<p>Summer classes are very fast paced. 1 semester of material covered in 2 months. Right now, I'm seriously considering dropping below full time and making up during the summer. I'm not lazy or dumb, I just need the time off.</p>
<p>The courses that amount up to 15.0 credits:</p>
<p>The hardest course is presumed to be bbmb 301. I haven't taken civil engineering (it's for engineering elective), but my friend says there's no endless formula, so it should be ok. The rest of the courses shouldn't too much trouble.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any experience with taking such a course load with such fast paced course schedule?</p>
<p>P.S. I also plan to work 20 hrs/wk if possible.</p>
<p>I’ve done plenty of thinking, and I think this is the best option for me both academically as well as financially, for my family. OK Maybe not financially because I don’t get some of the tuition back, but not taking the summer courseload cuts into my plan to graduate a semester early, which is another story altogether.</p>
<p>I know it looks like I’m pushing workload into the future, and hopefully me being aware of this possibility proves to me that I won’t let myself slip in the future like I have this semester. Frankly, this semester has been a little roller coaster for me. I think it’s largely beneficial for me to move out of my parents’ house, also it would be nice to have the luxury to think things through without having a lot of pressure from classes.</p>
<p>Well you already seem to have your mind made up. Just know that if you feel overwhelmed by classes now, you’ll be dealing with at LEAST twice the pressure over summer, when classes are a lot more fast paced. I’d stick it out now and have the summer to relax, or if you MUST take some classes, just take one or two like most people do. But you already seem to know what you want to do, so why ask for advice?</p>
<p>Also, I highly doubt working 20 hours a week is possible, unless you don’t want to have any semblance of a social life whatsoever.</p>
<p>I’m not overwhelmed so much as I’m having the hardest time focusing… I’m not quite myself.</p>
<p>I do realize that most people take only a few classes during the summer. That’s why I’m asking if there’s anyone out there who happens to have experienced taking a heavy courseload during summer. Frankly, I don’t have a lot on my summer agenda anyway.</p>
<p>The reason I don’t want to “stick it” out is because I would really like to maintain a 4.0 semester record from now on in order to bring my GPA up to where I’d like it to be. I realize that 15.0 of summer credits along with a 4.0 isn’t going to be easy, which, again, brings me back to my OP.</p>
<p>We don’t know how summer classes work at your college and that’s why we are not in a good position to give you advice. </p>
<p>Here’s how I think about it. You say your summer classes last for two months. Let’s say that’s 9 weeks of classes, compared to 14 weeks in a regular semester. So 15 credits over the summer should be as much work as 23 credits during the semester. Can you handle 23 credits and a 20-hour part-time job in a regular semester? If not, your summer plans are probably a bit too ambitious. </p>
<p>My own college has 5-week summer sessions where classes meet from 9 hours (lectures) to 14 hours (lab classes) a week. Taking more than two of these would be impossible scheduling-wise and plain suicidal on top of that.</p>
<p>thanks for the input. It does seem like hell seeing that I’ll be having class 5 days/wk. On the other hand, I do like the fact that there are in fact some courses that last just 1 month. The summer ranges from may to august. My toughest month is june, during which I’ll be juggling 4 of the harder classes. I think I can do it if I play my cards right and set my mind to it. <em>fingers crossed</em></p>
<p>^ 15 credits is not possible ( at least for me). I took 6 during summer and was struggling. I took English and Psychology which were both heavy on research and writing.</p>