Will 5 classes for a semester be doable?

[m.hubb]

I'm registering for next fall and I am planning on taking:

Differential Equations
OChem 1
Linear Algebra
Statics
Chemical Process Princ & Calculations (chem eng)

I usually only take 4 classes. Any insight would be great, thanks.

 

[micromass]

How do you normally do with 4 classes?? Are you overwhelmed?? Underwhelmed??

 

[Chunkysalsa]

Depends on you and what other responsibilities you have but 5 classes is fairly normal for me. I did 6 w/ 1 lab last semester and the hard part were test times where I had multiple tests occurring at the same time (4 in one week). I'm doing 5 w/ 2labs this semester and its going decently with labs being the big time sinks. For reference I am a dual EE/math major.

If you've handled 4 with not problem then I would go ahead and do 5 especially if its very beneficial for you to get those classes done quickly. I know at my school most of the classes you listed for prereqs for getting into some more serious classes.

 

[m.hubb]

For the past 2 semesters I've done 4 classes and 3-4 labs and I did struggle. I barely got a 2.9-3.0 (out of 4 points) GPA. However, I only have 1 lab with those 5 classes.

Chunkysalsa, for this semester, how much time would you say you put into your classes for homework, studying, etc.?

 

[Chunkysalsa]

I don't know how yours are but labs are a killer for me. Last week I spend everyday working in my lab trying to finish up, and that's not counting the hours spend actually writing up reports. So replacing 3 labs with 1 class seems like less work not more.

I can't really say how much time I spend each day as I have no idea. Probably a few hours each day plus about 5-7hrs on saturdays with a few on sunday. The semester where I did 20credits, I had to plan out what I had to do each day at the beginning of the week which helped a lot. Time management is the key to success here.

Final exams are always the killer for me, since you'll have like 5 exams in one week. I plan on spending all my time on campus next week to get ready for it.