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7 years a long time?

posted 15 years ago by TheBeardedWonder
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When this came out in 2002, 7 years seemed like an insanely long time for someone to be in college.

Now in 2009, I just graduated from a State University and 5 years is the average, due to no budget, which means classes getting canceled. As I was filling out the grad application, the registrar worker mentioned that, for my major, the average would be going up to 6 years starting in the next couple semesters, due to MORE classes being cut.

Just found it funny that a few years ago 7 years in college was a joke, now 6 is going to be average for some majors... my how times change fast...

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[–] ellandroad_allstars 15 years ago

Yeah I guess this is true, but often studying for more than three years means you finished your undergraduate degree and have gone onto postgrad etc. Van was still an undergrad and so would be expected generally to have graduated in half the time he did. Also isn't it degrees in medicine etc which take six years +? Van wasn't doing anything like that.

I take your point though people do stay in education a lot longer these days.

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[–] Bobby009 13 years ago

Where I'm from, seven years in college/university is considered a long time even if you're doing your Post grad/master's degree.

Over here, undergrad studies are generally finished in 3 years, followed by a maximun of three years doing post grad studies(including a year of studies abroad, which almost everyone here does).

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[–] scissorhands__emily 13 years ago

I would say for student's living basically on campus, 7 years is a long time. The traditional time is 4 years here, but a lot of people go an extra semester or year and that's not really a big deal. Anything above that, while actually living on campus in a dorm or apartment, is considered a long time. I think taking longer is not a big deal for someone who has to work their way through school and commutes or does online classes. In those cases it seems people would understand why it may take longer than the traditional time. I think it's just the students who have their parents paying for their schooling and are living at school, not working and only focusing on college and are taking longer than 5 years (I don't think an extra year's a big deal) that people think 'hey, that's a little ridiculous.'

[–] BigWiLLy311 12 years ago

"A lot of people go to college for 7 years."
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