Should I graduate early?

I'm a first year at Georgia Tech studying CS and I came in with enough credits to graduate a year early. 

Pros: 

- Out of State, I could save $55k

- Get a head start on my career 

- This school is extremely difficult, one less year I have to spend studying at an overly rigorous school

Cons:

- Could potentially hurt internship recruiting since I'd be applying to SA 2026 with no prior internships lined up having come straight form HS

- Heard people say that real life job even if your in NYC is not as fun as college

Also if anybody from a rigorous non-target school knows how to have fun in college I'd greatly appreciate the advice. It seems like all I'm doing here is just studying and networking.

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Don’t do it, if anything just graduate one semester early. Spread out your classes and get a higher GPA. Enjoy college, and while you might be excited to get an IB job it’s not worth leaving college early for it. On top of that, recruiting as a freshman right now for summer analyst roles right now will put you at such a disadvantage in both the eyes of the bank and in terms of preparedness. Everyone’s built connections for over a year, but you’d have just a few months. Play it safe but best of luck to you regardless of what happens

 

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