<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm a transfer to Cornell and I was wondering if taking 20 credits would be too much for an incoming student. </p>
<p>I was also wondering if anyone knew anything about Jon Paramenter's AIS 2660 - Everything You Know About Indians is Wrong: Unlearning Native American History, like how difficult it is, work required, etc.?</p>
<p>Bottom line: Sign up for as much as you want. You have over a month to gauge your workload and drop courses without penalty.</p>
<p>That being said, you need to be honest with yourself about the workload. It can be tough to invest half a semester into a class only to drop it, but as exams approach, you’ll need to assess how you’re doing.</p>
<p>It’s certainly possible. I did 21 credits in engineering; I know a guy who petitioned to take 26, but I don’t know if he was successful). However, the following two semesters, I took five classes and ended up dropping one each time. It varies per professor, per schedule, and per student.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Quick question, how many credits can you take up to without petitioning?
I’m in CALS.
Thinking of signing up for 23 then dropping one if it becomes too much.</p>
<p>What are the classes? It makes a huge difference. One semester I did 6 classes/23 credits and I would honestly say it was not my hardest semester.</p>
<p>18 is cals</p>