<p>17 credits in total.. do any of you think that its too much for my 1st semester in college ?? HONR100 is a 1 credit course that is just an intro to the university so i guess its actually more like 16 credits but still im just wondering</p>
<p>im also tryna get the Mon/Wed BGMT 110 moved to 11am so if that happens ill like it better, and as much as not having classes on Friday is soundin real good to me, would you recommend it ??</p>
<p>The problem with having Friday off means you really have to be dedicated to get your work done on Friday otherwise Sunday night you might be cramming studying and writing papers. Also you have placed two of your harder classes on the same day right after a long day. It will stink studying Sunday night for a test on Monday, writing an essay on Sunday, have a very long day Mon and then turn around and have 2 tests on Tuesday.</p>
<p>DS did that type of schedule for spring, except 19 credits and thought it would be cool to have Friday off. He quickly learned that he was swamped the rest of the week and he would never do it again. If you are a student that is not a procrastinator than you should be fine, but if you are somebody who will wait to the last minute, I would spread it out to have early Friday classes.</p>
<p>Remember nothing is going to start hopping on campus until the afternoon at the earliest.</p>
<p>Back in the late 70’s, I commuted to Maryland and usually took 15-16 credits. Most semesters, I was able to schedule all classes either M-W-F or Tu-Th so that I wouldn’t have to commute every day.</p>
<p>I loved it and graduated with honors (double major, Economics and Business w/ a Marketing concentration). So I guess it depends on the student.</p>
<p>I did a 3 day schedule carrying 19 credits, Actually went T-W-TH witha M class at 6 p.m. I was burnt out by the end of the semester because the days were so long that I was too brain fried to do my work at night, so I was one of those procrastinators.</p>
<p>I obviously didn’t learn my lesson, because when I got my Masters, I took a class that only met 1X a month, but it was Fri night, Sat. and Sunday. I thought it would be so much better then going 2 x a week every week…wrong, this procrastinator was exhausted during that weekend, and placed all of the work off until Thursday before the class :eek:</p>
<p>One other thing to address is how comfortable are you navigating the campus? I know some of DS classes that were scheduled to be in one room when he registered were moved to another.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies, i actualy talked it over with my advisor and she told me that she’d recommend me takin 14-15 credits for my 1st semester in college and maybe 17 the 2nd… so i droped the music class… if your curious this is how my new schedule looks
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<li>bulletandpima so you would recommend me having the math and econ lecture days on different days ?? i see what your saying about having the 2 tests…</li>
<li>somebodynew im takin the energy sources for the future seminar so it seems interestin</li>
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<p>That is a personal decision. DS is strong in Math, but he will tell you that Econ is known to be a killer, he pulled a B, but most of his friends in Scholars in the same class pulled C’s.</p>
<p>You need to feel that Math and Econ are strong subjects, IMHO if you feel that you are weak in one of them I would suggest taking them on different days. It could be very stressful studying for your 2 hardest courses on the same night. Also realize that your econ will be broken down into TA groups. Some TA’s will be great and some not so great, if you are weak in econ and have a not so great TA than in essence you will be teaching it to yourself.</p>
<p>College is all about time management. I do not think college classes - ESPECIALLY your first semester classes - are hard. But the thing is, there is a sheer volume of work (and a sheer openness to your schedule) that makes it difficult for some kids. So, whether or not you can handle taking 17 credits really depends on your style of working. Are you a procrastinator? Then start slower. Were you always good with your time? Then 17 is probably fine.</p>
<p>I had a friend that took 18-22 credits every semester for her first two years while working about 15 hrs/week and partying like crazy. She easily pulled off a 3.8 and sometimes complained of being “bored”. Now me: a higher HS GPA/more APs and a higher SAT than her, but I can sometimes feel overwhelmed with only 15 credits and 10 hrs of work a week (and I’m not much of a socialite, either)!</p>
