<p>I have never been on the quarter system, but I think I could relate with kelsey that the quarter hour system seems nice because it is faster paced BUT that means you can stay more focused on just a few things at a time. </p>
<p>You are going to be a taking a similar load either way and for that reason it may not be best to transfer just because of OSU’s term schedule. There is a lot you are probably adjusting too and this might just another one of those things.</p>
<p>I’m coming from a semester schedule and this is how I see it. Many 3-4 semester hour classes that each might only take a bit of your time every week will be faster paced 5 quarter hour courses. Instead of taking 4 or 5 of those 3-4 semester hour classes each term you will only be taking 3 classes that are 5 quarter hours each. Many sequences will finish in a similar amount of time, example 1 year of chemistry is 1 year of chemistry in either system, 1 year of abstract algebra is still 1 year of abstract algebra, calculus 1-3 is 1 year and 1 semester or 1 year and 1 quarter either way, and accelerated calculus 1 year either way (all with one more final and one more break between terms)</p>
<p>However if you get lost for a few weeks on the quarter schedule it’s going to be much harder to get back up when on the quarter system since it is much faster paced. That’s a legitimate downside.</p>
<p>I hope that if I go to OSU they will keep the quarter system at least until I graduate. I, also, have a short attention span (this current semester has already been dragging on for far too long!)</p>