Summer Classes

[Jbrowndds]

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I am planning on taking 4 classes at once. People online said it will be like taking 8 classes at once but I don't get why. I know they are way shorter but they are broken into 2 sessions.

Summer I: Pre-Calc, Federal Gov
Summer II: Chemistry II, Calc I


What do you guys think?

 

[amfassz]

Because the amount of material is intended to be covered in a longer time. When you go through the material quickly you don't get enough practice and have less understanding. But the professor has same expectations as to what you should know so its harder. It depends on how much you can handle. Summer I is ok but II might be too much.

 

[Jbrowndds]

Because the amount of material is intended to be covered in a longer time. When you go through the material quickly you don't get enough practice and have less understanding. But the professor has same expectations as to what you should know so its harder. It depends on how much you can handle. Summer I is ok but II might be too much.

I've been battling myself on this one because I want to be a junior by next fall but Ive decided that ill just stick to my Summer I and be done. Chemistry and Calc are classes that need a full semester (at least for me) maybe ill do a gym class.

 

[Daneosaurus]

I posted this in another summer course plan thread:

My first summer semester, I took gen chem 2 (lab required with the course) and precalc 1. B's in both (my CC didn't offer +/-). Last summer I took Bio 2 and was forced to take an additional class (American history 2) I didn't need (stupid way the GI bill law is written) - A's in both. It's not bad if you dedicate time to it. This coming summer, I have "completely lost my mind" (as my advisor so eloquently put it), and will be taking both ochem labs, genetics, literature, and a computer science class (the latter 2 should be ver easy and the CS class has no recitation in the summer). It works out to be a 13 credit summer over 2 six week periods. My issue is that I am working against time in that I am trying to finish before my GI Bill runs out on me. This will be after I write the DAT in May.

So, OP, while it is certainly doable, especially if you have no job, spouse or offspring (all of which I have), it won't be easy. Take heart in knowing you're not alone. My advisor said to thinking it as a warmup for dental school.

 

[Jbrowndds]

I posted this in another summer course plan thread:

My first summer semester, I took gen chem 2 (lab required with the course) and precalc 1. B's in both (my CC didn't offer +/-). Last summer I took Bio 2 and was forced to take an additional class (American history 2) I didn't need (stupid way the GI bill law is written) - A's in both. It's not bad if you dedicate time to it. This coming summer, I have "completely lost my mind" (as my advisor so eloquently put it), and will be taking both ochem labs, genetics, literature, and a computer science class (the latter 2 should be ver easy and the CS class has no recitation in the summer). It works out to be a 13 credit summer over 2 six week periods. My issue is that I am working against time in that I am trying to finish before my GI Bill runs out on me. This will be after I write the DAT in May.

So, OP, while it is certainly doable, especially if you have no job, spouse or offspring (all of which I have), it won't be easy. Take heart in knowing you're not alone. My advisor said to thinking it as a warmup for dental school.

I know I can do it but my advisor scared me. our actual summer semester is only 8 weeks long meaning each class is only 4 weeks long. I picked some awesome professors and I know I can get it done.

 

[deleted606640]

Don't ever get discouraged by your advisor. I know my advisor always made me feel as if I wasn't going to well unless I took a smaller load on courses, but you can definitely do it. I am graduating early so I've always had to take on a full load. Summer of 2013 I took 19 units and got a 4.0 including physics I, physics II, psychology, and two electives. You can do it! But, if you feel as if the workload is too much, then don't tackle that much. (Btw, my school is divided into 12 weeks--each session being 6 weeks.)