Getting into Cal and what to expect when you finally get there

Walter924
Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:58:47 +0000

@Runners Don’t take the full load allowed as a freshman. It’ll burn you out too fast. You don’t want to graduate in 2 years and lose this great life experience.
But yeah, sure, I know someone who’s taking 18 units, and she seems fine. I’m taking 16 units and getting over 8 hours of sleep.
It’s not about your homework skills, it’s about your scheduling skills. You can sleep 3 hours a night or 9 hours a night depending on you. You can skip doing any studying because most homework isn’t required. If you’re going to somehow join an insane number of clubs or internships in college, it might make life more difficult but you can make it work, or get stuck in your old habits.
Relax. Pretend it’s 9th grade. You have a full four years before you have to apply to anything again.