<p>Hello everyone. </p>
<p>I have a concern with my schedule next year. I will be studying abroad in France most likely during the winter semester, and during that semester, I was told that taking more than 12 or maybe 14 credits is highly discouraged since all the classes will be in French. (I'll be taking about 4 or 5 classes with that amount, though. Some conversation classes are only worth 2 credits.) </p>
<p>So, since I will be losing time, I was wondering if I should overload for the fall as a sophomore? I'm going to hopefully be taking 2 upper-level writing courses for my writing major, the appropriate French class for my level, and a philosophy class for a "math" gen ed. (the math requirement has to be completed prior to my junior year so it has to be taken in the fall) </p>
<p>I'm thinking about adding an introductory linguistics class to take care of my science requirement. Since I'm a French major and will be going to France, I think it would be a good class to have, but I HAVE to take the French and philosophy classes, and i don't know when the 2 writing classes will be offered again. </p>
<p>If I add the linguistics class, I'll also be completely done with my general education, so i can come back from France and focus on my majors.</p>
<p>Also, I'm already taking a class this summer, but i plan and need to still be able to work 50 hrs/wk to help pay for France. </p>
<p>What should I do? I'm a good student, (have a 3.9 now and am doing well in my classes this semester) but I do tend to fall victim to procrastination. I don't think I'd work if I took the 5th class, so I'd hope I'd have enough time to work on it, but I'm just not sure. </p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to read this.</p>
<p>What’s the most credits you’ve done in a semester before? Did you feel you had plenty of free time, or did you struggle to keep up? Are you strong in the subjects you’re taking next semester? It doesn’t sound like you’d be too far behind (12 in France + 4 over the summer = normal semester), so you might not need to worry about it.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you can always try it and see. Make sure you know the drop deadlines, and see how you do the first week of classes. If it seems busy or is taking up most of your time, drop something.</p>
<p>I’m doing it now, and regretting it. Never in my life have I stayed in on a Saturday and did work until 2AM, but now it’s regular. I would advise against it.</p>
<p>If you do not ask for an override, will it increase the amount of time that you would spend in college? (i.e. would it add an extra semester)? </p>
<p>If the answer is yes, then I would do it if it were me. Especially since its one of those introductory gen ed courses. </p>
<p>If the answer is no, then I would not. I took 21 credit hours one semester and ended up regretting it. They were upper level courses though.</p>
<p>It sounds like, since you’ll be a sophomore next year, you’ll also have the summer between junior and senior years to take credits if needed. </p>
<p>I would take 18 not 21, and chip away at the problem rather than trying to resolve it all at once. Make sure one of the classes is a gut.</p>
<p>Took 21 to finish a degree once and did not enjoy that experience.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your input! </p>
<p>For those of you who did go over 16 credits, what exactly was it like? How did you do it? </p>
<p>And with the way credits are calculated my school are calculated, it’ll be 16 or 20 credit hours. We don’t have 3 credit classes at my school for some reason.</p>