<p>I am currently on the quarter system. 3 classes seems perfect because not its not a lot to remember or comprehend. I was only accepted to a semester system school and I am scared that 5-6 classes will involve me having to memorize and understand A LOT more since its for LONGER and MORE classes... Can anyone speak on this?</p>
<p>For example, the finals for me are only for 3 courses covering 10 weeks.
Semester finals are covering 5-6 classes covering 16 weeks! :(</p>
<p>5-6 classes? I only have 4 classes per semester…well 5 if you count health…7 if you count labs…</p>
<p>At the semester system universities I know of, standard course-load is 4 classes a semester, not counting labs and one-two credit mini courses like exercise classes. Finals do cover more material than your quarter classes, but you’ll have more mid-semester tests and exams as well. In some courses they may only test on post-midterm material in the final, so you won’t have to always remember everything.</p>
<p>What they said. I don’t know who told you that people at semester colleges take 5-6 classes a year, but it just isn’t true.</p>
<p>Well all the pre-med forums I’ve been to have stated that they take 5-6 classes a semester.</p>
<p>And smithieandproud… what does the mid semester test and exams statement mean? Does that help make the final easier for you?</p>
<p>Those are sciences classes so they are probably counting labs, which are not exactly the same as taking another class. It’s time consuming, but you’ll be doing the practical work for one of your other classes, so it’s not like it’s two full extra classes of new material. There’s a reason the class is worth more credits than the lab section. </p>
<p>What I meant earlier is that most semester classes have some kind of mid-term exam or paper, and maybe a few tests in between. Some profs put the whole semester’s worth of material onto the final. Other profs put half the semester’s material into the mid-term and the other half of the semester’s material (the post mid-term half) onto the final. So finals are not always comprehensive exams of the whole semester, it’s usually at the profs discretion how they want to structure it.</p>