<p>For a Chem major</p>
<p>...and a Computer Engineering major...and every other major.</p>
<p>doesn't it depend on the individual and their schedule?</p>
<p>Well, for a typical student planning on graduating in four years. I'm sure that some majors are a lot more time consuming than others.</p>
<p>What's the least time consuming, most useful major?</p>
<p>^ lol (10char)</p>
<p>err im a chem major, and if you want to be like non-procrastinating, i'd say you have to do hw like 1 hr/day? otherwise, if you're like me, you'd study... um never... </p>
<p>but then you have to put in like 15+ hours right before a midterm. that's just me. it's true, depends on how fast you learn, how much you care, etc...</p>
<p>oh! but chem majors, once you hit 2nd and 3rd year, are taking labs all the time, which in themselves are timeconsuming... (think 3 hours, twice a week just for once class)</p>
<p>nice so thats a lot of free time then ^^</p>
<p>22 hours. 16 if you don't count sleep.</p>
<p>Lol ^. Ucsd = Fun Yes</p>
<p>I'm a first year Poli Sci major;
I don't go to lecture, I sleep all day and I have a 3.9.
Conversely, my pre-pre-med Bioengineering major friend studies almost everyday, goes to all her classes and has a 3.3.
My roommate (Math major) smokes out all the time, doesn't go to class, etc. and has a... 1.8.</p>
<p>It ultimately depends on your course schedule and how lazy you are. But for the most part, at least freshman year you should have a decent amount of free time. If you're terribly unsure, I recommend taking 3 classes your first quarter (even though I know a lot of people who took 4 or 5 and did fine).</p>
<p>Hope it helps.</p>
<p>I would recommend not taking 3 classes, but keeping in mind that you can always drop one.</p>
<p>So you take two classes each quarter slorg?</p>
<p>wait.....3 classes is considered too many???</p>
<p>I think he meant you should take 4, or at least sign up for 4, keeping in mind that you can drop one if you decide you can't handle it.</p>
<p>I took 4.5 (chem 6a, math 20b, mmw, spanish and music) my very 1st quarter, and it was pretty hectic! But in the end, I would say it's very manageable, as long as you know your limits. You just have to be careful, being that it's the "adjustment quarter." I wouldn't recommend sucking at school the 1st quarter, because then the adjustment quarter becomes an entire adjustment year...</p>
<p>Any physics majors that want to weigh in? How rigorous/time consuming physics is?</p>
<p>So Slorg is reccomending us to take 4 classes a quarter??</p>
<p>i heard that if we want to take 3 classes, we should take 3 classes</p>
<p>they dont want students to take 4 classes and not do well. they want you to get used to the workload first and then register for 4 if you're ready</p>
<p>i guess it also depends on the person's study habit</p>
<p>It also depends on the classes you are taking... But if you are so worried about it, 3 classes is fine... But be aware that you need to take 4 classes per quarter for most quarters at UCSD in order to graduate...</p>
<p>But most people take 4 classes. Although if you are into free time, taking three is still an option... It seemed that the people who took only 3 classes were having the time of their lives... until they took 4 classes, of course. 1 additional class may not seem too bad, but it is. And speaking from experience, I highly suggest you not take 5 classes... You don't get to have too much fun...</p>
<p>And ucsdisway1337, are upper div chem labs really only 3 hours a session??</p>
<p>4 classes is standard. Some people overachieve and take 5+, while others take it slowly with 3.</p>
<p>Some people seem concerned that 4 could be tough because of adjusting to college. I would recommend signing up for 4 classes even if you want to take 3, because you can always drop one in the first couple of weeks. Signing up for 4 gives you the most flexibility. Of course, if you want to just take 3 classes, go right ahead. Better safe than sorry. Missing out on one class during one quarter shouldn't interfere with your ability to graduate on time.</p>