Resume: Graduating Early

Career Opportunities & Internships
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<p>I want to indicate that I am graduating early on my resume because my listed extracurricular activities/ internships started after freshmen year, so if I only mention my expected graduation date it would seem like I did not do anything in my freshmen year. </p>

<p>In addition, I am an accounting major, so I need to graduate with 150 credits to qualify to take the CPA exam. I had many AP credits from high school, so I do not need to complete 150 credits in 5 years rather 4 years. My university offers a master’s degree in accounting. So I figured I rather graduate in 3 years with my bachelor’s degree and 1 year for my master’s degree. </p>

<p>I never wanted to come across as “I am better than everyone else because I graduate a year early.”</p>

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<p>Oh that makes more sense. I think you’ll be fine. There really isn’t a need to have a full 4 year line of extracurriculars on your resume. By my senior year, I had removed practically everything from sophomore year and prior from my resume.</p>