Is going back and forth between two schools for a week realistic?

failure622
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:55:17 +0000

I did this last summer, the commute is usually 90+ minutes. It’s painful, but doable. 18 units of Foothill spring overlapped by two weeks with 8 credits of Cal summer, they were all technical classes.

Do your best to make it to the first sections of everything at Cal, you’ll get important papers, syllabi, and (if it’s a CS class) account forms. You can also make sure you don’t get yourself dropped. After that you should probably prioritize Foothill classes, last lectures and finals are harder to miss than second lectures. Whatever you end up doing, be sure to talk to your TA (or professor, if it’s a small class) and explain the situation. They’re usually really helpful, and if there’s a problem they can help figure out accommodations, like if you have to miss quizzes during the first week or something.

Also, careful with how many summer units you take at Berkeley. If it feels like a lot of work in the first couple weeks, remember that it’ll only get harder to keep up with at the end.