<p>My D is taking 6-7 classes per semester her first year at Carnegie Mellon. She is in class 5 days a week and on 4 of those days, she has classes for 6-7 hours. Her “free” time is not really her own either. When she is not doing homework, which includes time-consuming design projects, she is on crew. While CMU is known for the amount of work, I suspect other programs are comparable.</p>