Semester VS Quarter System

tk21769
Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:33:09 +0000

I went to a college with a quarter system. It’s really not that big a deal, but a quarter system does mean you have 1 additional round of papers and exams per academic year. It also means you get to choose more courses (although, where I went, many courses were 2 or even 3 quarters long, so depending on your choices there may not be much difference over 4 years.)

On balance I’d prefer a quarter system, but other differences usually ought to matter more.