<p>had suggested that my daughter start with 12 hrs the first semester because of the additional stressors of organization, etc… any suggestion on number of hrs for an average honors college student</p>
<p>I think nearly all students can handle 15 credits. The trick is to balance the more challenging classes with the lighter classes. </p>
<p>I don’t think it’s a good idea to start with only 12 credits unless the student is coming in with a good number of AP credits. Otherwise, it may become harder to graduate within 4 years.<br>
While technically 12 credits is full time, a student who doesn’t take at least 30 credits during each year, won’t graduate on time. It would be harder for your D to “make up” those lost 3 credits unless she has AP credits. </p>
<p>What is your D’s major? What AP credits will she have.</p>
<p>So, does the AP Art fulfill the FA req’t for Core? If so, that’s good! I still would have her take more than 12 credits. What is she signing up for at BB?</p>
<p>^^^Hmm, let’s see. We’ve got slippy, casino, his married-bride-to-be (asaunmom), and her husband. Sounds like the usual suspects. </p>
<p>OK, plenty of room here, surfboard’s being waxed, psychotherapists waiting in the wings, and I’ve got the BCS Championship game cued up on the DVR just for you slippy. :)</p>
<p>Aloha Malanai, I want to join the fun as well not sure about the beverage you were describing on a previous post??</p>
<p>OK, back to the topic at hand, even way back when I attended IU we took 15/16 credit hours per semester to graduate in 4 years, even though 12 hours was considered full time.</p>
<p>Interesting that UGA now considers 15 hours as full time, smart with the HOPE and Zell Miller (is that the right name?) they need to get the kids thru and on their way in 4 years.</p>
<p>Many students who don’t take 15+ will end up with a summer class here or there which isn’t the end of the world either, it all works out OK ;)</p>
<p>Malanai, I’m gonna need a lot of those drinks to drown my sorrows. And maybe a young hot Hawaiian woman or three might help as well. Oh and some of those chocolate covered macadamia nuts too.</p>
<p>i think the ap art will fulfill a fine arts credit. she’s going to attempt in the morning to sign up for UH155 judicial process, EN103, MA112, SOC101 and then the other class is a wild card at this point. hope she is able to get what we planned because i don’t know that she will be able to figure out what she needs on her own - she simply is confused at this point and just doing what i tell her to blindly. hopefully the people at bama bound will be able to assist her.</p>
<p>FWIW, at her advising session yesterday my D got less than 2 minutes of advising and came out more confused than she went in. The adviser moved on to the next person while D was in mid-question. I know that D is not exaggerating by much when she says she got 45 seconds of the adviser’s time because I was watching from the upper tier of the large lecture hall they were in. There were kids who got a lot more time than this from other advisers but my D was very disappointed with the advising or lack thereof. If she has any luck this morning, she will have a schedule that makes sense for her, but it will be no thanks to the advising. Having had this experience, I would strongly advise spending time before Bama Bound trying to understand the process and going through the requirements, course possibilities, etc. I would also have a possible schedule prepared, and backup plans.</p>
<p>Despite this, D is having a spectacular Bama Bound. She’s having a great time and is so excited. I am loving my first campus visit and I am totally comfortable with sending D to UA for the next 4 years. Roll Tide!</p>
<p>I believe in being prepared. Here is the text I just got from my daughter:</p>
<p>"I cheated and registered for classes on my phone while they were teaching us how to do it so I am now registered for all my first choice classes except Alabama action at this point. </p>
<p>The computer geeks in the household printed up a blank weekly calendar to bring to Bama Bound. Son brought a few of them with different scenarios, including if he got AP credit or not. Son showed these pencilled in schedules to the advisor for her approval, and put himself in the classes that had openings. He registered for classes, assuming he would not get some AP credit, and unfortunately, did not register for classes which he did not get AP credit for (English comp). So there was some fiddling with the schedule once AP scores were released. But he plugged in the freshman year requirements for his major, mechanical engineering, which were pretty easy, as the curriculum is set in stone. For premeds, you’ll have to take bio and chem, so try to schedule those in. You’ll have to take calc if you’re not assuming AP, so put those in. After that, put at least the second semester Eng comp, unless you know for sure you have AP credit for that. Since your bio and chem will have labs, you’ve got a pretty full week right there. If you’re honors and not in CBH, if you want to get your honors in, try for the seminars or maybe EN 103. Another suggestion is honors intro to religion, which a friend of son’s took. He was considering a religious studies minor, and enjoyed the class. Although not an honors seminar, you will get honors credit for it. Good luck, and hang in there. Once math professors are announced and people get AP scores in, there will be many openings, so just continue to check back through the summer. And if you still can’t get in prereqs, remember there’s always spring semester, and of course, summer school. Despite coming in with many APs, son still had to take prereqs for soph year during the summer because logistically, he could not schedule all his needed classes in his freshman year.</p>
<p>*I believe in being prepared. Here is the text I just got from my daughter:</p>
<p>"I cheated and registered for classes on my phone while they were teaching us how to do it so I am now registered for all my first choice classes except Alabama action at this point. ��
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<p>lol…yes, with Smart Phones, kids no longer have to wait until they’re brought to the computers to register.</p>
<p>When I think of “winging it” at BB I was thinking more of- S or D will go down with a plan, if it doesn’t work out they will continue to look for openings over the summer.
Vs. type A- I’m spending a lot of $$ to come down from OSS and I expect it all to be done & perfect by the time I leave. Compared to the kid who drives over from Birmingham for BB? Coming from OOS that makes me cringe. There are sure to be more disappointments if you start with that attitude.It’s a big U. </p>
<p>For the rest of us, we are grateful for the wisdom of m2ck, momreads, rbtmom, casino et al.</p>
<p>When I think of “winging it”, I think of going on a vacation that has a lot of attractions and not doing some research ahead of time to see what’s there, when attractions are open, knowing how to get tickets, etc. Without some research, you’re going to spend a lot of time in frustration and waiting in lines, and later get home and realize that you never got to see X, Y, or Z.</p>
not sure about the beverage you were describing on a previous post??</p>
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