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08-18-2011 at 01:35 PM
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6 courses in one semester
Hey, can anyone give me their thoughts/experiences with having 6 courses in one semester? Reason I'm overloading is because I plan to work part-time during 2nd semester with a MUCH lighter load but if 6 courses is too much, I may reconsider, thanks!
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08-18-2011 at 01:38 PM
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I did this once and it was really tough but I also had hard science courses that semester (genetics, organic chem, anat&phys etc). Wouldn't advise overloading if your semester is already tough. If you must do it, overload with a bird course.
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08-18-2011 at 01:44 PM
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6 per semester is an overload... that makes me a sad panda :(
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08-18-2011 at 01:45 PM
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is it impossible to get an overload for the second semester of first year? or can overloading only be done second year and henceforth?
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08-18-2011 at 01:47 PM
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Totally doable, you just need to adhere to some proper time management. Last year I had 7 courses and worked part-time on weekends and still managed to do well in school. This year I have 6/7 courses, but thankfully I won't be working!
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08-18-2011 at 02:04 PM
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is it impossible to get an overload for the second semester of first year? or can overloading only be done second year and henceforth?
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I don't think you can overload in first year. It's not recommended either, just stick with your 30 units and experience how first year is like. If you wish to overload in second year you must have a CA of 7.0 (which is why I believe you can't overload in first year since you don't have a CA yet).
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08-18-2011 at 02:33 PM
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then summer of first year should be doable, yes? as we'd have a CA by then.
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08-18-2011 at 02:37 PM
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You'll just have to manage your time.
Some programs have 6 courses per semester and they can work out ok, you just need to keep up on your work and not procrastinate (i did that a lot last year and pulled way too many all-nighters)
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08-18-2011 at 02:39 PM
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then summer of first year should be doable, yes? as we'd have a CA by then.
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Yes, you would be able to overload in the summer if you wish. Just talk to an academic advisor about it, for some reason there's no information on overloading in summer in the undergraduate calendar but it should be doable.
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08-18-2011 at 08:09 PM
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My friend had 6 courses last year for her first term and she did absolutley fine!  |
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08-18-2011 at 08:12 PM
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is it impossible to get an overload for the second semester of first year? or can overloading only be done second year and henceforth?
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It is possible to overload in the second semester of your first year but you will need permission from the associate dean of your faculty to do so. To get this permission, you have to murder your first semester so I'm guessing something along this lines of at least 11.0+ in everything. |
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08-18-2011 at 08:21 PM
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its not overloading... once u have 30 units for the year its up to you how you schedule them... its only overloading when u take courses that add up to more than full time
so if u have 12 units one term and 18 the other its fine and you dont need permission
i took 6 courses the second sem of first year (im in science) and i wouldnt recommend it.. felt like a zombie
im gonna have to do 6 in one semester again this year because of the weird weightin of one of my courses... i think it should be better though since im more used to university life
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