20 year old college student that is majoring in Finance. Debating whether or not the certification in CRE is worth the extra semester.
Hello community, I just had a few questions in terms of undergraduate education. A little background about me, I am 20 years old and go to a state school in California where I am majoring in Finance. With the route I’m going, it’s looking like I’m able to graduate a year early. After looking deeper within the finance major, I found that there is an opportunity to get a certification in CRE but it will take me another semester or two to complete it all. Is this extra time worth it? What are the different types of advantages that come with this certification. Any feedback would be very much appreciated. 
[{"id": "e5c6153", "text": "If you\u2019re hoping to start a career in CRE after college, then yes absolutely do it. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e5c6jv8", "text": "Have you taken real estate courses already or are they all part of that cert?  You may be able to save money by taking some of the most relevant RE classes and listing them on your resume or simply saying \u201cwith concentration in real estate\u201d.  One semester is probably worth it, two seems pricey unless the job market is looking for it specifically.\n\nYou may benefit by asking some potential employers for their view.  It could start relationships and you can get some feedback on the decision.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e5ccff3", "text": "That reminds me. I\u2019m also finishing up my real estate courses at Rockwell Institute as well. I\u2019ll be done in about two weeks and will be taking the exam shortly after. These classes include: Principles of California Real Estate, Financing Residential Real Estate, as well as California Real Estate Practice. If I decide to go for the certification, I\u2019ll need to take Real Estate Principles, Fundamentals of Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate Financial Management, and Commercial Leasing Development at my current University. I\u2019m in the process of asking one of my advisors if any of my current classes will satisfy these certification requirements.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e5cj0wu", "text": "I was in your shoes, was going to graduate early, except real estate was a degree program and not a certification. Added it as a second major and it was one of the best decisions I made. I didn\u2019t have to take any extra classes to get my sales associate license and only had to take a few to get my appraisal certification. I definitely wouldn\u2019t be working in CRE without doing the real estate program so I\u2019m very glad I did. If CRE is something you want to do you should do the certification. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e5e5ywr", "text": "It's not. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]