>be me>19>took a gap year after highschool>about to enter my second>want to somehow catch-up on 2 years of missed college and enter a uni by what should've been my 3rd semester of collegeIs this realistic and could anyone help with this? I was thinking the online route but don't know much about it. And as for what to study, I honestly don't care as long as I can network with people and it won't make me wanna kms. How would you navigate this? Student loans?!
>>34768887SOME colleges (not all, and not the best) will let you get credit for SOME courses without taking them, through an exam. But none will let you skip a whole year, much less two. Meanwhile, wouldn't that defeat your purpose of networking and having the college experience?
>>34768887Just go to college bro, who cares if you'll graduate in 2031 instead of 2029
>>34768887Former university employee at 3 schools in the metro area. I did IT work, but worked with enough staff long enough to know the ropes. Plus, well, graduated college.You don't catch up in college. You are either a traditional student or a non-traditional student. A traditional student comes in at 18, stays in the dorms, and gets fucking financially raped by the university's bureaucracy for shit like required dorms and cafeteria block meal plans.A Non-Traditional Student is a student who comes into the university through any other means. These include veterans under the GI Bill, who typically come in after leaving service, adult learners "Night classes", or people like you, who took gap years.You can still apply to be a traditional freshman, but honestly you are wasting your fucking time. Look at the state standards for college courses in your state. AI will tell you all of this (fuck you if you don't use AI or are some moralfag, all your classmates are using it so get on board). And you can see what courses you need to take to skip freshman year. You can take them online or in person, and the costs will be a fraction. Then you apply for university at a state school. Because university admission rates are so fucked, a native state citizen with decent grades applying will most likely get in.>And as for what to study, I honestly don't care as long as I can network with people and it won't make me wanna kms.Great, you're going to business school! Business Administration is great!>Student loans?!Admissions office need bodies in seats at the school and many are given bonuses with each student they work with. They will feed you scholarships.
>>34769003>>34769034My issue is I don't want to be 20 entering college with 18 year olds. I'll be “unc” at that point.>>34769266Since you sound confident and knowledgeable I'll trust you. I also have no issue with AI either.>They will feed you scholarships.How exactly does one go about getting one of these?
>>34769348>My issue is I don't want to be 20 entering college with 18 year olds. I'll be “unc” at that point.There's literal 40 year olds going to college, bro. You're fine.
>>34769348>My issue is I don't want to be 20 entering college with 18 year olds. I'll be “unc” at that point.You became "unc" when you didn't immediately get in at 18. Also, nobody cares. Yeah, you might get a joke or two after freshman or sophmore classes, but by the time you hit junior/senior 3rd year/4th year classes, you'll just be another student.About 74% of college students have at least one non-traditional characteristic, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics tracked via public higher education data.Key Non-Traditional TraitsAge: About 34% to 37% of students are 25 years old or older.Work: Nearly 64% to 70% of students work while taking classes.Independence: Roughly 44% to 49% are financially independent from their parents.Family: About 18% to 24% have children or other dependents.https://genio.co/resources/research-and-insights/new-majority-learner-report-2025>How exactly does one go about getting one of these?
>>34769530>How exactly does one go about getting one of these?You call the admissions office (or better yet, make an appointment, then you'll look serious), and you say "i'm poor, find me some money" and they'll look in their CRM system and tell you what you qualify for. You apply. You get monies.I imagine with social media and shit you can dig around and find really obscure scholarships too. Just don't be a pussy and not apply. What are they going to do, not give you money?
>>34769359>>34769530Yes I just don't want to stand out. I want to go there and for everyone to think I fit in with them.I forgot to mention earlier, when I said "catch up" I really meant academically. Beacause I know some people take a couple years of community college before going to a university. So I was wondering if I could do something similar with online courses so I could enter Sophmore/Junior year next year. What would you do in my situation personally?
>>34769266>fuck you if you don't use AI or are some moralfagSaaar you must redeem the copilot!
You're 19. You still have time. One thing I wish I knew early in college is stop trying to mimick classmates behavior. There are classmates whose behavior revolves around skimping and speeding through things, or not even taking notes or reading. They go in with a high brow attitude and make it out with an A and you with all your hard work make it with a B or C. Do not copy their behavior. A genius's brain is not like a common student's brain. You're smart, but not gifted. Remember that. While everyone is going, "Oh I study 3 days before the final" you study two weeks before the final. Don't do smartass shit okay. Better to be the practical student than the genius student.
