the content of summer courses are little too intense, anyone?

Originally Posted by Jesse.C

the content of summer courses are little too intense, anyone?

Depends on the course. I've taken four summer courses from various departments/faculties, and I haven't found that they're too intense, even while working full-time.

I've always heard that either summer courses were slightly more condensed so you cover a bit less due to time constraints, but it's usually easier because you only have one or two courses at once. That said, I've never actually taken summer school at Mac, only UT.

My friend had a hard time keeping up in summer school. I think it's bc she lacked some mathematics concepts they were going to teach in the following year. She told me it was very fast paced. I guess it depends what course it is. I wouldn't want to rush chem, math, or physics bc you need a lot of practices to feel comfortable.

I've taken full time summer courses for the past four summers. I've liked them a lot most of the time, but there are some down sides (as well as positives). It is very fast paced, so you have to keep up with the readings and make sure you understand concepts. The class will be over before you know it. Classes usually consist of one big assignment, a smaller one and an exam. But that's just been my experience and I've taken all humanities courses. Also, most of the courses I've taken are ones that aren't usually offered in the shool year (Monsters & Magic, Creative Writing etc), so I don't know how they compare to the same courses taught in the regular school year. However, I do have one course this summer that's hardcore because the prof (who's tenure) hasn't cut any of the assignments from when he teaches it in the regular school year. So, it's a lot more work than your typical summer classes. Also, generally summer courses are taught by sessional profs (not tenure), so it can be a mixed bag because you don't know what to expect. I've had both great experiences and horrible ones, although the good outweigh the bad.

Overall, humanities courses are generally not too intense, although there is a lot of reading!

The more I think about it, the more I feel that it's not so much that summer school is "harder" or "more intense", it's that people aren't prepared for it. During the school year you have a "working" feeling and you know you should be studying. In the summer people don't realize how fast-paced the course goes and aren't prepared to put in a few hours of work a day like they would during the year.

It's not so bad, I'm taking only 1 course though, while working. You just have to mentally prepare because it goes pretty fast (dependent on the course)

It is a lot to digest at once. But still doable