<p>I'll try to keep details to a minimum. I dropped this class thinking that I needed to commit time to other studies, but now I feel really wishy washy about the class I dropped and every now and then I keep having urges of wanting to take the class. My question is, has anyone else been in this situation, and would it really matter down the line whether or not I take this class? For some reason I think this class is really cool in a sense, but when I'm in class, I always have feelings of leaving or staying, and I just can't choose. I'm probably not making sense, but has anyone ever felt the same or has any ideas. This class is also not a class you can take again as it is offered once a year, and I feel really conflicted about it, and I don't know where to lean in this situation. Maybe I should sell the books instead of seeing them whenever I do my work. This has been really annoying thinking about this for weeks. Any help to clear this anxiety would be very valued and highly appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>I know what you are going through. Last semester I took 9 classes but was extremely naive going into the semester. I assumed that I was capable of taking 9 classes and doing well in them at the same time. To top that, I worked about 24 hours a week at a clothing retail store. In the end, I did do well in them (7 A’s, 2 B’s) but I realized that the time commitment it took out of me was crazy. I found myself not going to some classes (hence why I have one B) which came back to hurt me. </p>
<p>Hence, when I started this semester, I signed up for 7 classes but this time, I was a little more worried. After the first full day (where I had 4 classes), I kept getting these thoughts of “this is going to be stressful”, “do I want to take this class?”, “im better off dropping it.” However, in the end, I keep pushing these thoughts away because I realized, I am capable of doing well in them as long as I try. Yes, my life is going to be taken away from me once more but I’m content with that - hopefully next year I’ll be at UCLA where I’ll be living it up, lol. </p>
<p>My point is dont think of it as a “i need time to commit to other studies” situation but more of “if I take this class, i’ll be sacrificing my time for a better cause.” Think of the end result; you transferring to your school of choice. Once you think of that, you’ll stop being “wishy washy” and just man-up and take the class. </p>
<p>But at the same time, don’t take more classes that exceed your limit. How’d you do last semester?</p>
<p>I took a full load for the last session and I did well, and with this class I will have full load, but I am at the college for long hours up to 12 sometimes, because it takes time to commute and food and whatnot. And also it’s not that the class is easy or hard, but I’m still conflicted on whether or not it’s a “better cause” as you say. Also, I’m really tired, as you may have been from taking a lot of classes, and in practice a lot of information goes over your head if you have a demanding or time-consuming schedule. On another note, I’ve checked UC schedules and did you know they meet for less time and days? Also there are other factors that are pushing me to say yay and others that are pushing to say nay for the class. I hate this feeling because I’ve been having it for close to two weeks now and I don’t want this to consume me.</p>
<p>I was in the same situation. I was at school on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8AM to 10PM. I also worked 32 hours at a demanding administrative job. I had to be on top of my work e-mail all day every day because I work a full-time position. It sucked. It also put lots of strain on my relationship with my girlfriend. In the end I got a 3.78 (a 4.0 would have been better of course), kept my job during massive lay-offs, and didn’t regret a single ounce of stress it caused me because it brought me one step closer to my dream school/s. Just fight through it, and most importantly, keep your eye on the prize.</p>
<p>chibi and loopi you guys are ****in nuts</p>
<p>So what I’m getting from all these comments is that I should take the class, because it makes me better off and its to meet some other ends? Really?</p>
<p>grey good job on keeping your job. the economy sucks, lol. </p>
<p>eptar, our advice wont matter because ultimately it is your decision. you have to ask yourself - “take the class, be one step closer to the prize, but strain yourself at the same time” vs “dont take the class, be one class away, but guarantee yourself a less-stressful semester”. from the sounds of it, you seem to leaning towards the second one.</p>
<p>organic, it’s chibi loopi, not chibi AND loopi, lol. but it’s chill. and yeah, i said the same thing at first but like i mentioned before, i have to work my butt off if i want a good ends, right? it worked the first semester.</p>
<p>chibi - 9 classes is absolutely crazy.
as much as your posts disappoint me, i’ve got to say… if you really pulled that off, props.</p>
<p>eptar - with this qualm and your barrage of posts, it would appear that you might have a few obsessive/compulsive tendencies. </p>
<p>what to do: take some initiative. make a simple list of pros and cons. assign a point value (1-3) to each pro and con according to the weighted benefit or drawback. tally up the scores, and see (according to your own judgement) whether or not you really think it’s worth pursuing, and commit to your decision after making it.</p>
<p>what not to do: blow out of proportion a well approachable dilemma and rely on other people’s infinitely uninformed advice.</p>
<p>I think I’m going with the latter option because I’ve been only getting two hours of sleep for the past few weeks since my schedule is all over the place, and I can see the effects on my body as my thigh has been cramping and falling asleep. But besides that point, I hope everyone does well and have a good quarter or semester.</p>
<p>i get the same way, sometimes, and, i’m telling you, the list thing works. try it out. save yourself some trouble and rely on your own judgement.
good luck, man.</p>
<p>xanax time?</p>
<p>eptar, during my 9 class semester, i lost over 9 points after finding myself eating only 1 meal a day. not healthy at all. </p>
<p>this semester however, i was able to pencil in some free-time to go to the gym. ive also been eating 4 meals a day, lol. </p>
<p>and pinker, thanks?</p>
<p>this quarter i’ve been taking a lot of classes too [32 units] and i really considered dropping one because i was getting really stressed out. i decided to stick with it in the end.</p>
<p>but every person’s different and we all have different limits, so just try to do what you can while making sure that you can still do well. just stay motivated!</p>