Should I stay an extra year?? -- Please Respond, Advice Needed

college2332
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:29:26 +0000

I am a current junior in college and I am heavily debating whether to stay an additional year at school (5 years). I still have to fufill several core requirements (Spanish, Lab Sciences, Calc, etc.) and I got bumped out of the ones I signed up for this semester. If I wanted I could still graduate in 4-years but it would require me to take 18-hours and a difficult schedule. If I take this route, I am afraid that my GPA (I have around a 3.0) would suffer and I wouldn’t be able to take other classes that interest me. I am questioning whether I should stay an additional year, to space out the classes to make my workload more manageable. Financially, I recieve a large financial aid package that I was told is gaurenteed for 10 semesters (5 years) and it wouldn’t bother me to have to have to take out loans for one year as I am in no debt. I am a political science major with a minor in economics, and am interested in either going to law school or working for a few years and getting my MBA. I am worried that staying an extra year may have a negative stigma. Would staying an additional year have a significant adverse effect on my application for law schools or employment for banking firms? What should I do – stay four years or five years?

I would greatly appreciate any feedback. Thanks.