6 classes, suicide?

[molliebatmit]

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@differential

In the life sciences, getting into a lab and getting your hands wet is crucial (I’ve learned things never work in the lab nearly as well as they told you they would in the book).

You could have ended the parenthetical statement after “lab” and I would still have agreed with you. </p>

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@collegealum314

If you really want to, I believe you can turn down the Pass/Fail option and take as many classes as you want. However, I wouldn’t advise this.

As far as I am aware, you can only do this second semester (by accepting the invitation for sophomore standing – no credit limit, but no A/B/C/no record either). I do not think it’s possible to get around the credit limit first term freshman year, though someone should correct me if I’m wrong.</p>

<p>EDIT: Ooh, the Academic Guide is pretty emphatic ([here](<a href=“Advising resources | MIT Registrar):”>Advising resources | MIT Registrar)):</a>

[quote]
A freshman may not register for, or receive, more than 54 units of credit in the fall term, or more than 57 units in the spring term. In the fall term only, freshmen may exceed the 54-unit credit limit by up to 6 units for Seminar XL, and by 3 units for 12.000 “Mission”. The Committee on Academic Performance (CAP) will not allow freshmen to exceed the credit limit.<a href=“Emphasis%20in%20the%20original.”>/quote</a></p>

<p>And I find this worth repeating:

@jessiehl

People who try to shame you into taking more classes to be hardk0re, and regal you with tales of all these people they know who are taking 100+ units with top grades, and act like everyone just breezes through pass/no record, can simply be ignored. I find these people’s attitude to be toxic beyond belief.

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