<p>Hey, I’m a first year (listed as a sophomore right now) in Muir College and I’m in a little problem right now. I’m already signed up for 16 units (Math 20B, Chem 6B, Cog. 17, and BILD 1) and I plan to take on Muir Writing (40) when the quarter begins, making it a total of 20 units. So here’s my problem. I know this schedule will require a lot of work from me and I need to improve my GPA with this quarter. Another problem at hand is that I am on the track and field team, which takes up a good amount of my time everyday, and with meets coming up, I’ll probably be even more busy. I feel like there’s two options for me: 1.) Drop Muir Writing and take it next quarter or 2.) Take Cog. 17 for P/NP so I won’t have to focus that much on that class and I can worry about my other classes. And Cog. 17 is part of my GE requirement. What do you guys think I should do?</p>
<p>I’m in a similar situation right now where I’ll be taking 21 units, (5 classes and 1 lab) which I haven’t done before. I would try it out for a couple weeks and see how hard it is for you. If it’s too much work, drop a class. That’s what I’m going to do.</p>
<p>i took cogs 17 last quarter and it is a decent amount of memorization. i don’t suggest taking it at all with that schedule honestly, you’re going to be very frustrated throughout the quarter.</p>
<p>whats the reason behind taking 20 units? If you arent trying to graduate early or anything just take 4 classes, your track and field commitment is going to drain a **** load of your time.</p>