<p>How to avoid it? Plan. Plan. Plan.</p>
<p>Plan for different schedules. Plan for the unexpected. Plan for a semester off. Plan for a missing prereq. </p>
<p>You’d think a girl coming in with 40 credits would be able to graduate sooner, right? Pfft, nope! I’ll still be graduating in 4 years and I will have to take at least 9 credits over the summer.</p>