Doing a 3-year degree in 4 years???

[killer_bot]

hey, hypothetically say if you chose to do a 3-year degree in four years instead of three years, would this look unfavourably in front of hiring employers? or wouldn't it matter much?
are grades more important than the time it takes you to complete a degree?

what does everyone think?

[aes_999]

Grades man, grades. Doesn't matter if u take longer, if u get better grades, it looks better on the resume. That being said, why choose to do 3 year degree in four years? Better to study hard so u get good grades in the first place. Moreover, although grades is nice, its more than grades. Pretty sure employees also care about personality and experiences (work, clubs, etc).

[Russ]

Did you take a year off or did you fail a year is the major concern there.

When you get a job, in general the most important priorities of the employer look something like this (and it varies between jobs):
1. Academic merit and competency
2. Previous experiences relevant to the job
3. Personality and individual attributes (leadership etc.)

Having spent a year traveling can be a good thing, if you've developed as a person etc.

[liuetenant]

I'm taking four years instead of 3 for my 3 year degree! Going to be olllld And i don't think employers look down on that

[EvangelionZeta]

^^doing a three year degree over four years actually means you may potentially have more time to do extra-curricular things.  I'm considering extending my degree by an extra year so that I can put more effort into non-academic aspects of my life, for instance.