<p>The Provost’s Scholars Program allows you to get a bachelor’s degree in 3 years at USF. Many colleges offer similar programs or have experimented with similar programs; few students take advantage of the programs! I don’t care how the college paints it or explains it, to me 3 years in college is not as good as a full 4 years. 4 years goes really fast. I brought over 50 dual enrollment credits from high school and could have gotten a bachelor’s degree in 2 years, but I would have only been 19 years old and back on the streets looking for employment. Instead, I am now working on 2 bachelor’s degrees and will graduate with both degrees spring 2012–a normal 4 year stretch in college at USF with financial aid like Bright Futures scholarship and other undergraduate financial aid helping pay for my education. If you get bachelor’s degree in 3 years and work on master’s your 4th year, Bright Futures won’t pay tuition for master’s, nor will other undergraduate financial aid. So I’m not keen on the Provost’s Scholars accelerated program; I’d avoid it unless you absolutely can only swing paying for 3 years of school. Just my two cents, the program might be right for some students though. </p>
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