Starting College in the Spring

When you think of starting college and moving into a college dorm room, you probably think of the end of summer and Autumn time. While this a common time to start college, it is not your only option. You can also delay starting your first semester until the Spring semester. However, this is not a decision to take lightly. It is something that you need to think about quite a bit to come to the conclusion that is best for you. Unfortunately, there is no right or wrong answer to this question, but there are pros and cons to each start time.

Should you start college in the Spring semester, you may feel a little more lost and not at ease at first. With starting a semester later, there will have been friendships already formed within the freshman class and you may not feel as comfortable. However, don’t let that stop you. Just because some friendships were formed, that doesn’t mean that you’re completely excluded. Your roommate may also be starting a semester later, and you will still make friends but it just may take a little extra work with involving yourself in school events.

With starting in the Spring Semester, that also means you’re graduating a semester later and depending upon the size of your school and how they do graduation ceremonies, that also means you may have to wait a whole semester after graduation to go through the ceremony. Determine if this important to you. If it is extremely important to graduate with your friends and celebrate immediately after finishing your last Senior semester, then there are things you can do to get yourself back on track. You can take extra classes here and there throughout your first three college years and you can also take summer classes. This may seem like a lot of work, but when you think about it, you’re only missing three or four college courses by starting a semester late and you can easily add an extra class to your college course schedule each semester until you’re back on track. Just make sure that you can handle the extra work load.

The biggest thing about starting college in the Spring semester is moving. With moving into the dorm in the Spring semester, there won’t be as many college students doing the same thing you are so it may be a lot less stressful to move your things from your car to your dorm room in the Spring. Unfortunately, if you live in an area that gets cold and snows in January, this may not be appealing to you. This is where you have to weigh the importance of each factor – is it more important to have a less stressful move or is it more important to not be moving while it’s cold and snowing?