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It's going to take me five years for my bachelors. The longer the better for me, haha. I'm just trying to meet as many people as I can and enjoy the experience.
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University people... how long were you there?
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superego
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One of my friends took 7 years to finish her undergrad (no, I'm not kidding). We're about the same age, and she was wrapping up her bachelor's as I was finishing up my master's AFTER having worked for two years beforehand. 
People rushing to finish college in 3 years strike me as incredibly foolish. College constitutes some of the best years of your life and rushing to get 'em done so they can start work is absurd to me.
People rushing to finish college in 3 years strike me as incredibly foolish. College constitutes some of the best years of your life and rushing to get 'em done so they can start work is absurd to me.
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^^ Though, remember that it does nothing at all for you to spend time in college to avoid having to get a job. You can only dodge reality for so long, you can't be a student forever. If you are going to spend so long in college, you better have a job at the same time to make yourself at least a little marketable when you get out.
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^^ Though, remember that it does nothing at all for you to spend time in college to avoid having to get a job. You can only dodge reality for so long, you can't be a student forever. If you are going to spend so long in college, you better have a job at the same time to make yourself at least a little marketable when you get out.Originally Posted by Eason
Right, I didn't mean to suggest that her staying in college for 7 years was a good thing, merely an anecdote related to the original post.
4-5 years seems completely reasonable to me though, particularly if you study abroad or do a co-op for a semester or more.
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All I have to say, in general, is that your twenties is the best decade of your life - a time when you are single, healthy, and able to recover from your mistakes. It therefore is a time to enjoy yourself and not take yourself too seriously.
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All I have to say, in general, is that your twenties is the best decade of your life - a time when you are single, healthy, and able to recover from your mistakes. It therefore is a time to enjoy yourself and not take yourself too seriously.Originally Posted by HORNS
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I took five years to get a BA. The worst thing to happen to me was a intense long-term relationship that sucked up all my time and attention. That, in conjunction with goofing off, led to less than stellar progress.
Later, when I became more serious, I threw myself into my work and applied myself with vigour; I got As but had no social life and ended up burning myself out on my subject matter to the point where I don't even enjoy what I spent my early adult years studying.
Long story short, I had no happy medium. I'm not even sure one is attainable without sacrificing something important (grades, personal life, diet, exercise, leisure).
Later, when I became more serious, I threw myself into my work and applied myself with vigour; I got As but had no social life and ended up burning myself out on my subject matter to the point where I don't even enjoy what I spent my early adult years studying.
Long story short, I had no happy medium. I'm not even sure one is attainable without sacrificing something important (grades, personal life, diet, exercise, leisure).
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I worked full-time the entire time, so it's a little skewed. Earned my associate's in five and a half years. Seriously. Bachelor's took a total of seven and half years. JD took three years, MBA a year and a half. MPA in progress. Enjoy it, have a good time.
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I took 4 years to complete a BSc majoring in physics and minoring in comp sci. I decided to stick around an extra year to upgrade my degree to a joint major in physics and comp sci. This was in Canada. I then did an MSc in 1 year in the UK in comp sci.
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