personally, my school is on quarter system.... i think it's better this way, no way would i want to study for like 5-7 finals!
Poll: Quarter or Semester System?
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Just do what I do, don't study for any!
Oh, wait, that's why I had a 2.2 average this last quarter... damn chronic depression.
I'm going to see a doctor on Tuesday or Thursday, there's something fvcking with my head and my body (more than usual).
we transitioned from quarters to semesters while I was at GT. I liked quarters better, but you have to like getting out of school at the beginning of May on semesters.
I don't understand your statement "I would hate to study for 5-7 finals"
I don't understand your statement "I would hate to study for 5-7 finals"
yea you better get in shape for spring
well at least you didn't get a 0.7 in music 116.... i know a guy that did that :Q
btw who was your 307 prof? i'm thinking about adding 307 to my schedule....
I have done both and think Quarters are better. They have their plus's and negatives, but I like the fact you can spend more time on fewwer classes. You might actually learn something that way.
hmmm can people who have done both elaborate just a little on the pros and cons? because i've only done quarter, so all i am going by is irrational pride
Quarter, though you have to always be on or ahead of the game to do well.
Semester, though my head has a tendacy to give up after 10+ weeks on same subject.
Semester, though my head has a tendacy to give up after 10+ weeks on same subject.
on quarters I took about 15-18 credit hours 3 times a year. that comes out to be 4-6 classes per quarter or 12-18 per school year.
on semesters I took about 15-18 credit hours 2 times a year. that was 4-6 classes per semester for 8-12 classes per school year.
overall, it was essentially the same amount of class time. The difference was with quarters, you could specialize more. I guess there would have been 4-6 more final exams in the school year on quarters.
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I've had both. Quarters are cool because you concentrate on less subjects at a time, and they change more frequently. Semesters (which I have now) tend to be too long and I suffer burnout around finals time.
no, that's not what i meant... i meant at the same time. i wouldn't want to study for that many finals at the same time...
i don't think it is really normal for students to take 6 classes a quarter... most people i know take 3-4.
I typically take 4 classes per semester as do most others at my school). We don't use the quarter system here.
I had semesters as undergrad, quarters as grad. The pro of semesters is covering another 2 weeks of material, which means less skipped chapters in a Computer Science or Math class (great if you want to learn more ). Con is of course that you get to take fewer classes, and have more material to memorize at finals time. I usually tried to take 1-2 classes in the summer (usually non-CS "breadth" requirements) to let me fit in more Math/CS during the semester.
). Con is of course that you get to take fewer classes, and have more material to memorize at finals time. I usually tried to take 1-2 classes in the summer (usually non-CS "breadth" requirements) to let me fit in more Math/CS during the semester.i dont know about your school, but we needed 203 quarter hours to graduate. that is 17 hours per quarter to graduate in 4 years. (not that I accomplished that, but I would have if I didn't fail calculus 4 twice) 17 hours is a 5 hour math class, a 5 hour physics class, a intro EE class, and an elective, or later on, it could be 5 EE classes and a couple labs (which I did once or twice).
My biggest schedule was
5 hours -- math3308 Differential Equations
4 hours -- EE2200 Intro to Discrete Systems
4 hours -- EE3280 Electronic Circuits
3 hours -- EE3351 Microelectronic Devices
2 hours -- EE3400 Instrumentation Lab
18 quarter hours.
On quarters I guess I averaged about 4 classes, but this was also at the times I was taking all the big 5 hour math/chem/physics classes and I was on academic probation for a couple where they limited me to 13 hours. The most semester hours I ever took was 15 over 6 classes(2 small labs).
My biggest schedule was
5 hours -- math3308 Differential Equations
4 hours -- EE2200 Intro to Discrete Systems
4 hours -- EE3280 Electronic Circuits
3 hours -- EE3351 Microelectronic Devices
2 hours -- EE3400 Instrumentation Lab
18 quarter hours.
On quarters I guess I averaged about 4 classes, but this was also at the times I was taking all the big 5 hour math/chem/physics classes and I was on academic probation for a couple where they limited me to 13 hours. The most semester hours I ever took was 15 over 6 classes(2 small labs).
Yup. I did the semester system at GAtech... I like the quarter system MUCH better. I couldn't go back to semesters.
The whole MNSCU system (Minnesota State Colleges and Universities) switched from quarters to semesters a few years ago. I think it sucks. You can't take the winter off. It's nice here in the summer, but sometimes you want to get out for the winter.
Seems like the majority of students prefer quarter system, but why the majority of colleges/universities are on the semester system?
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