19 credit hours. Am I crazy?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Indiana University - Bloomington
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<p>Alright, so I'm an incoming freshman, Direct Admit to the Education School and a Hutton honors student.
I'm planning on majoring in Mathematics Education and minoring in Theatre.</p>

<p>As of now, my schedule is as follows:</p>

<p>CMCL-C 121 Public Speaking, 3cr hrs
THTR-T 100 Introduction to Theatre, 3cr hrs
THTR-T 125 Introduction to Theatrical Production, 3cr hrs
MATH-S 212 Calculus II Honors, 4cr hrs
HPER-E 102 Group Exercise, 1cr hr
PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I, 3cr hrs
I'm also signed up for choir, which counts as another 2cr hrs. </p>

<p>So technically I'm taking 19 credit hours, which I know is ridiculous, but with an exercise class and a choir, I only consider 16 to be real classes.</p>

<p>Will I regret this schedule?</p>

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<p>I’m not sure how difficult the theatre classes are, but calc and public speaking will both require a good amount of time outside of class from what I understand. Intro to psychology varies by professor. I don’t see choir or group exercise being overly challenging, but since you are going above 17 credit hours you have to pay the extra 540 dollars or so for the 2 credit hours above the 17 cutoff. If this sits well with you financially, I’d say you can pull it off then. But pushing back a class like psych or public speaking may make your first semester easier, as it will be an adjustment.</p>

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<p>Personally, I would take it as easy as possible for your first semester and drop one class. You will have another 3.5 years to make that course up, and if you drop an easier course, you will have can take it the following semester and have a lighter class load than what you’ve planned yet again. As it will be your first semester, it might be more beneficial to join clubs, attend events, etc. instead of taking that extra course.</p>

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<p>I agree that your course load is pretty demanding. Maybe try to take it easy and if you are okay, then take more 2nd semester.</p>

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<p>Don’t bite off more than you can chew the first year.</p>

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<p>S212 could be tough. Be careful about most science honors classes. The calibers of the students are equivalent to those from most top schools.</p>

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<p>Another thing to check out is the final exam schedule if you decide to drop a class. You may want your exams spaced out over exam week and if they are all clustered together you may want to drop one in the cluster. I know my son preferred one per day rather than two. He took 17 hours last fall- all classes with exams, no HYPR- and he came home at Christmas sleep deprived and totally out of whack (frat rush was also part of the problem). His grades were great so it didn’t have a negative affect but it allowed him to take a light spring schedule.</p>

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<p>YES.
YES YOU ARE.
Especially with the Calc 2 honors!
…sorry but you are.</p>