Freshman year: 17 credits/ 5 classes on one day too much?

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<p>So I just picked my classes at orientation and I ended up with 17 credits. The average/recommended amount is 15. I am a school of business student.
My weekly schedule is as follows:</p>

<p>Monday - 10am-10:50am Math.
Tuesday - 12:30am-1:45 English, 2pm-3:15 Elective course, 3:30-4:45 Psychology 101, 5:30-6:45 Business elective.
Wednesday - 10am-10:50am Math, 1pm-1:50 Univ 101.
Thursday - 10am-10:50am Math, 12:30pm-1:45 English, 2pm-3:15 Elective course, 3:30-4:45 Psychology 101, 5:30-6:45 Business elective.
Friday - 10am-10:50am Math.</p>

<p>Fortunately I have only one class on Mondays & Fridays, but my Tuesday & Thursday classes are brutal! I'm especially worried about taking 5 classes in one day... </p>

<p>At first I loved the fact that i have relaxed days Monday & Friday, but then I realized how hectic my Tuesday & Thursday will be. Do you recommend this schedule? Any other advice? </p>

<p>Past college Freshman have any useful feedback for this nervous Freshman?</p>

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<p>The problem with too many classes in one day is when test and mid-terms come along and you have them all on the same day - if you can switch to balance things out it would be better</p>

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<p>I have 5 classes on Mondays. And 17 credits. But I only have one class on Tuesday so it kinda balances out…</p>

<p>Pretty much, every two days, I have no more than 6 classes. And in a week I have 15 classes. So an average of three classes a day.</p>

<p>My only issue is having classes that only have 10 minutes between them…</p>

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<p>I have 5 classes on Fridays and also 17 credits. I average like 4 classes a day, actually.
Well, that includes recitations, not sure about actual lectures.</p>

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<p>@Kiddie Woah… I can’t imagine having a math, English & psychology test the same day… I need to do something quick. </p>

<p>Our advisor made us choose our Univ 101 class (which everyone tells me is a waste of time) first & then have our schedule revolve around that class.</p>

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<p>I’ve had 7 classes on a Monday before. It isn’t as difficult as it seems. You just have to be prepared. As for finals, many times finals for Tuesday and Thursday classes can be spread out between the two days. (At SSU, T/TH 8AM-10AM classes will have the final on Tuesday while the T/TH 10-12 classes will have it on Thursday.)
I think you’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>@Fluteloop I’m content with my schedule mainly because of my Monday’s & Fridays. I might just stick with it</p>

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<p>That kind of depends. What math class are we talking about? There’s a difference between trying to work a prealgebra class with that schedule, versus trying to take abstract algebra or real analysis or something. What are the elective courses?</p>

<p>It doesn’t seem to bad…it’s definitely a heavy load, but I wouldn’t call it unmanageable. Many schools have policies where instructors are required to work with you if you by chance ended up having three or four tests scheduled for the same day.</p>

<p>Having very light schedules on Monday and Friday will definitely help. Is there any way you could rearrange your schedule so that one of the classes would be on Monday or Friday?</p>

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<p>I’ve take more credits than that and once had even more classes on one day.</p>

<p>It sucks but I think you can manage. You will probably have to take a couple semesters that are heavy like this. </p>

<p>Just do not procrastinate and manage your time well, especially around exam time!</p>

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<p>You need time to walk to classes, grab food during the day too. As a Vis Com major, we have classes that are 4 hours long and no break sometimes, it varies from major to major, and you will be so focused on when that class ends that you’re not paying attention anymore… You might want to reconsider the 5 in one day. The most I have had in one day is 4 and that was my breaking point. College is different than high school. There is a lot more expected of you by professors. Give yourself some air to figure out what works best for you, I wouldn’t suggest to do this on your very first semester, maybe in the spring sure. 17 credits is a normal load, too.</p>

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<p>When I was a freshman I took 18 credits first semester, and on Tuesdays I had class literally nonstop from 8am to 9pm. It was NOT fun, but I succeeded (7 A’s and 1 B).
I recommend it. Trust me, since you are super busy, it’s easier to stay concentrated.</p>

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I second that.</p>

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<p>The Thursday is going to suck a lot, but you will have time to have lunch and dinner. I would go ahead and do it, especially because of how much it frees up the rest of your week. Bring a snack and some water with you, and make sure you can actually get classwork done on M/W/F.</p>

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<p>I might drop my one of my 2 electives in order to lighten the load Tuesday’s & Thursday’s. It’s an elective so I can pick it up next semester. I took my first 2 APs senior year and it was tough for me because I wasn’t used to the work load and I had to play catch up. I don’t want the same thing to happen my freshman semester.</p>

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<p>Wow! That’s a lot of classes! Fortunately for me, I have to sign up for no more than 3 classes at orientation, to make the transition from high school to college fairly easy and manageable. My school doesn’t want 1st year students to go over the max of units and pysch themselves out 1st quarter. lol</p>

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<p>Don’t do it, you want to have time to make friends. Making friends is really important your first year because after that people aren’t looking to make any. Your first year people will be super friendly and you should take advantage of that by making as many friends as possible.</p>

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<p>I did that for freshman year during fall quarter except that I took a bunch of chem/math/programming classes. I got a 3.7 gpa though, so it’s definitely doable.</p>

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<p>I dropped one of my Thursday electives but not I only have 14 credits. Now I have another worry.</p>

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<p>If it’s too much opt to drop. But that seems like an okay course load.</p>