<p>Hi,
I was thinking about taking CalcII, ChemII, and Physics I during the summer semester, and was wanting to get some feedback before I did. I realize that would be a relatively heavy load for the summer, I just want to know if it's possible to have such a load and still make good grades. Thanks for any input.</p>
<p>Uhh, this heavily depends upon where you do this.</p>
<p>Southern Polytechnic State in Marietta Ga.</p>
<p>While there’s a thread for this, is it generally a good idea to take engineering-related core classes (such as physics or calculus) during the summer at a community college for example? I’m considering atleast Calculus and maybe one humanity that I don’t care about. Is this a bad idea?</p>
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<p>It’s actually considered a “normal load” for a summer semester.</p>
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<p>The advantage to taking Calculus (for example) at a CC is that you avoid a (usually) low grade at your home university. The disadvantage, though, is that community college Calculus is not the same as Calculus at a major university. Even though the credit will transfer, you’ll learn less material in a less rigorous way. The problem is that when you get back to your home university, the professors will expect that you’ve learned more than you actually did learn (they’ll expect everyone to have had the rigorous university Calculus, and most students would have), so you’ll be starting off behind. You can still catch up, but you have to stay on top of things.</p>
<p>For a class that has little bearing on your major (for example, as an ME you need another lab science so you take chemistry II at a community college), then there’s no problem.</p>