<p>I’m currently enrolled in a very manageable 15 credits, two of which I’m receiving for TAing a class.</p>
<p>However, there’s an outside chance that my startup will require so much time this semester that I’ll have to drop a course.</p>
<p>This, of course, would only leave me with 10 classes for credit, and 2 credits for TAing.</p>
<p>My question is, would I still be considered a full-time student, since I have 12 credits, even though two are for being a TA?</p>
<p>Also, does it really matter if I have “full-time student” status if I’m living off-campus? I’ve done a brief search regarding these issues and haven’t found conclusive evidence for either. Thanks.</p>
<p>Beware. These things may vary depending on which school you are enrolled in at Cornell. I am under the impression that the Arts college, for example, does not like to give credit for TAing.</p>
<p>As for going under 12 credits or otherwise jeopardizing your full-time student status, make sure that you discuss this possibility with your parents before you do it – even if Cornell says it’s OK. You may need to be a full-time student in order to continue to be covered on some of your parents’ insurance policies (health, auto, etc.), and the usual definition of full-time student is “12 or more credits.”</p>
<p>Well, this is not the first class I’ve TA’ed for, and I *will *be receiving two credits. It’s considered AEM 498 on one’s transcript. Even if I dropped a class, I’d still technically have twelve credits. I don’t mean to be rude, but I wasn’t asking for advice as to whether I should do so or not; but rather, whether TAing credits count toward the minimum. By the way, CAS doesn’t typically allow undergraduate TA’s, and hence, students would never receive credit for doing so.</p>
<p>The only reason I’d drop to so few credits is if my startup takes off, which doesn’t seem likely to happen early on in the semester, since we most likely won’t be releasing until later on.</p>
<p>In any case, this is a very serious endeavor that I’ve been working on for over a year. Additionally, I’ll probably have poured nearly as much money into it than my Cornell education, when it’s all said and done. If things go as planned, the last things I’ll be worried about are what Cornell thinks and what my life insurance policy says. I’d even take leave from school if necessary, though I’d prefer not to have to. Even this prospect seems OK with the CALS authority figures, given my stellar academic record.</p>
<p>FD36: This semseter, I’m only TAing for AEM 121. In the spring, I’ll be Head or Admin for AEM 210 (statistics).</p>