Graduating Early After SA 2027 – Has Anyone Done This?

I already have and accepted an SA 2027 offer in IB at a BB. When I recruited, I was expected to graduate in 2028, but due to financial reasons I’m graduating a year earlier than expected in three years total.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? If you recruited as a 2028 grad but later accelerated your graduation timeline, was the bank willing to convert you to full-time and let you start earlier? Or did they expect you to stick with your original graduation date?

Trying to understand how common this is, how banks typically handle it, and whether graduating early could create any issues with a return offer, or if I’d need to kick rocks for my entire senior year if I get a return offer.

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