<p>I'm looking for some advice. So I recently got admitted as a transfer student for the Fall 2009 semester, at SCPS, Hospitality and Tourism Management program. </p>
<p>After a meeting with my adviser, it seems like many of my courses are not going to transfer. (Some courses were not specialized in hospitality. For example, I got an A in accounting, but I have to take Accounting in Hospitality. Also, since it's a specialty school, I missed a lot of specialized courses I should have taken freshman year, etc)</p>
<p>So after looking at their curriculum layout, and what's required to graduate, it looks like I have two choices. Either double book over the course of 4 semesters (juggling Fed-work study, internships, and double classes), or graduate a little later than I should (Junior transfer, but may have to graduate with the class of 2012). </p>
<p>Since most of the specialized courses are only 3 credits (and required seminars that are worth 0 credits), I may end up taking 20 credits/7 classes a semester. </p>
<p>I've done pretty well at my previous school, doing 18 - 20 credits, but those courses were worth 4 credits each rather than 3. Coming to NYU, with the addition of required work study/internships, would it be too difficult? Am I going to be biting off more than I can chew? </p>
<p>My question is, how difficult would it be for me to pull off graduating on time? and would it be worth it to just graduate a little later than expected? </p>
<p>Thanks for reading this. :)</p>
<p>there’s really no repercussions to graduating later. EXCEPT, make sure your financial aid will last until 2012. a call to financial aid might be in order.</p>
<p>for transfer students who are going into specialized programs like SCPS, this isn’t a surprise. no one will care that it took you a few extra years to graduate, so long as you graduate. there’s no rush and no reason to kill yourself with classes. all they will care about is that you finish. </p>
<p>i’m a rising senior and i’m graduating a year late because i transferred, so i feel you. </p>
<p>also, for certain NYU schools, there’s a cap on how many credits you can take a semester. does SCPS allow you to take 20 credits a semester? the maximum is usually 18. </p>
<p>i vote for the option where you graduate in 2012. the economy will even out by then, at least.</p>
<p>if you take more than 18 credits per semester, it will cost you extra…</p>
<p>Yeah, any amount of credits you take over 18 is going to cost you at least $1300 a credit (I forget what the exact amount is). An alternative option to the two you have already (and of those I think doubling-up is a terrible idea) is to take summer classes so you can graduate a semester instead of a whole year late. Run the numbers and see how the costs will come out.</p>
<p>Also, about financial aid, it’s really just a matter of submitting a form stating that you cannot yet graduate despite being a senior because you don’t have the required credits for your degree; they’ll just extend your financial aid beyond your expected graduation date.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the words! I really appreciate it.
I guess I will have to stay an extra year and graduate later. I must have made it a bigger deal than it really is. My parents are Korean immigrants, so the thought of staying an extra year is purely a detriment in their minds. All my friends will have a year head start, etc.</p>
<p>i’m Asian as well, and my parents were mad about me going for an extra year until i pointed out that there are NO jobs out there now, and school is probably the smartest place to be right now. what’s the point of killing yourself to graduate on time if there’s no jobs in your intended field anyway? (i’m just saying in general. i have no idea how tourism is doing in this economy. i know the media industry is shrinking right now.)</p>
<p>Yeah, you’re absolutely right. Thanks for setting me straight.
Asian parents with their inner-competition and brand names. Good stuff.</p>
<p>My parents reacted the same way when I told them I was taking a year off between college and law school, but I am really glad that I did it because otherwise I would have burned out halfway through my first semester of law school. I think that if you push yourself to such an extreme of seven classes+internship+work, you might be able to sustain it for a semester, but eventually you’ll completely burn out, at which point your grades and, most importantly, your mental health will suffer. It’s honestly not worth it. </p>
<p>You could always tell your parents that this way you’ll have an extra year of waiting for the economy to correct itself.</p>
<p>Thanks again guys. Quick question, how can I go about applying for a Federal Work Study job when I won’t even know my academic schedule until Late August/Early September? I would assume most applications request a class schedule so they can plan shifts accordingly.</p>
<p>I was never asked for a class schedule when looking for FWS jobs; it was just something I discussed after getting hired. You’re not tied to a specific set of hours, so you really just let them know at some point when you’ll be available, and they’ll start scheduling you. There are plenty of people looking for on-campus jobs, so filling shifts isn’t a big deal. And also, since on-campus employers don’t know until the end of the summer just who is coming back and what THEIR schedule is like, you’re not as relatively in the dark as you may think.</p>
<p>i’d graduate later. NYU can be stressful at the regular level, don’t make it harder for yourself. The economy SUCKS. Stay in school!</p>