<p>Are you going to take it easy, do the recommended number of classes, or overload by one or two?</p>
<p>Take 16 units, 16 units quarter or semester is good number.</p>
<p>ive done 18 for the last couple years.. finally i have one semester of 12 :)</p>
<p>16 is a lot</p>
<p>It doesn't depend on the school?</p>
<p>Well, I'm not too sure about my "coarse" (freudian slip perhaps?) load will be but I'm taking 14 credits this coming semester, should be medium difficulty (about two 200-level courses).</p>
<p>I'm taking 20. Last quarter I took 18. Yay!</p>
<p>My first college semester I took 16, and did fine I think. One 200-level class, 5 others as well. Next semester I signed up for 17, with four 200-level classes, six in total. I think if you are well-prepared from high school and up for the challenge, go ahead and take more than 12, but there is a point that you would be overdoing it. (depends on the person, school, and major as well)</p>
<p>Your coarse load will depend on how much alcohol and casual sex you can handle.</p>
<p>As for course load, it does indeed depend on the school. My D is taking 20 her first two semesters but she's a bit of glutton.</p>
<p>last semester was 17. This semester was going to be 18 but because I'm a lazy slacker (truthfully I ensnared myself in a huge volunteer comittment, plus I want to take up music lessons again), I'm thinking about just taking 15. yay.</p>
<p>I cannot believe that I typed "coarse" instead of "course."</p>
<p>Somebody please shoot me. :(</p>
<p>i'm taking 17 at Emory this semester-two three hundred levels and two one hundred level courses. I'm also taking a one-credit hour music class. should be ok.</p>
<p>How hard do you think it will be for a freshman to take 20 credits in their first semester, taking calc I, chem I, bio 1, orientation to engineering, intro to computing, and academic writing?</p>
<p>As a former engineering major, I say that's a very ambitious load. I'd probably drop the Bio or the Chem...each will probably have a time-consuming lab and even that reduced schedule is likely to be hefty. Don't blow off the Academic Writing...an engineer who can write well is worth something and most engineers' papers tend to be mediocre...it's a good way to stand out and also get better grades in your non-engineering classes.</p>
<p>The bad thing is I can't drop those courses since I am going in as a pre-med biomedical engineer major. UCONN's requirement is those courses in that order. I think I am thoroughly screwed for next year.</p>
<p>At my school you must pass atleast 13 units a quarter, if you dont pass 39 units by the end of the year you are subject to lost of financial aid.</p>
<p>BignDude, in that case, prepare to be <em>extremely</em> disciplined. I didn't know you were on a pre-med/biomedEngr combo...that's very ambitious. The key phrase will be "delayed gratification." You are aiming at a very rewarding career, both intellectually and financially. To get that in the future, you will have to say "No thanks" to lots of parties, etc. I'm not saying "none"...that's a test-to-destruction kind of nuts...but be VERY selective. And with a load like that, I don't think you can afford to be hungover at all.</p>
<p>I just mentioned this to my D: she asked if you can take any via summer school before hand? (Like the Calc or the Bio? Anything? I think Calc I would be the best candidate myself.)</p>
<p>I might try calc. or maybe writing if I can. I have Yale right down the street from me so I could easily take one of their summer courses. Thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>Took 15 credits first semester (Fall 2004 - freshmen) and I'll be taking 16 credits this semester. It shouldn't be too bad because the classes are all in the medium difficulty level.</p>
<p>BignDude, a further thought: the writing class is the one class that I'd take at your home school for sure. Everything else is pretty objective; the writing class they may want to teach you <em>their</em> way. As an added benefit, it may give you some social connections outside your major...you may live to enjoy having that.</p>