<p>Ok so I am a Freshman at Olive Harvey community college and I want a transferable degree so i can transfer to a 4 yr university. So like most freshman in high school I am undecided of my major but I am taking an Associate in Science degree.</p>
<p>So this semester I took</p>
<p>Reading 125: worth 3 credits (This class is not transferable)
Spanish 101: worth 4 credits
College Algebra: worth 4 credits
College Success: worth 3 credits
All together I gained 14 credits</p>
<p>So next semester I plan to be taking</p>
<p>English 101: Worth 3 Credits
Math 143 (Pre Calculus): Worth 6 credits
Afro American History Studies: Worth 3 Credits
Spanish 102: Worth 4 credits
All together I will gain 16 credits </p>
<p>But however looking at my next semester schedule does this look hard to deal with? I work part-time and I am in school, what do you guys think? If you guys can give me ideas that will really help.</p>
<p>Also in order to receive Financial aid I need 12 credits and +</p>
<p>How is it going this semester? Your progress/grades right now should give you an idea of whether 16 credits plus a part-time job would be too much on the plate in the spring. If you intend on transferring, you want some decent grades each semester, right? Depending on who you have for freshman writing next semester, there could be a lot of reading involved prior to writing. Do you love math? If you are good at it, the pre-calc can be a breeze, but to see a 6-credit math class implies a lot of homework in that class. Is Spanish ‘easy’ this semester? Do you see a logical progression of work and understanding in the spring semester en espanol? As a teacher at a two-year school, I tell students that 16 credits of work means a minimum of 32 hours homework (16 x 2 which you probably learned about in the College Success class this semester)… so 32 hours of homework PLUS the 16 credits = a full time job at school. How many hours is the ‘other’ p.t. job? And, what family/friend obligations do you have? Those are all questions to answer for yourself because nobody besides you will know if those 16 credits are too much for spring. On the plus side, it is good to have 16 credits now to see which classes are your favorites. That is: let’s say 16 is too heavy a load. That Afro American History class might have a bunch of reading, and if you feel you have too many credits after attending the first couple of days of classes, you could decide to let it go until a future semester if your college allows drop/add during the first week of school. Then you’d be back at 13 credits. It all depends on you and that other job and life in general. That’s my two cents for you to think about. You really won’t know until that first week of classes next semester.</p>
<p>Whatever you do, keep on keeping on with math. Do not miss a semester of it and go as high as you can go. Unless non-stem majors really peak your interest, you will want to stick on the path of STEM. That is all I have to say.</p>
<p>Good point, RedEyeJedi!</p>
<p>Hey guys thanks for the information I really appreciate it But from my research and asking people around me that has been through the same decisions through out their college career I have found that engineering might have to be my major. There is one major issue about this though… The fact That my weakest non interested subject is math, I will have to learn to love it… But I shortened my school schedule down because “lawrencemom” you made alot of good since about how its my descion to choose whether or not 16 hours are good for me. And decided I will take </p>
<p>-Pre Calulus: Worth 6CH
-English 101: Worth 3 CH
-Spanish II: Worth 4 CH
Also Spanish is my favorite subject. I took Spanish throughout grammer school to high school and now college. And I think I can handle English its just the Pre Calculus I’m afraid of… But Im going to invest in MyMathtutor on youtube for help. Because math is my weakest subject. Also I cant believe my college algebra professor suggested to me that I take 141 instead of 143 but 141 is Plan Trigonometry… I took trigonometry in high school why would I want to go a step down u know? But thank you so much for your input it really helped :)</p>
<p>It’s good to hear you have made some decisions and talked to lots of people. Engineering should be a very good major! Have fun finishing up this semester as you gear up for spring semester.</p>
<p>i am new here…just a piece of advice…choose what you are good at and what you really like…</p>
<p>Outstandingrag, that is good advice a lot of the time, but most colleges also have requirements in different areas that students don’t always love or aren’t always great at… for example, having to take math when one isn’t good at it, and a few sciences, a few ‘arts’ and perhaps a foreign language if one doesn’t already know two languages. Schools that have four-year degrees always seem to have ‘distribution requirements’ that encourage or require students to ‘taste’ new areas of study, even if they don’t ace them. It is nice to get into one’s major, though, and I do agree that when one takes classes that one loves and is good at, it makes school a lot easier and more fun. :)</p>