<p>Right now I'm not sure if I'm going to transfer or not (or if I do, as a sophomore or a junior), but I'm definitely trying to keep ALL my options open. For the competitive colleges, would it be horrendous to take only 3 "real" courses total?</p>
<p>They'd be:
Physics (4 units)
Chemistry (5 units)
A humanities class (4) units
and 1 or 2 seminars (1-2 units)</p>
<p>for a total of 14-15. This semester I'm taking 4 real classes for a slightly above average 16 units. I just am not sure if I'd be able to handle 2 very hard technical courses AND two other courses, but I don't want to make it seem like I'm taking it easy on purpose...</p>
<p>opinions? thanks!</p>
<p>Depends where your transferring and what your schedule was in semesters past. That said, taking three courses makes you look pretty flaky.</p>
<p>yeah depends on where you are thinking -check with admin for the schools you like and see what they say.</p>
<p>hm. what if I also took a no core course for units (i.e. research or a community service project)… it’d be 2-3 units along with 3 unit humanities, 4 unit physics, 4 unit math, and 2x 1 unit seminars for a total of 15-16? I’m looking to get a lot more involved next semester (and think the possibility of me even trying to transfer is lower… but like I’ve said, I like to keep my options open!) and I’m not sure if another core class would be the most optimal combination of academics and extracurriculars</p>
<p>edit: the schools that I was attempt to transfer too would most likely be rather selective, and I know the odds I’d be facing wouldn’t be very good … :(</p>