<p>I'm taking 15 units and I wouldn't describe my load as boring as much as unchallenging. I'm no where nearly as busy as I was in high school and I have more free time in my life since 5th grade. I didn't get into UC after high school so I'm patiently waiting out these next two years. I don't party or shop much - an academic lifestyle suites me well. I'm pretty sure I'll be earning straight A's this semester as I did with my cc summer load. </p>
<p>I don't mean to sound prideful, I certainly am not. I earned a colorful array of grades in high school (every grade from F-A), but now I feel that my curriculum is not challenging - period. Does anyone else feel like this?</p>
<p>Yes, it’s my first Fall semester here at a cc near UCSD. I aced 7 units in the summer, which were accelerated and enjoyable. Right now I feel like I could be handling far more… I really want to take a course at UCSD simultaneously, but I have to first complete statistics, which I am taking in the Spring. Seriously, the rigor of my high school couldn’t compare to this! In high school I took several courses at cc and aced those too… As a high school senior, UCSD, UCB, UCLA, UCSC, and UCD rejected me. I am a studious person but did not do well in high school because my mind wasn’t as focused.</p>
<p>Are you taking all GEs? If so, that might be the problem. GE CC classes are generally pretty easy compared to science, computer programming, and engineering classes. Try some of those next semester, and if you still think it’s easy, enroll at two campuses and keep a high unit load.</p>
<p>^ I guess. I’m a psychology major currently taking sociology, psychology of women, calculus, symbolic logic, and art. I have just about 100% in everything. I really can’t wait to sign up for Spring courses - take like 20 units or something. </p>
<p>You’re a psych major so you’ll probably do fine at a UC. The science and engineering majors are the ones who really have to step it up after they transfer.</p>
<p>I’m pretty bored this quarter too (20 units but incredibly easy classes) so I’ve been prepping for the GRE.</p>
<p>^ I really hope!! UCSD horror stories sound intense, but cc is nearly nothing right now!! I have feared polar opposites in terms of academic challenge. You sound very smart rikizle. What do you recommend for GRE studying? That didn’t even cross my mind!</p>
<p>I can’t really recommend anything since I don’t really have much experience, but I’ll tell you what I’m doing:</p>
<ul>
<li>first the Barron’s 3500 list</li>
<li>Princeton’s high frequency list (take note of the ones that overlap with Barron’s high frequency, these are probably very high frequency)</li>
<li>then the Big Book + Korean Big Book (19 real GRE tests) write down any vocab you don’t know from these tests</li>
<li>GRE Bible, though I’ve heard it’s pretty bad so I might try something else</li>
</ul>
<p>So far I’m about 600 words into the Barron’s list so I have a long way to go. I haven’t really decided how to prepare for the reading comprehension yet. Be sure to frequently review vocab that you’ve already memorized. The hardest part about learning new vocab is retaining it.</p>
<p>I’m a sophomore and I’m so f-ing busy. 4 hours of practice for CCC sports team everyday, 6 hours of work, taking 30 units of more challenging courses, homework, need to write all my personal statements… You can make CCC worth it and you can transfer to UCB or UCLA (depends on how difficult and impacted your major is of course). However, if you want to settle for mediocrity, you can get by taking 15 units each quarter with no work or ECs and go to a mid-tier UC no problem.</p>
<p>Investment, you sound frustrated. Since high school was challenging for me, I didn’t expect cc to be this way – completely unchallenging. Mediocrity isn’t consequential of completing only 15 units per quarter, but now I have some new perspectives to consider. I’m concentrating on UCSD. I’m not allowed to work, though I enjoy reading and I’m hoping to land an internship within the near future.</p>
<p>I ended up taking 21 units for 3 semesters along with a full summer boat in order to transfer early, because I’m old and time is a factor. You might give that a shot. It’s hard to be bored with 6 classes regardless of the remedial content. :P</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you’re bored, you might try working on a research proposal in your spare time that you can throw at UC professors as an undergrad, which is what I’m doing. It’s a good way to stay stimulated and get ahead of the curve if you plan on grad school.</p>
<p>It depends on what you’re taking I suppose - I’ve done 12 units over the summer before and got all As, but I’ve got 12 units now and they are a real handful:</p>
<p>(Physics for Engineers (1st of 2 semesters for me), Calculus 3 (Multivariable), Linear Algebra, and a PE class to be full time). </p>
<p>It’s nuts, and while I know I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer, I’ve checked with everyone else and even the guy that got over 100 (extra credit) on the physics midterm is having a hell of a time keeping up with the same load XD</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry, enjoy your extra free time while you have it. It WILL get harder, I assure you.</p>
Good luck!</p>