<p>You heard right. </p>
<p>Can I hack it? </p>
<p>45C</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Brit Lit. 1900-45 (banfield)</p></li>
<li><p>Romantic Period (Langan)</p></li>
<li><p>Graduate Research Seminar (Altieri)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>total = 16 units</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure I know the answer already, but I might as well ask. </p>
<p>No, I'm not an overachiever. Well, I am I guess. I just want to know what is within the limits of human capability. Tell me if this schedule isn't.</p>
<p>You know the answer better than any of us. It really depends on your capabilities. My roommate double majored in psychology and history. He always had around 20 units and he graduated with a 3.9 GPA. He had quite a bit of coursework/readings/papers and he manages to get it all done, play intramural, watch WWE, play video games, etc. </p>
<p>So there you go. I am sure there are those individuals who cannot hack it and flunk out. Which one of these persons are you? I don't know.</p>
<p>Fair enough. Thanks for the response.</p>
<p>What year are you? What kind of English do you focus in? How many heavy writing/reading classes have you taken? Have you taken a graduate course before?</p>
<p>I suspect the answer will be heavily tempered by your answer to those questions, but if you're reasonably experienced with upper division English courses and their expectations, and you at least know that graduate courses run differently, you should be able to pull it off as long as you're diligent.</p>
<p>If you are doing nothing else (such as working or having a life) and you LOVE to read and write, you will do fine.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to do the math, if possible, on the various reading and writing requirements and try to determine how many pages you will need to read per night and how much research/paper writing time you'll need for each class. It really is formulaic-based. Then if you know any of the professors and their style, factor that info in as well. For example, if you know that the prof does an exam on three out of five books and you're pretty good at psyching out the professor's A list, and you work in the office hours, you will know whether you will be in your "happy" place.</p>