<p>I was wondering what is the maximum amount of years you can stay at a university? I heard that you can stay there forever, but after 4 years you won’t have any more scholarships. I am asking this because I am going to transfer soon, but I am going to medical school and I will need premed requirements, which I haven’t started yet. So I may need more than 2 years after transfer to complete all my major requirements and premed requirements. So i was wondering what is the maximum amount of years you can stay?</p>
<p>At about 90% of universities, you can stay there forever, however at most top universities and at some others, they have a limit on how long you can stay. Basically, there is no way to answer this question- ask the school you are transferring too. Only they can answer this question for certain.</p>
<p>Staying a 5th , or even 6th year, shouldn’t be a problem at most colleges (though as you said before, there is a chance you will loose your previous scholarships). However, beyond that, I’m sure it’s up to the discretion of the school. But I’m sure you should be able to finish your premed requirements and major requirements in 5 years, which shouldn’t be a problem at most places.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t have to stay more than 5 years unless you REALLY love college and you want to like triple or quadruple major and add like 3 minors on top of that. Plus I don’t think you would want to pay for an undergraduate education for that long. Unless you’re really stupid (which I doubt you are because you’re here on CC) or something bad happens (knock on wood), you shouldn’t have to stay for more than 5 years.</p>
<p>As long as you keep paying, they’ll let you stay.</p>
<p>I remember reading, several years ago (hence fuzzy details) about some guy in Ohio or Illinois or something who stayed in undergrad for 12 years (…or something) and switched his major a record number of times, to the point the school put in a new rule against doing what he did.</p>
<p>Maybe Google it. I’m too busy baking 7am cookies.</p>
<p>My friend spent 7 years getting his undergrad (in general studies no less, lol). As long as you GPA isn’t dangerously low and you pay the tuition, you should be fine.</p>
<p>There is a scene in the movie Animal House where the frat members have just learned they have all been kicked out of college and Blutarsky (played by John Belushi), who was still classified at the time as a freshman on probation, quips, “Six years of college and now it is all down the drain.”</p>
<p>Many colleges do have limitations for completing a degree and usually it is six years absent applying for an extension and having a good reason for doing so but whether and the extent to which a college has a rule is something you need to check with each college.</p>
<p>hmm, awesome thanks so much! this forum is awesome haha. One more though. People say I should’ve started my premed requirements freshmen/sophomore year. But I haven’t even started it yet and I’m about to transfer. This why I may need 5th or 6th year, so will that be fine to any college, or just most. And Yes I am going to ask the schools I am about to transfer to, UCLA and UC Irvine.</p>
<p>it’s not uncommon for post-baccs who already finished college to come back and do pre-health requirements…i remember in my freshmen bio and chem courses, there were several students in their twenties who had bachelor’s degrees and came back to do requirements for med or dental school. so you can either spread your requirements over the next 4 years, or get a BA/BS and stay for an additional 2 yrs for requirements. I doubt any college would have a problem with this - it’s not like you’re a slacker who changes their major every 5 mins and is always on probation, you just have more requirements to finish up. </p>
<p>look into summer classes as well (if you can afford it, I know a lot of people work summers) to cut down on time. good luck with the transfer, hope everything works out.</p>
<p>Oh wow, I never thought of that haha. Thanks so much! I think I’ll do that</p>
<p>Have you thought of maybe asking an academic advisor at the school you are transferring to for advice? Instead of asking on an anonymous forum where no one knows any specifics about the unnamed school you will be attending?</p>
<p>I assure you that there are pre-med advisors who will be able to help you determine what you must do to complete the courses you need to apply to med school, whether it is fitting them in during undergrad in the regular path of course selection or by taking a heavier courseload (or not, if it would affect your gpa), taking some classes during summer semesters, taking an extra semester or two, or taking post-baccalaureate studies.</p>
<p>Actually some schools have unit cap. I think ucla is 215 units. Ive researched the issue hah.</p>
<p>what’s a unit cap?</p>
<p>and boysx3, yes I have considered that, but right now my city college has closed its counseling department temporarily and they only let students with problems on their transfer applications in. Plus none of our counselors know anything about premed because everytime I ask them each of them tell me something different. I am planning, however, to go see the UCLA and UC Irvine counselors, if they do have premed counseling.</p>
<p>joshringu–do you think UCLA and UCI will have academic counselors, and maybe even other students who aspire to go to med school?</p>
<p>A unit cap is how many credits a college will let you take before it kicks you out for lack of academic progress towards a degree.</p>
<p>on a more literal term. I can never “stay” at my university for more than 2 weeks straight. Either I make a trip to the city (ny) or back home to central NJ.<br>
It’s a fun school indeed, but things get old for me quick. The location is way too rural and PA’s max security prison + the death chamber 1 mile away doesn’t add to the experience either. </p>
<p>As for a stay in years. There’s no set limit. A person who truly loves the school can stay there for an eternity. If you hate it, you count down to getting out months in advance.</p>
<p>Holy crap, so I should take classes that I’ll need only correct? And I have no idea bro, I’m hella confused right now cause parents don’t know anything. Do I just go to the schools? To talk to an academic counselor? Or is it online?</p>
<p>At NYU, its a maximum of 8 years after matriculation.</p>
<p>Go to the academic counselors at whatever school you transfer to, and they will help you plan your academic schedule because that is their job. As soon as you receive your acceptance, make an appointment. In fact, you can go on the school’s website now and look up the information now, and call and ask your questions, or email the advisors. If you are stymied, call and ask the transfer admissions office and they will direct you to the proper people to ask your questions.</p>
<p>There’s this guy:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/national/10johnny.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/national/10johnny.html</a></p>
<p>Still didn’t graduate last year:</p>
<p>[A</a> cap and gown for UW-Whitewater’s perpetual student? - JSOnline](<a href=“http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/45315862.html]A”>http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/45315862.html)</p>