Early graduation

[Daichi Katase]

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I was just wondering if that ever comes up in the interviews. Do they ask why you graduated early?

 

[mjb24]

I've interviewed at 8 schools and was never asked why I was graduating early. Interviewers acknowledged that I would be graduating in December, but they never asked for a reason. They did, however, ask what I would be doing next semester.

 

[Daichi Katase]

I mean like an year early.

 

[LanceP97]

I've been asked at several interviews why I was graduating early (1.5 years early). They were mainly focused on why I was rushing through college and if I had time for life outside of school work and my job. To me it just seemed that they were curious about it and didn't look down on it at all. That's just my impression from the Texas schools.

 

[CaptainJack02]

I've been asked at several interviews why I was graduating early (1.5 years early). They were mainly focused on why I was rushing through college and if I had time for life outside of school work and my job. To me it just seemed that they were curious about it and didn't look down on it at all. That's just my impression from the Texas schools.

I've had the same experience. I got out a year early and they just wanted to know whether I felt I had a full college experience. Of course, the answer is NO but youc an't say that in an interview, now can you?
If the rest of your application is great and you don't come across as immature, you're good to go.

 

[oniwindu]

I've been asked why I graduated early (1 year) at most of my interviews. Like Captain Jack said, as long as you had a good reason behind it and are doing something useful with your life post-graduation (no becoming a beachbum post-grad), it's never a problem.

 

[angelinebear]

I'm graduating a year early this May and it came up in my interview. My interviewer basically just asked me why I was graduating early. I told him that it was because Trinity was 30k/year and there was no longer any money to pay for college. I recieved the max on subsidized and unsubsidized loans as well as grants. I think he understood...because i said "i understand" 😛

 

[Quynh2007]

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