My Thoughts/Questions/Plan

mom2collegekids
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:29:45 +0000

I think 16 credits is fine for a first semester frosh. Too many kids overwhelm themselves the first semester and do more poorly than they normally would have.

At my kids’ school, an advisor would NOT sign off on a pre-med schedule for a first semester frosh of more than 16 credits. 120 credits are needed to graduate in nearly all majors (except for Engineering and maybe a couple of others), therefore there’s no need to take more than 16 credits the first semester.

There is often an adjustment period the first semester of college…first time away from home, distractions that don’t exist at home, excited roomies that stay up to all hours, learning to best manage your time, etc.