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to those of you who go to college: is 18 hours a semester a little too much? i'm a highschool senior, graduating early, and i also want to get through college as fast as possible too. i also want to work while i'm there... does this mean that i'd have no social life whatsoever? i don't want to kill myself with schoolwork like i have been this whole year but i also want to get out of there asap, i have my reasons.
In my opinion, I think it would be a pretty bad idea. But that's because I have had bad luck at getting myself motivated.
There's a number of things that it would depend on. Like the other's have said, it depends on the type of classes you take. The classes that I take are all very hard science classes that involve a lot of reading outside of class, and all the exams end up being during the same week. I would never think about taking more than four at a time. Other students manage to do it, but they have no time to relax at all during the semester.
Like notso said, it's a good idea to look into summer classes. The hard thing about summer classes is that they're usually scrunched into a shorter time frame, so you get about half the time to do things then you would if it was a normal semester. So it's a good idea to take no more than 2 classes per semester. But, then again, I've talked to students who have taken as many as four or more classes per summer semester. They just don't have time for anything else.
Another thing you have to think about is whether or not your going to have a job while in college. Having a part time job really tires me out and interrupts my homework schedule. Even though I only work 20 hours a week at the absolute most, it still takes away a lot of time.
It's good to get a feel for the classes. Some teachers tell you that for every hour you spend in class, you should be spending at least 4 hours outside of class doing homework. This sounds quite insane huh? But, in some instances it's needed each week.
You could always try it out, and withdraw from the class before the cut off period for withdrawing. You will still have to pay for the class, but it might be worth it to see for yourself whether or not you'll be able to handle it. Different people can handle different workloads.
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thanx. i guess it would be quite insane if i try to take 6 classes and also work part time... i'll try taking 5 classes instead, and then see if it's not too much and decide how many classes i want to take next semester. but i'm pretty used to a heavy workload.
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