5 Classes a day Mon/Wed/Fri is this too much?

College Majors Math/Computer Science Majors
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I graduated from a neighborhood high school in a magnet program. I had 5 classes a day and it was long. Horrible. Always wanting the day to end. College comes and I was picking out classes today. I choose to school 3 days a week, 5 classes each day.

I was then told by my cousin (C.S Grad) that 5 classes a day is too much and would stress me out. I did okay in tests, but only got a 3.3GPA. Passed because I got good grades in other work besides tests.

I’m currently taking Math(Calc 1), Spanish 1, CMPSC 131, Psychology 100, and Security Risk Analysis. 8AM to 1PM. SRA is from 5-6PM, but I’m thinking of dropping it because the teacher is “bad”.

I’m not sure what to do. Some say 5 class a day is stressful and a lot to take in.

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I agree with your cousin. I wouldn’t do more than 3-4 hours in a row. You’ll be exhausted with that schedule. By the time 11 or 12 o’clock comes around, you won’t be able to focus and take notes.

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Yeah, high school classes aren’t the same as college classes. I had 7 classes a day in high school and I think a good amount in college for it to be challenging but not soul-crushingly hard is around 15-16 credit hrs.