Should I try to graduate in 4 years or 5?

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How long should I take?

  1. 4 years + summers

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  2. 4 years + take summers off

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  3. 5 years + summers

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  4. 5 years + take summers off

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  1. Amber PLUR

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    Trying to plan out my college classes and whatnot. Help me decide!

    Here's some helpful information:

    -In order to graduate in 4 years, I would have to either:
    --- Take 15 units/semester + 6 units/summer semester
    --- Take 18 units/semester + take summers off

    -In order to graduate in 5 years, I could either:
    --- Take 12 units/semester + 6 units/summer semester
    --- Take 15 units/semester + take summers off

    - I don't do well under stress.
    - My time management skills are iffy.
    - I want to enjoy college; I don't want to have nervous breakdowns due to a heavy courseload like I did in high school.
    - Tuition is per unit, not per semester, so the prices are roughly the same.
    - Financial Aid does not cover summer semesters.
    - I'm planning on having a job and being active in clubs and I'm thinking of being an RA some day because I love helping people. AKA, I will have other time commitments.
    - My mom is really pressuring me to try to do it in 4 years.

    Discuss.
     
  2. Britishism Gummi Ship Junkie

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    From your description of yourself it seems like 5 years with summers off would be the best psychologically

    But man I just started high school my opinion means very little
     
  3. Amber PLUR

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    Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my nervous breakdowns in high school came from taking on up to 4 Advanced Placement classes in a single year. Yeah, I could keep up with and understand all the material, but the workload was killer.
     
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  5. Amber PLUR

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    Web Design and New Media. Although I found out it was called Computer Arts and New Media a couple years ago, and that calling it Web Design was just a marketing ploy.

    EDIT: Huh. I actually just mapped it out, and I can graduate in 9 semesters (4.5 years) without taking a single summer class if I take 15 units (5 classes) every semester starting this spring. I think that's what I'm going to do.