Should there be a limit?

College Life
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<p>I have a cousin who is 31/32. He has been in undergrad since 1997/1998, on and off and sometimes quitting. He has fiddle around and his gpa isn’t stellar for someone who has been in college since I have been in the 1st grade. In the time he has fooled around and partied in school, I have gone through elementary school, middle school, high school, and I will be junior status after this quarter. His major now is “African and African-American Studies/History.”</p>

<p>This guy has asked me to cheat for him by taking an online SPANISH class (a lower level one that he flunked awhile ago). He talks about going to law school, but I doubt he will even get accepted, let alone finish. </p>

<p>My question is this: should there be a limit as to how long a person should be able to stay in undergrad? He has been in undergrad on and off for fourteen years now, wasting resources, financial aid, etc.</p>

<p>Here is another guy who has made headlines:
[USATODAY.com</a> - In college for 12 years, man wants 1 more](<a href=“http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2006-05-10-lechner_x.htm]USATODAY.com”>http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2006-05-10-lechner_x.htm)
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/national/10johnny.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/national/10johnny.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Considering that things such as housing and financial aid are only good for four years (at most places), there is already a sort of limit.</p>

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<p>Tell him no and to get lost or you will tell his mom/your aunt he is bugging you.
Don’t be guilted into committing fraud for a loser cousin.</p>

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<p>As long as you’re paying tuition, who cares really?</p>

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<p>If he, his parents, or private companies are paying for his education, then he should be able to take his sweet time in college.</p>

<p>If he’s getting money from the government (is this possible, people who know more about this than me?), then I think he personally should get out of college. </p>

<p>Without looking at data wrt this, I still maintain that there shouldn’t be a limit to college because I think it is worthwhile to encourage non-traditional students who want it to receive a college education. Ideally, the system would be changed so your cousin would not be eligible for financial aid, if he is currently receiving aid.</p>