Slower pace for student.

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<p>I am a little behind in my engineering curriculum but not to worry. right now I am taking Calculus 1 and Physics 1 for engineers, along with two excessively hard CSE courses. I have gotten **** poor grades thus far because well its really hard for me to study all of this in a given day. I just cant do it. As somebody with a very severe learning disability ive come quite a long way. though I am fining it intensely hard to keep up with others, because for me to get material while it takes a normal student 1 hour it takes me 5. doing problems in the back of the book, 2 or 3 of them take me about 2 hrs. Its not that I cant handle the material, because I know I can do it, just with so much at once, it becomes impossible for me and in general all the grades go down. </p>

<p>Is it ok just to take 12-14 credits a semester rather than the 16-18 everybody else does.</p>

<p>I am asking because I have been contemplating dropping physics, as it currently is less important than calculus. If I did I would then be taking it with Calc 2 and algorithms next semester.</p>

<p>any suggestions, would be great.</p>

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<p>Not everyone takes 16-18 credits a semester. If you feel that you can handle only 12 credits a semester, that is fine. The important thing is that you are studying to become an engineer and if taking 16 credits will hurt your learning, then it is not beneficial to do so just to graduate in 4 years. There's no shame in taking another year if it will make you a better engineer.</p>

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<p>It's perfectly ok to do it at your own pace. In my undergrad days, I took 12 hrs for 2 semester, because of conflict with work (had to pay for my own living expenses so I can't just quit).</p>

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<p>Taking 12 units instead of 15-16 and finishing in 5 years, instead of 4 is nothing to be ashamed about. Better to take it easy and get high marks, than graduate with a low GPA.</p>

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<p>12 credits is fine but if you are in engineering and struggling that much with calc 1 and physics 1, are you getting help? Going to office hours, getting a tutor? Many colleges have tutoring services for free.</p>