Would it maybe be more prudent to get a degree, make some money, then go back to college? I only want to take these classes out of pure interest, though I think they would come in handy as I want to major in political science and go on to be an elected official.</p>
<p>Also, what would be the best universities to consider? If I pursue this, I will likely transfer (at the moment my high school grades are unlikely to get me into any decent college, so I'm hoping that with the GPA slate clean, I can maintain a GPA of at least 3.7 once im in college)</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that most universities set a limit to the number of years you're allowed to take to graduate. I'm sure that many people go over the limit for various reasons, but in general, colleges want to make sure their students graduate in a timely fashion because it techinically looks bad for a college if it's taking a student 6 years or more to graduate. </p>
<p>The sort of universities you should consider are the one that have flexible curriculums that provide students with a lot of freedom in choosing classes. Washington University in St. Louis is known for having a pretty flexible curriculum. It's very common for students there to double and even triple major even if the majors have nothing in common.</p>
<p>I, too, was going to recommend URochester. You can take an extra year tuition free to explore something that you weren't able to earlier. However, you cannot use this option to complete a second degree.</p>
<p>If I were to graduate with my major in 4 years though, could I still continue to attend the same institution without having to reapply if I had taken up a second major, say beginning in junior year?</p>
<p>Yes, most likely. But after four years, you will have to demonstrate that you're making substantial progress in finishing the second major you choose to study.</p>