<p>the community college i’ll be attending is offering “short term classes”…what are they and how do they differ from regular classes? what are the advantages of taking short term classes?</p>
<p>They aren’t as long. You may have it for 8 weeks for 3 hours instead of having it for 16 weeks for 1.5 hours. I don’t reccommed doing any important classes in them (if your a bio major, don’t take bio then). I have taken an algebra and psychology, and I felt a bit rushed in the math, but other than that, I liked them.</p>
<p>I took 3 classes like this last summer, and I wouldn’t recommend taking anything harder than intro classes in them, because professors really have to cram stuff in to the shorter length. Mine were 5-6 weeks long, 1.5 hours all 5 days a week (as opposed to regular summer classes which are 11ish weeks long, 1.25-1.5 hours for 2-3 days a week). It’s a good way to get classes out of the way though. You’re done with them after a month or so, instead of 3-4 months.</p>
<p>so these kind of classes aren’t recommended for people with busy schedules then? </p>
<p>is it harder to get good grades in these kinds of classes?</p>
<p>Yes and yes.</p>