<p>I think you’re in for a really easy semester now that you’ve dropped that MUET class. But don’t come in too full of yourself - the amount of work/work style you have to adopt is different than in HS. You can do it, but don’t underestimate it :).</p>
<p>if you take a look at my updated schedule i got both wednesday (besides the morning class) and friday off… so i was thinking i could use wednesday as a day where i could review some material etc [ not the whole day of course gota relax too Ha ha ] but i mean i could split math and econ on different days but that would mean i would have classes monday through friday… so im kind of confused as to what to do lol im not a bad math student, and im not too bad at econ either but i could see why it might be tough to have the 2 hardest courses back to back… i guess ill play around again with my schedule</p>
<p>and DiN009, yeah im in the business school but not declared yet ima probably end up doin supply chain or operations what about you</p>
<p>Here’s the deal about having days off, you could find yourself really bored if you are a procrastinator. DS is one of those types. He thought that he would sleep in late, do some of his work and then hang with friends. What he didn’t think about was that the majority of the dorm would be in classes, and also took a.m. classes on Friday, including his roommate, so the noise of people moving around woke him up anyway, yet it did not motivate him to get out of bed, but lay there for an hour or two until he fell back asleep. That of course meant he really didn’t start moving until noon, which is when his friends were now coming back from their classes. Which meant now he had some people to hang with and lost all motivation to do his work, translation: Sunday night here I come!</p>
<p>That is what can happen to people. I also agree with umcp, it depends on you. He took 19 credits with that schedule, went to DC on the weekends and basketball games whenever they had them. However with that schedule he pulled a 3.16, when he had 16 credits he pulled a 3.6 (or a 3.5 can’t remember). He didn’t feel that it was the 19 credits that was the problem, it was stacking his classes to have Fridays off and he learned he is a procrastinator, which hurt when he had a day with 3 classes that were basically reading books and writing term papers and the profs had them all due on the same day.</p>
<p>There is a very quick way to know if you are a procrastinator or not. Did you wait to the night before to write the essays for your college apps before their due date, or were you completed within days of them opening up the admissions? If you are willing to put your work off for the most important aspect of your life, then you should realize that you will do the same when it comes to just 1 test or paper. You will rationalize so I get a C on the paper, I’ll just make it by getting an A on the next one. Soon it goes from pulling up that class grade to if I get a C in that class, it’s okay because I’ll get an A in this one and it will offset. From there it goes, to well this semester I’ll pull a lower gpa, but next semester I’ll do better and my gpa will increase. Getting the pic!</p>
<p>haha I posted this in the wrong thread but anyways</p>
<p>You should be okay. You have Friday off but even with that your schedule is still spread out more or less. Your seminar seems to have a bit of work in it but you should be handle it. Good luck in the fall!</p>
<p>Econ is easy and having days off mid-week rocks. </p>
<p>As long as you don’t have a tendency to sleep in. Get up at 10 am or something and it’s awesome to have the whole day ahead of you. Get up at 3 pm and you might as well have just had class. So much easier for me to do HW during the day when friends aren’t clamoring to hang out with you!</p>
<p>P.S. Econ is frickin’ cake. I have no idea why students have so much trouble. Lectures are usually posted online or can be found at bookholders.com, so missing a tiny bit of class is no sweat. Depending on your prof the book is also helpful (not for Shea). Plus most profs put up a million practice exams…I suck at Math and Econ is a consistent A for me. And Aplia…the simplest thing EVER if you so much as skim the book <3</p>
<p>Yea i am most def not a person to jus sleep in the whle day… its weird no matter how late i sleep even on summer nights when im out with friends till like 3 am and i end up sleepin at 4 my body still manges to wake up around 10-11am [ not that i want it to ] … so on my off days im sure ill be productive lol but again thanks for all the replies i guess ill be sticking with this schedule, having a wednesday (besides the morning class) and friday off i think will benefit me for keeping up with classes… and enjoyin my 1st semester too of course Ha ha</p>
