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chinaboy1021
Feb 16th, 2012, 08:02 PM
I've already taken all my Finance requirements (Fixed income, derivatives, advanced port mgt, corporate finance, personal finance planning, etc.).

I can graduate the General degree (3 year) in April.

OR

I can go back for 1 more year to graduate with the "Honours", but in this year, I will be taking about 8-9 courses out of 10, which are not finance related.

I don't know what I should do......I can use the extra year to to either start working or finish CFA L2 or whatever....

The 10 courses that I have to take to graduate are kinda dry......if they were finance related, I'd stay in school longer for sure....

My transcript is already half-assed. I've only taken like 25 courses (as opposed to 40) because I got transfer credits from Seneca. My grades are decent though..

BobVance
Feb 16th, 2012, 09:31 PM
I've already taken all my Finance requirements (Fixed income, derivatives, advanced port mgt, corporate finance, personal finance planning, etc.).

I can graduate the General degree (3 year) in April.

OR

I can go back for 1 more year to graduate with the "Honours", but in this year, I will be taking about 8-9 courses out of 10, which are not finance related.

I don't know what I should do......I can use the extra year to to either start working or finish CFA L2 or whatever....

The 10 courses that I have to take to graduate are kinda dry......if they were finance related, I'd stay in school longer for sure....

My transcript is already half-assed. I've only taken like 25 courses (as opposed to 40) because I got transfer credits from Seneca. My grades are decent though..

As long as you aren't paying for school on credit I would suggest you do another year. The job market isn't great, and being a little older may help when you're looking for jobs next year.
Not too many people regret doing too much school.