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College is more structured by the classes you take and the credits you complete rather than the number of years. Typically to get a bachelor's degree you need to complete 128 credit hours. The college doesn't care if you aren't done with all 128 in four years or not. It is when you are done that you get to graduate. On the flip side, you can take more credits per semester and/or take classes during the summer sessions to speed up your progress a bit.
I know what you are experiencing though. I finally got done with school at 27 and that was just a masters, if I were to continue to a doctorate, it would have taken me well into my 30's by the time I got through all the courses, internships and practicum and then the dissertation.
Anyway, it goes by faster than you think. When you first start, it seems like forever. Once I got through my bachelor's, I looked at my options and decided to stay in school. For one, I thought "what's another two or so years after having been through 4 1/2 years getting my BA?". Another was I figured it would give me some advantages in the job market and that I could put off entering the work world for another two years. Also, I really didn't get into the "swing" of college until I was almost 20, so I did get somewhat of a late start, however the colleges typically don't care about your age either. You still get the same degree as everyone else when you complete the coursework.
Hon, if you're going to be treating my medical conditions or operating on my body, you'd better have 10 years of education.
You should get a BA in English, then you can get back to a life where you just sit around, complain and eat cheetos all day.
But if you are planning on becoming a doctor what do you expect? It isn't going to happen over night. Plus, college is the best years of life. Enjoy them, b/c before you know it instead of worrying about what shirt to wear on the party on Friday night you'll be worrying about a mortgage, your kids braces and putting a new roof on your house.
all human learn innately and a few have chosen to teach as a profession. the mere existence of the human race dictates that school will always exist without regard to, and in spite of, political, economic, and architectural parameters. so too with college - it is not a place but a profession in the making.
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