Too heavy of a load for summer

[BiologyJr]

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Hey guys,
I was planning on taking 4 classes equaling 13 credit hours this summer before I transfer to a university from a CC. Is this too much of a courseload?
1. English 102 (online)
2. Intro to Anthropology (online)
3. Humanities 101 (online)
4. Statistics

Let me know if you have taken these many credits during summer or if you have a general opinion. Thanks!

 

[freedoctor17]

Depends how long the courses are. If they're everyday classes then yes I'd say that's too much even if they're online. If they're 2 to 3 times a week like normal semesters I think you'll be fine. Are all the classes during the same time frame or are some early summer and others later in the summer?

 

[BiologyJr]

The English and Humanities would be 5/21-6/29 and then the Anthropology and Statistics would be from 6/4-8/2. So for 3 weeks I would have all 4 classes.

 

[freedoctor17]

The English and Humanities would be 5/21-6/29 and then the Anthropology and Statistics would be from 6/4-8/2. So for 3 weeks I would have all 4 classes.

What about the days? Are they every day? Summer classes at my school are 5 days a week for 4 weeks so it's difficult to take more than one at once. If yours are more spread out like 2 to 3 days a week each I'd say it's fine. If not then it depends on how easy these classes are. Why do you wanna take so many over the summer?

 

[Pagan FutureDoc]

Don’t do it. Why would you take a double courseload over the summer?

 

[BiologyJr]

The Stats class is Monday-Thursday for 8 weeks. I withdrew from calculus which I didn’t realize screwed me from graduating with my associates degree. So I need these to get my associates degree.

 

[freedoctor17]

The Stats class is Monday-Thursday for 8 weeks. I withdrew from calculus which I didn’t realize screwed me from graduating with my associates degree. So I need these to get my associates degree.

Why do you need an associate's? Can't you just transfer the credits to your new college? If it's a just then I think you'll be fine since online courses tend to be easy if you stay ontop of the material. You can usually even get ahead on them depending on how they're setup by the professors. I'd ask around people at your school and make sure they're not too difficult but if you really have to it's doable. If you don't need the associate's though then I'd say just take 1 of each. Probably stats and English then the other classes you can just take at your 4 year school

 

[BiologyJr]

My job is very flexible so I would have a ton of time to focus on the classes. How stressful would you say it was?

 

[BiologyJr]

Wouldn’t it be better to get an associates degree before going to a 4- year?

 

[PreMedStudent55555]

That is too much over a summer. Keep in mind you are condensing 3 months worth of material in 1 month in a summer. I would only recommend taking 1 class over the summer. 2 if they're both very easy classes. However, 3 is overkill. You will be expected a lot more over a summer. For example, I took calculus over the summer for 4 weeks and after every week I had an exam and the final week I had a final. OP, this is too much.

 

[freedoctor17]

Wouldn’t it be better to get an associates degree before going to a 4- year?

If the university you're transferring to doesn't require it then I don't see why it would be better. If they require you to get it before transferring or if it's part of the agreement upon which you were expected to have it when they accepted you then yes you should (although I doubt this). You should talk with an advisor at the school you plan to transfer to and make sure with them.

 

[kamakazi5]

The bachelor's is what matters. Do the classes you want at your CC but an associate's degree is not needed. That said, I don't think those 4 would be that bad to take over the summer. It's just going to be tons of busy work since they're mostly online.

 

[Mr. Babe]

Yea this is definitely doable. Mostly a bunch of fluff classes and shouldn't be a problem at all. Hopefully you get good professors that don't make you do useless work. Plus this is CC we're talking about and probably going to be easy.

 

[calivianya]

Shouldn't be a problem with those four classes. I've taken four over the summer before, and I always did fine as long as it was fluff stuff like what you're taking.

 

[curbsideconsult]

Yea this is definitely doable. Mostly a bunch of fluff classes and shouldn't be a problem at all. Hopefully you get good professors that don't make you do useless work. Plus this is CC we're talking about and probably going to be easy.

Agreed with jlward. Especially if stats is also 100 level. If these were science/math classes, it would be different story.

 

[BiologyJr]

Yeah the Stats is a 141 level class. It’s an intro class

 

[Blanky]

Am I missing something? That’s 13 LIGHT credits. I think you will have time on your hands for the summer.

 

[Pizza12]

planning on a very heavy load this summer: biochem1 and 2, ochem1 and 2 w lab

 

[bluemamba7]

planning on a very heavy load this summer: biochem1 and 2, ochem1 and 2 w lab

Now that I would not recommend

 

[Pizza12]

Now that I would not recommend

Can you elaborate as to why not?
I have just finished self study for Ochem 1 and will be starting 2 soon. So i will be focusing mostly on Biochem and hoping my Ochem self study will help in the actual class in the summer.

 

[hopefuldoctor93]

Can you elaborate as to why not?
I have just finished self study for Ochem 1 and will be starting 2 soon. So i will be focusing mostly on Biochem and hoping my Ochem self study will help in the actual class in the summer.

I would definitely not recommend taking two of the hardest subjects over a condensed summer. Especially since they are the half summer subjects.

 

[bluemamba7]

Can you elaborate as to why not?
I have just finished self study for Ochem 1 and will be starting 2 soon. So i will be focusing mostly on Biochem and hoping my Ochem self study will help in the actual class in the summer.

Assuming you are part of the quarter system and have summer sessions 1/2, that is still an incredibly difficult course load with very difficult courses (this is assuming you have no job, no EC, and no plans over summer). Also, a decent chunk of biochem requires ochem knowledge, and considering you will be learning both simultaneously, it may put you at a very large disadvantage in biochem. So there's a chance you might put your grade in jeopardy. I hate to say this, but in this case to put it bluntly, it really depends on how smart and motivated you are, I really think you need to be both to succeed. Additionally, those courses make up about 1/4 of the MCAT, so you want to make sure you get a good foundation, something I really don't see happening in a condensed time period. Based off of that, I can't even recommend taking ochem or biochem individually during summer, those courses should really be devoted much more time. That's just my 2 cents

 

[Blanky]

Can you elaborate as to why not?
I have just finished self study for Ochem 1 and will be starting 2 soon. So i will be focusing mostly on Biochem and hoping my Ochem self study will help in the actual class in the summer.

Even if you can hit a 4.0 with that load you would be better off taking these courses over a longer duration and really getting intimate with the info.

 

[BiologyJr]

Update: I ended up finishing with a 4.0 for the semester but it wasn’t as easy as I expected. I spent a lot of time studying especially for stats. But overall I think it was a doable courseload if you’re willing to study all the time.