<p>For all of you who chose to go to Cal over any other UC, REJOICE! You guys are on the SEMESTER system! Trust me....you will see what a difference this makes in contributing to a positive and fun college experience. For all of you still deciding over other UCs and Cal, do yourselves a favor. Schedule out your classes for the fall, winter and spring quarter. Then, for EACH class, schedule in a midterm in the middle of the quarter and a final. Now do the same for fall and spring semester. You will quickly see that under a quarter system, you will be studying ALL THE TIME for one test or another.</p>
<p>Just one midterm? Often times, students find two significant tests, or papers, or sometimes even both. Depends on the prof/class/GSI-TA/subject. </p>
<p>The quarter system has a few perks, but on the whole, I love me some semester system.</p>