<p>Just out of curiosity.
What's the most units you've ever taken? What's the most units you've ever heard someone take? </p>
<p>Disclaimer: Obviously, there's a big difference between failing all X units and getting a 4.0 with 13 units, but that's not the issue at hand. What's the most you've taken or heard of someone taking?</p>
<p>I’m taking 21 right now…</p>
<p>I’ve heard of people taking up to 25…</p>
<p>Well, one math major girl I know finished the requirements to graduate in one year while maintaining something like a 4.0. You probably know her if you’re taking math 191…</p>
<p>I think she was doing 28 (?) per semester…not sure though</p>
<p>I have a classmate doing 25. Considering doing that next semester…</p>
<p>you guys are all insane! :D</p>
<p>4.0 with 22 units last semester 
6 of those units were research related, but only 2 P/NP.</p>
<p>Did not fare this well when I took 21 units first semester freshman year though, so I don’t really recommend overloading on units.</p>
<p>i took 21 my first semester freshman year. im taking 20 units now…3 are for honors thesis and are p/f tho.</p>
<p>im planning for 13 units last semester. lol.</p>
<p>Legendary friend of mine took CS188, CS170, CS186, CS191, and Physics 137a all in one semester and I’m pretty sure he aced all of them.</p>
<p>Interesting to see how ambitious (or stupidly ambitious?) some people are.</p>
<p>I had a crazy friend who did 24 units, 12 of which are project courses. Not only that, he was heavily involved in an honor society.</p>
<p>He actually managed to have a very good GPA too (hence the honor society), but as far as I know, he’s just ridiculously exhausted on a daily basis with basically no time to unwind. He did teach me some excellent time management skills though :)</p>
<p>Even with 18 units I find myself having a lot of spare time… Maybe I should be studying harder… lol</p>
<p>19 units, although to be fair I was working 40 hours a week whilst I took them.</p>
<p>I’m taking 20 engineering units right now. 3 ChemE classes, 3 IEOR classes. (And one PE for an extra 0.5 units, and one decal which I didn’t bother adding units for).
I know an EECS major from my high school who does crazy **** on a regular basis. Aside from taking 20+ technical units for many terms, he has TA’ed several times for EE 100 and works in two research labs. Now he’s a senior and currently has a 3.955 cumulative GPA. Maybe you know him.</p>
<p>You guys are making me feel like a loser for being normal and average…</p>
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<p>How many of them have labs or large projects?</p>
<p>@icesplendor:</p>
<p>LOL we’re talking about the same guy I’m sure.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus
IEOR 151 has a case study and weekly lab.
IEOR 160 has a project.
ChemE 142 has two design projects. </p>
<p>On an individual basis, they’re not bad. It’s really ChemE 142 and ChemE 150B problem sets that compose the bulk of my work. </p>
<p>Everyone says that ChemE 154 (1 hr lecture, 8 hr/week laboratory course) will trump them all combined. I’ve been told that lab reports take 20 hours on weekends. And it’s only 4 units. Cool. </p>
<p>@eyeheartphysics, I suspected as much, haha. I am jelly of him, but he deserves his achievements. We were co-presidents of our high school math club back in the day, and now he’s leagues and leagues ahead of me and most everyone else.</p>