Will being a part time student for a semester hurt me?

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Hi everyone! I just started my second semester at a cc and I am taking Calc 2, Microeconomics, oceanography, and Financial accounting. I am planning on applying as an economics major for UCSD, UCLA, UCSD, and UCB (TAG for UCSB). I do not have any more classes I can take this semester for major prep or IGETC, and I do not have to take accounting for Economics. I am nervous about my course load and I was thinking of dropping accounting since I do not need to take it. If I drop this class I will be taking 9 units. I was wondering if anybody knew whether or not being a part-time student this semester will negatively affect me for transfer admission for FALL 2020?

If I do go part-time I am planning on finding an internship or doing more extracurriculars. I am just nervous that being parttime will negatively affect me. If anybody has any advice or experience please let me know! Thank you in advance.

(I will have around 70 semester units before transferring, and I will have finished the IGETC and all major requirements)

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Are you also working a job to support yourself?

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Many students at CCs do not enroll in a ‘full’ schedule because they are also working or have other commitments. I don’t think your ‘part-time’ schedule will even occasion a second glance by transfer transcript evaluators.

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ALF makes a good point. I am also a cc student and many of the other students are not full time. I think you should not worry, and stay positive !