<p>There are plenty of people that hate school and I am certainly one of them, all of the garbage professors make your life harder than it supposed to be and the general requirements for majors make you stay longer in college than you are supposed to. I am so sick of it.</p>
<p>I should have been graduated but there was a point in my life where I didn't really care anymore. Didn't care about studying or passing exams just felt it was a waste of time. Even though I was doing horribly at that particular time I vowed never to drop out or I would never ever come back.</p>
<p>With time, I switched schools and majors and finally realized that I am the only one holding myself back. You don't need to take the recommended 4 classes per semester you could take way more than that it just depends on how fast you want to finish. People just say don't do it and people follow like sheep, it is not forbidden, cut the crap! if you want to finish faster take more classes end of story!</p>
<p>This semester I am taking 6 classes on M, W from 8am - 8pm have a little break in between to recharge batteries. The rest of the days meaning T, Th, F, Sat n Sun are my working days. It is not bad at all I usually do my homework in classes with garbage professors I just sit in the back and do homework for other classes to not waste time.</p>
<p>In conclusion, this spring hopefully I can schedule 8-9 classes so that I can finally end the chapter on school and focus on a career. I am sick and tired of wasting time and nothing is going to stop me. People don't realize that the mind is the most powerful thing and when you have a set goal in your mind you will want to accomplish it no matter what the cost is.</p>
<p>Right, everyone who takes 4 classes is a sheep, doesn’t matter if it’s at a top engineering or premed school and no possible way of fitting 8 classes into 2 days a week, all sheep. That doesn’t even go into more than 18 credits won’t be covered by fin aid. You went through a period of not caring and fell behind and now you insult others. If you can do it great, but lose the attitude.</p>
<p>sure…I can take 6-8 classes a semester
I’ll make c’s though…</p>
<p>Some people want to go to a decent graduate/ med school</p>
<p>if you just simply want your degree and move on with your life and just merely passing your classes is enough then good for you.</p>
<p>every college is different also…some are MUCH harder than others</p>
<p>my physics class has online hw due tuesday, thursday, sunday nights everyweek…about 30 questions each…now add that onto studying for exams and other homeworks and quizzes…you can see why it gets hard…now of course if you’re smart you can still pass</p>
<p>keeping a good gpa is a whole different story.</p>
<p>bottom line is if youre a genius and you can take 6-8 classes and still maintain a 3.7-4.0 gpa awesome for you</p>
<p>most of us can only maintain that gpa with 4-5 classes and plenty of time to prepare for tests</p>
<p>a liberal arts degree is also much easier than any science degree!
I stand by that statement. I have friends from yale that got liberal arts degrees from there and agree with me. So really it all depends on your school, major, and what classes youre taking in a given semester…</p>
<p>realistically yes you can take 8-9 classes and pass them all…just don’t forget to consider what your grades will be in the classes. no matter what you set your mind too…there are limits to how much information you can absorb in such a short amount of time.</p>
<p>I took 9 classes my first semester and I had a great GPA. People say it isn’t possible, but it is! I’m taking 12 right now. Yes, I have given up most of my free time and I get very little sleep, but I love it!</p>
<p>Its not always about being smart its doing the right things and being consistent. This is the problem that comes into play alot of people want to cram for midterms and finals they stay up for long hours and drink coffee to somehow try to grasp a ton of info in a short period of time.</p>
<p>They might do well on the test but all of that info that they studied fades away rapidly in the mind. After every class that you have just review 20 -30 minutes the chapter that the professor went over or whatever he did. This keeps the info fresh in your mind and when test time comes you don’t have to RELEARN the material.</p>
<p>You already know that midterms consist of 5 or more chapters who wants to take a whole day to stay in a library or locked up in your room just to study for an exam. Alot of people do it but its not the most efficient way to study.</p>
<p>School is already annoying and boring already, we don’t want to make it harder than it already is.</p>
<p>That’s not even allowed at my school…I’m pretty sure the most you can take is 7 (21 credits), and to even be able to do that you have to be in the honors program, or have a super high GPA and get special permission.</p>
<p>Agreed. My school just doesn’t allow it. I’m on trimesters, and the most we can take is 24 credits (4 6-credit classes or equivalent) per term. You have to petition the Dean of Students’ office to do so, though; we’re only supposed to take 18. I take three classes and I’m in class from 10 AM through 2 PM Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with four hour labs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I’m also an athlete and (gasp!) involved in other activities. </p>
<p>Seriously, I can’t imagine trying to actually take upwards of four challenging classes, esp. in science/math. You have four days between some of your classes, but the way my school works, I usually have more like 24 hours. If I was taking Orgo II, Linear Algebra, Immunology and my 300-level law class all during a single semester, I’d probably drop dead. Or fail.</p>
<p>Just because it works for you doesn’t mean that the rest of us are “sheep” for doing what our school allows. Maybe your school allows it - congrats. We don’t all have that ability.</p>
<p>With my animal science major, you CANNOT finish your degree in less than 4 years. To get into upper division genetics, I have to pass a basic biology series first, which takes up 3 whole quarters. Then to get into my biochemistry, I have to either pass 2 quarters of quick o-chem or 3 quarters of o-chem for pre-med/health students. I’m pre-vet, so I’m taking 3 quarters of O-Chem. Physics also can’t be taken without passing Calc 2. Second quarter biochemistry depends on me passing first quarter biochem. Every single one of my classes have prerequisites that MUST be fulfilled before I can take them, and some classes are offered only ONCE a year. </p>
<p>Don’t say that we’re sheep when you don’t know what each major program entails. For science majors, taking 8-9 classes is INSANELY impossible, especially when labs are involved.</p>
<p>You can take 8-9 classes and do well?!!! Oh wow, do you want a cookie for that?</p>
<p>Stop being idiotic and do your own thing without bragging to people about it. No one gives half a cockroach’s ass. People achieve success from a wide range of situations and yes, shockingly, you can be successful taking “only” three or four classes a semester. People think and operate differently. Spread this bulls*it somewhere else.</p>
<p>Who takes four classes? You wouldn’t even meet the 120 credit requirement in four years if you did that, unless you supplemented with summer/winter sessions.</p>
<p>I’m taking six now (one is a one credit course so it doesn’t really count), five next semester, and three in my final semester </p>
<p>People at schools where each class is 4 credits typically take a 4-course load (16 credits) each semester rather than the 5-class/3-credit each model at other schools.</p>
<p>Agreed. ThisMortalSoil, how many credits are each of your classes?</p>
<p>Technically both of my labs are two-credit classes and I’m in them 4 hours each per week, so I guess I could call them two extra classes…but that seems silly.</p>
<p>When I first started I was taking 5, but I’ve gotten to the point where that’s not necessary to graduate. Yeah, it means I’ll take an extra semester to graduate, but it’s better than taking 6 classes a semester and graduating in 4 years, or taking winter/summer classes.</p>
<p>Another reason I loved Brown. 1 class = 1 credit. Labs are not distinct courses. 30 credits minimum to graduate, 3 credits/semester minimum for full time student status. So simple.</p>
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