<p>I'm an incoming college freshman, and I wondered what a MWF or TR schedule is like. Is it hard having five classes on the same day, especially TR when classes are typically 75 minutes each, or is it nice having two or three weekdays off every week? Aren't the "off" days usually used to complete assignments, so you're not really "off?" </p>
<p>Would you advise a college freshman to take all of his or her classes on MWF or TR? </p>
<p>I had a friend do all of his classes on TR one semester, and he hated it and was super stressed out. You are correct that the days off are not really “off”, but it can be useful for scheduling work hours if you have a job. If you wanted to do it, MWF is better because it’s a little more spread out, so you won’t have all of your work/exams on the same days.</p>
<p>I don’t think it makes things any easier. I’ve had schedules that kind of fell along those lines, although I didn’t do it intentionally. Last semester I had 5 classes on Monday and Wednesday, a physics lab on Tuesday, and a chemistry lab and calculus (calculus was 3 days a week) on Thursday. </p>
<p>My Mondays and Wednesdays were VERY long days. I had classes from 8 am to 7:45 pm. I had a few hours in the afternoon between two classes, but those days were basically booked solid. Having all of those classes condensed like that meant that Tuesdays and Thursdays were pretty busy too, because all of my readings/homework all had to be done on those days. </p>
<p>Generally speaking, I prefer a Monday through Thursday schedule, with my classes spread out. So far I’ve managed to avoid having Friday classes. I love having my three day weekends.</p>
<p>I’ve had tuesday/thursday schedules so that I could work all day on MWF and it’s rough going. It would probably be easier if you don’t have to do anything else on MWF, but the hard part is that the days are long and there’s a greater possibility of having multiple tests or papers due on the same day in a row, which can make it stressful. It worked better for me because then I could work more, but I wouldn’t recommend it to others.</p>
<p>That’s a very good point. You will almost inevitably end up with several tests on the same day at some point. </p>
<p>My schedule last semester had some really rough days.</p>
<p>University Physics I: 8-9:15
Calculus II: 9:30-10:45
General Chemistry II: 11-12:15
General Cultural Anthropology: 1:30-2:45
Spanish II: 6-7:45</p>
<p>There was one day last semester that I had tests in physics, calculus, chemistry, and anthropology all on one day. It was an absolutely brutal day. It was literally test, test, test, lunch, test, nap, class, sleep.</p>
<p>That was my day. That was the worst, but there were a few other times that I had multiple tests on one day as well. That can be incredibly stressful.</p>
<p>I did Tue, Thu all year freshman year. The days are long, but the benefits far outweigh that, especially since I am a commuter. This year I’m going Mon, Wed, Fri. Having the extra class-free days for working, big assignments, travel, and “field trips” (I had to go to museums and concerts for 2 professors last year) is great. I would not want to go Mon-Fri.</p>