Ross 7 first semesters question

[Pigsfoot]

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Hellooo all.

So I am seriously considering Ross and/or SGU as backup schools for next year, and as I was perusing the material for both, I realized that in addition to Ross being pricier per semester, there is an extraneous 7th semester as where at SGU the first 3 years are done in 6 semesters. I compared the courses, and they are all the same courses you have to take, except Ross has 2 semesters where you only take 4 courses but the price is exactly the same as the 5-6 course semesters. what is up with that? I wonder if you can take more classes during those couple of semesters and try to finish up in 6 semesters rather than 7. regardless, I find this suspicious and want to know if there is a valid explanation for it. Even US schools get the first 3 years done in 6 semesters, and I'd like to get my core done in 6 semesters.....so it makes no sense to have that extra semester and spend extra $$. Does anyone have any insights?

 

[crittergal]

While I don't know with absolute certainty, I suspect it has something to do with the fact they are on trimesters instead of regular semesters. I believe that the trimester is slightly shorter than a regular semester. It's possible they feel it would be too much material to add into an already condensed instructional period. Just a thought.

I'm trying to be optimistic here and not say "it's cuz they want more money", even though there may be some merit to that argument as well.

 

[SmASurg]

I'm not really sure why there are seven semesters (on the island), but they are indeed semesters not trimesters and last as long as regular semesters. We just have 3 of them a year and the only days off we get are 2-3 weeks in between semesters (so yes to summer school....YAY!).