Yep. My son was in a similar situation. Could have graduated at least a semester early. 📂 Archived Message Posted by DocWalk20 on July 16, 2026, 10:34:43, in reply to "He probably could, but why?" But doesn’t have specific. plans or other great reasons besides finances (mine) to graduate early. Convinced him to take the full four years with fewer. credit hours the last couple of semesters so he could work a part time job and also still enjoy his senior year of college beore the harsh reality sets in after that. Previous Message The real world suck will be waiting for him out there for the rest of his life. Hell, I did what I could to go back for a couple years in my early 30s. Message Thread: Shit getting real: we're with mini in Gainesville at his college orientation (UF Preview) and it's - ATL July 16, 2026, 10:04:19 I also will be an empty nester on Aug 20th. - Tuscy July 16, 2026, 10:21:14 With all those credits is he planning to graduate in 3 years? - EffinIllini July 16, 2026, 10:10:37 Depends on how John Sumrall's football program is going. ;-) More seriously, I want him - ATL July 16, 2026, 10:21:28 He probably could, but why? - KingTalkyTiki July 16, 2026, 10:15:06 Yep. My daughter is in the same boat as Mini. We told her to study abroad for a year. - Desert July 16, 2026, 10:39:18 Yep. My son was in a similar situation. Could have graduated at least a semester early. - DocWalk20 July 16, 2026, 10:34:43 That's exactly what I told my daughter when she told me she was going to finish undergrad in 3 years - EffinIllini July 16, 2026, 10:19:44 Helps if the tax-payers are helping to pay your way I guess. ;)* - KingTalkyTiki July 16, 2026, 10:24:51 Mrs. ATL finished Emory in 3 years but that was mostly due to how expensive it was for her parents.* - ATL July 16, 2026, 10:22:18 Makes sense. - EffinIllini July 16, 2026, 10:25:01 And that makes great sense with grad school plans + being able to use the scholarship for it* - DocWalk20 July 16, 2026, 10:35:53 That's cool. Yeah, mini has some kind of partial scholarship too. And is on the waiting list for the - ATL July 16, 2026, 10:33:09 Lots of people go to college for 3 years. - doubledown July 16, 2026, 10:11:33 "DROP RULE 2A". I saw that once. Freaked me out, turned out to be a mistake.* - Stu July 16, 2026, 10:12:35 « Index   Searching