I can graduate one year early.. what to do?

Hey everybody,

So... I'm going into my 4th year of school, but because I changed my major as a sophomore, I expected it to take longer for me to graduate. However, since I overloaded on units the past several semesters, it turns out that I can graduate this spring. My issue is that I'm supposed to do a junior year summer internship at an investment bank this coming summer.... can I just graduate in May, take time off and then start work? They selected me for the internship under the pretense that I'd be graduating the December after my internship. Will they be unhappy if I graduate early? If so, should I just waste the money on an extra semester's tuition?

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