<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>So I'm generally a great planner but unfortunately I won't be able to take any classes this summer which will delay the number of units I had planned on accumulating.</p>
<p>I'm sort of getting a bit scared that I won't be able to graduate in four years because I've been reading the statistics at UCSD and Berkeley and a large percentage do not graduate in four years, particularly transfers.</p>
<p>I was also wanting to do a study abroad but I doubt I can now that I've encountered this conundrum.</p>
<p>Do any of you have advice as to what I could do/plan to get the most out of my college experience?</p>
<p>Why are you so concerned with graduating in 4 years? Take an extra year to study abroad, or do a semester in DC. Nothing is forcing you to walk out the door in 2 years.</p>
<p>Isn't there a unit cap?</p>
<p>You can study abroad and stay within the unit cap.</p>
<p>I'm one of those weirdos that did this last year, and dropped by to see how people are making out this year. And I think you have an awesome question. I've wanted to study abroad since I was like, 12, and I want to do more than a summer. But I'm at UCLA, and I only want to do two years here (enough college already, seriously), and I really want to experience the campus.</p>
<p>So I'm doing a program that has a fall semester option. I'll be abroad for a little over six months (including a little traveling) and get 1.5 quarters of credit, but only miss one quarter here. I've had this entire year, and I will have two quarters next year. My major is very conducive to study abroad, but most allow at least two or three courses to transfer.</p>
<p>I don't know as much about the UCDC program, but they're always posting flyers about info meetings (study abroad has meant I haven't had time, but I'm considering the summer after I graduate...maybe...if I have any money left...).</p>
<p>Reply or send me a PM if you have any questions. There are pluses and minuses to EAP (UC study abroad), but for the most part, I've been pretty happy with it thus far.</p>