C2M Contributor Rashad Mulla

Early graduates look to the future

In the fall of 2007, Deena Smith was just starting out as a George Mason University freshman. Just three years later, thanks to extra college credits she obtained while in a dual enrollment program in high school, Smith is now working toward a Master’s degree in social work at Howard University.

Smith, who graduated from Mason last spring with a BA in psychology, is one of a small number of Mason students who completed their academic careers in less than four years.