<p>I was thinking of taking a winter writing course. Would it be better to take it over the winter or during the spring semester? I was thinking of taking the winter course since I wanted to start volunteering while I am taking the class (hospital very near to my college)</p>
<p>… you’ll have to tell us more for us to be helpful.</p>
<p>well, the class is a WRT 102 class and would fulfill half the english req. I was interested in knowing if adcoms would prefer that courses were taken only during the fall/spring (i’m a freshman) i didnt take writing my first semester so i thoguh i might take it during the winter.</p>
<p>If you’re on a quarter system, then the winter quarter is identical to the fall and spring ones, and nobody will care. Are you talking about a school which offers courses during Christmas break?</p>
<p>On a similar note, I took an English course during a January Term that was worth 3 credits (normal semester classes are worth 3-4 credits at my school). I assume that it should count as a regular semester-length class because even though the length was shorter, the intensity was much greater.</p>
<p>If your course is like that, I imagine that it will count as a semester-length writing course.</p>
<p>…I can’t substantiate that with anything more than my assumptions, though.</p>
<p>the writing class would be from jan2-22 2008 and meets everyday except Mon for 4 hours. BDM, i’m not completely sure what you mean by the quarter system. </p>
<p>just found out 102 closed. would it matter if i take 101?</p>
<p>I’m completely confused by what’s happening.</p>
<p>Let’s get back to basics.</p>
<p>Most universities use either a quarter system or a semester system. If you’re on a semester system, you have two semesters: a fall and a spring, each about 14 weeks. A year-long course, like organic chemistry, takes two semesters.</p>
<p>A quarter system has three quarters per school year: fall, winter, and spring. They’re all equal lengths, generally about 10 weeks each. A year-long course, like organic chemistry, takes three quarters. In this situation, each of the quarters is identical and of course taking a course in the winter instead of the fall or spring doesn’t matter in the least.</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of anything like your system.</p>
<p>well i think my school uses a semester system since it takes two semesters to finish organic chem. </p>
<p>sorry for the confusion.</p>
<p>So, what, they offer courses during your winter break? Which is apparently longer than five weeks?</p>
<p>yea. my break is about 5 weeks but the class starts later. would adcoms dislike taking a 3 credit writing class is such a short duration?</p>
<p>Offhand, I’d say that I can’t imagine that they would. Summer classes, I’m told, are starting to get a reputation (justifiably) for having easier curves and are assessed in that context. Winter courses might be confusing to adcoms – I’ve never heard of such a thing – but I don’t think they have a particularly bad reputation.</p>
<p>I guess it seems a little strange. At Colby College, where I go to school, we have a two semester system with a January Term (that lasts for 23 days in January) during which we are only allowed to take 1 class (or a non-credit course such as EMT, Furniture Making, Home Construction, etc.). Each student is required to complete at least 3 January terms. To make up for lost time, our “Christmas” break is only 2ish weeks long. </p>
<p>January-Term courses have longer sessions with heavier course loads. The credit they give us for a course taken in January is similar to that of a course taken during the semester (3 credits while a semester course is generally 3-4 credits).</p>
<p>From what I’ve been told, a lot of Liberal Arts colleges are beginning to do this, and that January terms have been common since the 1960’s.</p>
<p>My assumption is that a course taken January Term is considered a regular semester course (because the credits are the same).</p>