Summer classes advice

failure622
Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:20:36 +0000

I wouldn’t take more than two (real classes) at the same time.

Last summer I had two CS classes together, for a total of 8 credits. Just the time of commuting and sitting in class meant I couldn’t do much of anything from 9am-9pm, which made getting homeworks and projects done on time a real challenge. I knew all the material, but the time it took to complete assignments, and the time in class and lab, really left no time whatsoever.

That said, I’ve only done Physics (at CC) and Comp Sci (at UCB) over the summer… if you’re thinking humanities, different rules may apply. Summer goes twice as fast as a normal semester, so you should take roughly half the credits you usually would, or less if you want to work a lot or have some free time.