#CollegeHack: Finishing School in 3yrs Stress Free

I only had a (regular) single, semester long class during my whole senior yr and it only met once a week in the evening... AND it was easy!

*RECORD SCRATCH*

*FREEZE FRAME*

"Yup, that was me! You're probably wondering how I got there." Here's how in 6 STEPS:

BACKGROUND INFO: Computer Science Major, Comm Minor, 2014-2017

1. Don't change your major. I know it seems hard, and please change it if you don't like it, but try to be more sure of it by researching and asking around so you don't waste time and money!

2. Take AP classes in high school. Doing AP psych, for example, let me skip a whole class AND a lab in college!

3. Take boring/easy classes you're not that into online. You will finish in 5 weeks, get less homework, and little to no lecturing. I did 1-2 classes in the first half of each summer and was still able to relax. You also save money (but I hear FAFSA may not always apply).

4. Find a class that will give you credit for working. I had a class that gave me 6 credit hrs for a job I already had AND it was paying me.

5. Don't fail a class! Go to free tutoring and study with friends because it's less work than retaking a class (not to mention the cost).

6. Have a super easy class that gives little work? Enroll in a 6th (you should be taking 5 a semester by default as a full time student)

Use the extra time to start working early, relax, start a personal project, begin grad school early, or double major! My biggest "regret" was not double majoring because I came so close (I had no way of knowing how fast I'd finish. It crept up on me).