Too many classes at once?

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<p>Hey guys, I recently got out of the military and this spring will be my first time in school since high school, which was about 8 years ago.</p>

<p>My question is if you guys think I'm taking too many classes at once?</p>

<p>Current class load:
Eng 121
Bio 111
His 201
Mat 121
Econ 201 - Macroeconomics</p>

<p>I'm trying to get into CU Boulder's Leeds School of Business, and I'm currently enrolled in a community college which would allow me to go there within a year. So I'm trying to meet all the requirements, but I wonder if that's too many classes all at once for someone who hasn't had school for a while. </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>If you haven’t been in school for awhile it might be better to ease into things and maybe cut out one or two classes. You can always take more classes the next semester.</p>

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<p>Thanks, and you’re absolutely right. After reading up on the BIO 111 work load, I feel like it would be better if I took it later. Also, I looked at CU Boulder Leeds School of Business requirements and have decided against rushing into it, instead I will take 2 years of community college courses to earn my A.A. in business and then transfer. </p>

<p>Link:
[Leeds</a> School of Business | Course Equivalency Guides | Transfer Students | University of Colorado at Boulder](<a href=“http://www.colorado.edu/UCB/prospective/transfer/admission/business.html]Leeds”>http://www.colorado.edu/UCB/prospective/transfer/admission/business.html)</p>

<p>Altogether I feel like this is a better approach for me since I’d rather take it slow, work hard and get a high GPA instead of rushing in and perhaps getting a GPA below 3.</p>

<p>I readjusted my class load to this:
Eng 121
His 201
Mat 121
Econ 201 - Macroeconomics</p>

<p>Total of 13 credits.</p>

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<p>Smart move to make by readjusting your schedule.
Too many students overwhelm themselves and suffer as a result.</p>

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<p>I agree that 13 credits is a lot better! Even students coming right out of high school usually take it easy and have 12 credits. It really is a big adjustment. </p>

<p>It’ll be different for you since you’re not the traditional 18 year-old who needs to learn how to live on their own in addition to how to step it up in college, so that’s a plus. You’ll be much more strict with yourself on punctuality, attendance and due dates (I’d assume), so that’ll make things much smoother for you. They say that the biggest secret to college is to simply show up to class and buckle down and do the work. If you can charge right into that, I think you’ll find that you’ll do quite well. </p>

<p>Good luck with everything!</p>