20 Credits: Too Much?

jwuhoo
Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:58:30 +0000

Bottom line: Sign up for as much as you want. You have over a month to gauge your workload and drop courses without penalty.

That being said, you need to be honest with yourself about the workload. It can be tough to invest half a semester into a class only to drop it, but as exams approach, you’ll need to assess how you’re doing.

It’s certainly possible. I did 21 credits in engineering; I know a guy who petitioned to take 26, but I don’t know if he was successful). However, the following two semesters, I took five classes and ended up dropping one each time. It varies per professor, per schedule, and per student.

Good luck!