<p>Calculus 3 (4 credits)
Lecture TuTh 11-12:20
Lab 8-8:50</p>
<p>Physics 2 (5 credits)
Lecture TuTh 12:30-1:45
Recitation Fr 11-11:50
Lab We 3-5:50</p>
<p>Statics (3 credits)
Lecture MWF 12-12:50
Recitation Th 4-5:20</p>
<p>Thermodynamics (3 credits)
Lecture TuTh 2-3:20
Recitation Fr 10-10:50</p>
<p>Engineering Computations (3 credits)
Lecture MoWe 2-2:50
Lab Fr 2-2:50</p>
<p>Rising Sophomore.
18 credits in total.
Does this look like a difficult schedule to you guys? How much free time will I have, if any at all? Any tips on how I can manage this courseload will also be greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>You seem to have most of your lectures in the early afternoon. This is often the time of day when many people feel like they need to take a nap (“siesta time”). If that applies to you, then you may want to choose lectures at different times, if available.</p>
<p>It looks good to me… that being said, you’re taking 18 hours of weeder courses… so be prepared to sink fast or swim hard.</p>
<p>It’s doable but it will be alot of work and you won’t have much free time. What school is this at?</p>
<p>It will vary by school, but in general that is a fairly rough load. That said, I think it is pretty close to what I did and I made it through but it wasn’t easy.</p>
<p>I think that the times where I have class are okay. I find that I’m a night owl and that I’m most productive during the night. Having lectures in the early afternoon, I think, gives me time to do most of my academic work at night without worrying too much about not getting enough sleep. So as for not being able to take naps, I don’t think that it would be a problem.</p>
<p>boneh3ad; you said you had a similar schedule. How well did you do and what tips would you recommend?</p>
<p>Also, is it common for these types of classes to have a recitation and/or lab component to them?</p>
<p>It looks like 1 too many to me, but it’s depends on the school.</p>
<p>I think I had like a 3.2 GPA that semester, so lower than my average but not terrible. The big thing is just don’t fall behind. Make sure you keep on top of all your assignments. I didn’t always do that o I probably would has done better.</p>
<p>Seems a bit much to me. Will it help you graduate in 3 years? Will it help you secure a internship? College is also a time for socializing. You want to be able to AT LEAST be able to say “hi” to a girl…or two…or three.</p>
<p>Why do you want to take 18 credits?</p>
<p>That would have been too much for me, and I was a good student.</p>
<p>it should be ok, as long as you have time to study for all of it. the rest of the schedule is almost identical to mine, minus thermo, but i’m also working 24 hrs a week.</p>
<p>18 credits appears to be a greater than normal course load, but only one of your courses seems to have a “real” lab (physics). If you are doing in anticipation of taking fewer credits in other semesters when you have more time consuming lab courses, that may be a valid scheduling strategy.</p>
<p>The reason I’m planning on taking 18 credits is because I kind of switched into engineering a bit late last freshmen semester. This makes me feel a bit behind and I don’t want to run into the possibility of not being able to graduate “on time.”</p>
<p>On the other hand, I was just looking at my school’s recommended schedule for students who entered engineering from the very start and I see that it’s basically the schedule I have right now, but instead of “Engineering Computation,” they take “Introduction To Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering Practice,” also making it a total of 18 credits. Again, this is my school’s recommended schedule for sophomores, fall semester, for students who supposedly entered engineering from the very start.</p>
<p>Thanks, david. You probably won’t have a lot of free time, but you can do it. Just keep up and you’ll be ok.</p>
<p>hey i am going to be a senior in high school. My Knowledge of college application and college life are limited. I am the first person in my family to go to college in America. My parents studied in another country and dont know about the details.
I just wanted to know how many credits do you need to graduate. and what is a normal college schedule like. how many credits should you take on average each year?</p>
<p>movieman: It depends on the school for how many credits you need. At my school, you’re expected to take about 16 units per quarter if you don’t take classes over summer. And the total comes out to 190 units.</p>
<p>It’s fine. You’ll be fine.</p>