<p>I'm currently a student at UT-Austin and need some advice. I'm taking 17 hours right now and am considering droping one of my classes to have 14 hours b/c i will be working 16 hours a week. I also plan on doing a few other EC's. Normally, I would just drop the class, but I'm considering transfering to some other colleges (a few of which are extremely selective) at the end of this year. Is 14 hours a wimpy load? Does that look lazy? I know 15 is the full load, but I'm new here and would like to spend a decent amount of time socializing. any advice would be great. Thanks!</p>
<p>14 might be ok only if 1) you are 1st semester freshman and 2) these 14 credits constitute at least 4 classes.
otherwise keep the class for two reasons:
1. now is not the time to make money +16 hrs of work is a pretty measly wage anyhow so you might be just as (un)happy as with 10 hrs.
2. ECs matter but not as much for transfers + it is not really verifiable how many hours you devoted but our record is!
that's my idea of transferring. i am working on it too and that was my choice.
also work on essays and test scores.
transferring is hard :P
i am going nuts here.</p>
<p>i'm doing about the same amount of credit hours (19here) and i'm also working and doing the whole EC thing. Everyone I've spoken with about it says its doable as long as you carefully plan your time...unless you're taking a crazy amout of math/science classes which might make it alot harder to pull 17hrs + work + ECs...i'd say if you think you can handle it, then do it. if you think it's going to bring your GPA down and ruin your extracurriculars then it would be better if you didnt.</p>
<p>12 units is considered full time. Quality of classes matters. I think u're fine.</p>
<p>yeah right. cuz in top 10 they WANT people that do the bare minimum didnt you know? heh.
wake up. the guy wants to go somewhere big go to a very selective school. i don't even know anyone with less than 15.
i was trying to do 21 but they wont let me. so 18. if you want a pleasant life dont transfer or f. the job. take a loan. big deal.</p>
<p>yea martini...that's why i'm taking so many... my school caps credits we can take at 22. that's what i'm planning to do next semester. my school bites though...i'm one of a very small number of students taking more than 9-12credits..and most of the people i talked to filled their 9-12 w/cooking and/or accounting classes. what sort of school do you go to (i'm stuck at a community college....good times) and what classes are you taking?</p>