<p>I’m thinking of 18~20.
Will my prospective colleges be disgusted at the fact that my credits amount to nearly 100 by the end of my second year?</p>
<p>you shouldnt take 18/20 units per semester just to “have a rigorous” courseload. there must be some sort of legit reasoning to it. as a person taking 20.5 units right now, i can tell you - it isnt fun whatsoever.</p>
<p>depends. Take the classes that are most useful towards your major/interests. Taking 40 units of home ec and kinesio won’t qualify as rigorous.</p>
<p>100cr by the end of the year is pretty impressive regardless of what classes you have taken! To me at least, make sure your scheduling outlines a purpose and your progression.</p>
<p>Did you take any APs? What college do you attend? What’s your major? Most importantly, how’s the GPA looking?</p>
<p>gotten ten credits from APs, attending a tier 2.5 state school, math/econ, gpa is looking to be above 3.9</p>
<p>21 credits here… ugh, it’s tough.</p>
<p>The rigor or the course load depends on the number of credits AND what courses you’re taking. For instance, many science labs may be only 1 unit, but take a lot of time and effort. Also, you have to consider the level of the courses (eg. survey vs. upper division) and other possible factors (eg. a selective creative writing seminar that is based on a submitted piece of writing).</p>
<p>For most students taking a rigorous courseload, 20 credits would be “too much to handle.” Even 18 is on the high side, although a number of students in Engineering do take that number of credits in the their first couple/few semesters.</p>
<p>I agree with all who have said it’s not about the # of credits. It’s about the nature of the courses. You do need to avoid taking too few credits, because a very light credit load (without extenuating circumstances) can look like you couldn’t or wouldn’t handle a standard courseload.</p>
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I wouldn’t use the phrase “disgusted.” I do think you need to be very careful about this. Check each school to which you are considering a transfer. Do they have maximum # of credits you can have obtained and still transfer? Some schools will ignore the “excess” credits (if you have them), but there are actually some schools which will not consider you for transfer if you have “too many” credits - even if you are willing to forfeit them. You need to check each school’s policy.</p>
<p>I’m in pretty much the same position as you, I’ll have b/w 96-99 credits at the end of this year(I’m a sophmore). Twenty credits is a real *****. I’m taking three math classes this semester, and its pretty tough. I really hope I come out with my 4.0 intact. If you’re merely taking Econ/Finance courses I think its completely doable, but I’m a Math major as well. Math classes and alot of the hard sciences(especially physics) can potentially require 3-4 times mroe work than business classes(provided you aren’t a complete bonehead, which I’m assuming you aren’t). I’m assuming you’re probably just about done with your lower level math classes(Calc 3, Linear Algebra, Diff EQ), which means you’re going to start getting into theoretical next semester. Its difficult to predict how much time your theory classes will take, but most will require a significant amount of work. I would def think twice about taking 20 credits next semester if your load includes two or more theory classes. Out of curiosity, what are you planning to do with your degrees?</p>