<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me one good reason why they would choose a school with a quarter system over a semester system? I did a lot of research on transferring but one thing I can't answer myself is why people would choose quarter over semester? </p>
<p>I have all the pros in semester and cons in quarter, but there's got to be a good reason because it still exists. I mean why would you: 1. pay more money (since 3 quarters = 2 semesters) 2. having to have midterms after 2 weeks?</p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>Calster_Reno</p>
<p>Well you have only one midterm per class if it’s a quarter. I have 3 midterms for my chem this semester. I’ve had two midterms for most classes.
Also, people say they are able to take more classes if they choose the quarter system, so I guess you have more chances to explore.
You don’t pay much more because the fees for a quarter is lower than that for a semester.
You do have to pay a lot of campus fees at other UCs though. Cal’s gym is optional and only $10. At UCI I think its over a $100 mandatory, so these extra fees are what result in a higher overall fee.
Hmm I don’t know why else you would pick quarter over semester. Maybe because school starts in September rather than August? But then again, summer starts earlier for semester schools.</p>
<p>“well you have only one midterm per class if it’s a quarter”</p>
<p>not necessarily true… i have plenty of friends that have ONE midterm at the 3rd week, ANOTHER at the 6th, and a FINAL. if you end up having one of those and you fall behind, you fall WAAAAAAAAAAY behind.</p>
<p>yea. quarter or semester, doesnt matter for me</p>
<p>i don’t think people pick schools based on quarter vs. semester rather what type of university it is, i’m not going to pass up UCLA just because it’s a quarter system, i’d suck it up for any school like that whether quarter or semester who really cares.</p>
<p>it’s definitely possible to have more than one midterm in the quarter system. this is more often than not the case for me (i’m a UCD student). </p>
<p>i do enjoy being able to take more classes every year than i would be able to on a semester. also, the quarters FLY by, which is good whenever you take required classes that you’re not particularly interested in.</p>
<p>Actually having more midterms per semester might be better so you have more chances to improve your grade.
Also you have 12 grade reports for quarters, as opposed to 8 for semesters. Your grade in each class has less weight in a quarter than your grade for a semester class because you have more chances to improve your GPA if you screw up in one class.</p>
<p>My son loved the quarter system. If he hated the class he knew it wouldn’t drag on forever!</p>
<p>I think it takes a certain personality…I don’t think I would have liked being on quarter system.</p>
<p>I like quarter more than semester. My CC is semester based, and I tend to do better in winter intersession (6 weeks while semester is 16 weeks) 
There are just too much time to waste in semester system…</p>
<p>I’ve never been in the quarter system, but personally I think the semester system allows you to slack off waaayy too much. At least in my personal experience, like sweetnezz said though, I wouldn’t just NOT go to a quarter system school because of that.</p>
<p>I believe semester is better. It gives you more time to study the materials, you don’t need to take a whole lot of different classes each year compared to quarter system, and saves you money on books.</p>
<p>Yes, I agree with everyone here. I see a lot of people here say you get to take more classes and you’d be able to bring up your grades easier since there are more midterms in a quarter system. But what about the down side of it? Do you really want to take “more” classes to earn a diploma? And by having more midterms also means more chance of messing up?</p>
<p>You can take more easier classes. I know there are more university wide requirements at quarter schools, most of which are pretty easy.</p>