You'd think this would be straightforward, but it's not. Are credits (as in, a 4-credit course) equivalent to semester units? Or not? And how would I convert to quarter credits? And why must this be so annoying?

I would think credits are equivalent to semester units, based on what I know about credits. And I would guess you convert to quarter credits by...multiplying by four? Maybe? I've never seen quarter credits before.

Windsparrow, if your vet is still giving a 3-in-one innoculation "cocktail", vaccinations against three forms of illness in a single syringe, ask him or her to give them separately, and at different injection sites. Vaccination cocktails have been proven the cause of "vaccination site sarcoma." It doesn't always happen, but it happens often enough for most vets not to continue the practice any more.

If your pet was given a topical flea and tick immunizer, the "dab-on" type, between the shoulder blades, that could also be the culprit in hair loss.

I hope the furkid is okay.

And curse you, for now I'll have to watch Supernatural.

I think you should. It lacks Gillian Anderson, which is to weep, but otoh Dean is love, as it turns out. There are some quite scaryish monsters and a deeply fucked up wee dynamic duo snarking at each other and doing crime and fighting said monsters. (Papa Winchester seems to have based his parenting technique on Bruce Wayne's Bumper Book of Fun Things To Do With Kids, so his boys are fucked up like woah, but kick ass with enthusiasm.) Plus, guest appearances from AtS alumni! Which is nice.

FWIW, Fay, I drove across country in about four days. Boston to California.

Cool!

::releases another moth into Fay's place and turns on the secret webcam::

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGH!!!!!

::flails wildly::

ack, Raq! I'm sorry.

Hey Nora? Your marriage damaged cause them there gays get to be hitched and have the same legal rights you do?

No. Though I suspect that the next step is to ban my marriage because we are "non-procreational" which seems to be a big thing for banning the gay marriage. So, my opinion may not count so much!

Oh!

remembers what she'd been going to ask in the first place

How long does one generally stay at University? I mean, what age is a person, generally, when they finish? And what about if they've fucked things up a bit, might they take longer to get a degree? Be allowed to retake a year, that kind of thing?

Fay, it takes folks between 4-7 years to get a bachelor's degree, on average, starting when they are 17-18 years old. I powered through in 4 years and graduated at 21 years old. So, if someone took an extra couple semesters to finish, I would put them at 23?-ish? Maybe?

Hmm. Bless you. So if they went to Europe, first for a year, say, then they might conceivably be 25 or 26 in their last year? Maybe?

Especially if they were kind of ditzy, and couldn't settle on a major?

That would be on the later side, but there are all sorts of things that causes folks to be graduating in their mid 20s. Folks have to work and take classes part time for some of it, or take semesters off...

I don't know if this person is wealthy, but generally financial aid seems to run out after 8 full-time semesters. That is why a lot of people can't use financial aid for summer sessions