how many classes?

Artdogg · #1 12-29-2006, 08:31 PM

could one take and expect to do well in all? consider them all average difficulty and say you grind 12-15 hours a week

Split Suit · #2 12-29-2006, 08:36 PM

without a girlfriend or other time constraint i would say 6 classes, as long as 1 or 2 of them only met once a week. that still leaves room for a few hours of grindin a night, and time for drinkin on the weekend.

i generally do 5 classes, and have plenty of time for poker/parties.

CheckRaise · #3 12-29-2006, 08:42 PM

I only take 3-4 classes a semester but all of them are 4-5 credits so instead of going by number of classes taken I would say you could take 15 credits a semester and still have plenty of time for other stuff.

wmspringer · #4 12-29-2006, 08:44 PM

Depends on class level.

As an undergrad, I took up to 18 hours (6 classes) going twice a week, while working 15-20 hours, with no trouble.

As a grad student, more than 3 classes is asking for trouble (I did a MSCS in two semesters and was COMPLETELY burned out at the end of it; had to take a couple years off school before I could go back for the PhD)

Spellmen · #5 12-29-2006, 10:42 PM

18 credits or so, really depends on what you are studying and how much you have to actually study

Delzek15 · #6 12-30-2006, 03:47 PM

Bleh anymore than 12 is too much. What is the hurry? I go to summer school though also.

JaBlue · #7 12-31-2006, 12:10 AM

Did 18 credits this quarter (first quarter of college for me) and got A+ A A- B in my 4 credit classes and a B in my 2 credit class. Did almost no work. Took hardest level of each class possible i.e. musicianship for music majors, math for science/engineering, went to class pretty rarely.

Doing 20credits next quarter, will probably be 24 in spring if this is super easy again.

brendoh · #8 12-31-2006, 01:17 AM

Im a senior in engineering. The most I will take is 15-16 engineering credits. Anymore than that is just suicide and it cuts back on fun..

mik37 · #9 12-31-2006, 02:36 AM

I think 4-5 classes if 3 credits or so a piece. I took 5 went A, A, A, A, C (missed B by 0.7%)

T50_Omaha8 · #10 12-31-2006, 06:19 PM

16 hours taken,
2 upper level math, 2 upper level econ, 1 lower level history, 1 quick 1 hour math class

Made all As, with +/- in effect.

If I actually had the patience to grind out 12-15 hours of work in trivial subjects, I could probably take up to 24 hours of 1000 level intro classes. But math alone took 12-15 hours a week, and I think I spent about as little time on those classes as humanly possible.