Need Advice, Please

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by samc79, Jul 3, 2001.

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  1. samc79

    samc79 New Member

    In September I will be starting my fourth year at the University of California Irvine. As of the end of Spring quarter 2001, I have completed 138 of 180 required quarter units. If I complete my degree at UCI, I will probably not be able to graduate in 4 years. Is it REALLY important to graduate in 4 years? Should I finish my degree at Charter Oak(I like the name better than TESC or Excelsior)? Is it even possible, at this point, to enroll and be done by June 2002? I would appreciate any input and friendly, constructive advice. Thanks.

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    Sam C
    www.uci.edu
    UCI 2002
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    Confusion is just the path to insight and knowledge
     
  2. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    If I was in your position, I'd finish at UCI if at all possible. TESC and COSC are great schools, but don't have the prestige or name recognition of the University of California.

    Bruce
     
  3. BillDayson

    BillDayson New Member

    Since UC doesn't offer DL that I know of, you probably study on-campus. So, you must talk to the other students. A significant percentage don't finish in four years.

    > Is it REALLY important to graduate in
    > 4 years?

    Not that I know of. Perhaps if you have a scholarship that runs out or something. Are you a foreign student that is going to be having visa trouble?

    > Should I finish my degree at Charter
    > Oak(I like the name better than TESC
    > or Excelsior)?

    That sounds like a dumb idea to me. If you put three years into UCI, why leave now? If there is something more than you are telling us, and if you really fear that you will be unable to finish at UCI, then you probably need to talk to a counselor. If you are worrying about your student visa, then talk to the foreign student office. But if your only problem is that you will go a semester over, don't worry.

    > Is it even possible, at
    > this point, to enroll and be done by
    > June 2002? I would appreciate any
    > input and friendly, constructive
    > advice. Thanks. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Frankly, I don't understand why you are so concerned. You are in Southern California, so adopt some "laid-back" attitude. If anybody questions why you went a semester over (they won't), just tell them you were just too busy surfing every morning to make it to class.
     
  4. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    I've never heard of anyone questioning why a degree wasn't finished in four years. I even suspect that the majority of graduates take longer than four years.
     
  5. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    I had the opposite problem. When I was interviewed by Xerox in 1981 I had to explain how it was that I had two bachelor's degrees and three years of active duty in the military, yet was only 21 years old. That took about 2 minutes (Regents External Degree Program of USNY) and the rest was about what I could do for them.

    I got the job.

    Rich Douglas, who is a long, long way from both Xerox and 21. [​IMG]
     
  6. BFilla

    BFilla New Member

    When I graduated a few years back my school was telling everyone that the average completion time was around 4.5 to 5 years! I met people in my graduating class that had taken 11 years. I think it is pretty safe to say no one cares how long it took to get your degree as long as you have a degree.
     
  7. samc79

    samc79 New Member

    Thank you all very much for your replies and advice. You were all very helpful(as always). I WILL use that surfing excuse. Hehe [​IMG]

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    Sam C
    www.uci.edu
    UCI 2002
    [email protected]
    Confusion is just the path to insight and knowledge
     

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