Quarters vs Semesters which are harder

gardenstategal
Sun, 05 May 2019 17:20:17 +0000

Having experienced one for Undergrad and the other for grad, I liked quarters. I felt like a lot of semester courses had a bit of extra material that didn’t really fit but that something was needed to fill the last few weeks. Or that they were rushed and crammed. Naturally, some felt right-sized, but fewer thannot… The quarter system seemed to provide the flexibility to stick with the focus (1 quarter) or thoroughly delve into more material (2 quarters). The downside is that it felt like we were always having midterms or finals.

Of course, ymmv. Most schools have figured out how to optimize the system they have chosen.