Pros and Cons of Graduating Early

soozievt
Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:23:26 +0000

I wouldn’t graduate early and just go back home with nothing lined up. I think there are many factors to weigh and options of how best to spend that time. I graduated college a half year early but got a job in my field for the second half of that year, and attended graduation. I stayed in the same area. I then worked a different job in my field the following year (the so called year off) and then went to graduate school the year after that. Each situation is different. There is no need to rush college but if you have the credits to graduate and have some worthwhile plans in mind to use the second half of that year, it may be a good option to consider. An internship in your field is one great way that I can think, that involves no tuition.

Susan