<p>So basically im taking 15 credits my first semester for a total of probably 30-35 credits when i'm done.
What is the number of credits that the average transfer student take to transer into a top school</p>
<p>I fear that Im not taking enough is this is good amount or not???? or should I take more</p>
<p>My courses are:</p>
<p>-General Chem I and Chem Lab
-Honors English and Comp
-Science and Religion
-Calculus I
15 credits in total</p>
<p>That is a fairly normal number of credits for the first year. So much depends on your school. At some schools, four courses per term is normal. At others, 5 is more "normal." </p>
<p>If you take 15 credits the first term, achieving 35 total would be pretty stiff. I wouldn't usually recommend going above 16-18 credits in one semester.</p>
<p>If you have credit due to AP, those may count at the transfer school as well.</p>
<p>Have you identified your major? What you want to do is to come as close as possible to what is typical for freshmen going into your intended major at the target school. Obviously, you can't follow the curriculum of seven or eight different schools, to the extent they differ. So pick the school you most want to go to, or the one with the most rigorous typical freshman curriculum for someone with your interests, and try to follow that.</p>
<p>Once you are taking a normal # of credits for a full-time student, it is my opinion that it is more important to:[ul][<em>]keep the courseload manageable so that you can get a good GPA[</em>]take a rigorous courseload - quality, not quantity[*]fulfill gen ed/distribution requirements and prereqs for your major[/ul] than it is to take large # of credits.</p>
<p>15 credits is good for your first semester. College is a ton different from high school so you dont want to start off taking too much at once. The courses you chose aren't easy courses either so it'll look good to the admissions staff when you go to apply, granted you get good grades and keep them.</p>