<p>Definitely consider the semester vs the quarter system. I have done both and there was a big difference. Sometimes, textbooks are organized for semester system schools and quarter system schools have to cram a semester course into a quarter, or expand a semester course into two quarters. Usually, it's the former and chapters get dropped from the course. Some people like quarter system because you get exposed to more courses, but I didn't like dropping information that I thought was important.</p>