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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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Anyone here ever take 20 hours or more in a semester? If so how much did you hate life? Did you work during the semester? Just trying to get a feel for what I'm up against.
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Which classes are they? The amount of hours is not a good judge of how much time you'll be spending on each class.
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what school?

Too many hours for a good engineering school
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Which classes are they? The amount of hours is not a good judge of how much time you'll be spending on each class.


Could be doable early on
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Going to UT Austin.
Classes: Physics II with lab, Geology, Statics, Multivariable Calculus, Advanced Calculus for Applications
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If you're good at math thats not too bad. If math overwhelms you then you're in for some ****.

But if math overwhelms you now is the time to conquer that fear before its too late
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Going to UT Austin.
Classes: Physics II with lab, Geology, Statics, Multivariable Calculus, Advanced Calculus for Applications

you'll live, that is a good workload for UT tho.
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Going to UT Austin.
Classes: Physics II with lab, Geology, Statics, Multivariable Calculus, Advanced Calculus for Applications
hell i cant even say all that
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Well I used to be good at math but I haven't taken differential calculus since my freshman year and that was almost 6 years ago. I hope it comes back to me lol. Thanks for all the responses!
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Well I used to be good at math but I haven't taken differential calculus since my freshman year and that was almost 6 years ago. I hope it comes back to me lol. Thanks for all the responses!
wow..
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Calculus definately comes back when you use it again
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20 of engineering courses is too much, but you can handle those probably. Geology and physics probably both have labs, think that over.
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20 of engineering courses is too much, but you can handle those probably. Geology and physics probably both have labs, think that over.
I know for a fact that physics has a lab I'm not too sure about geology. I've taken up to 24 hours in a semester when I was working on my first degree (biology) but wasn't sure how engineering classes stacked up.
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well these aren't engineering classes , but as far as stacking up... you shall see
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Originally Posted by 01camaro3.8
well these aren't engineering classes , but as far as stacking up... you shall see
LOL thanks for reminding me
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That's a heavy load but will pay off upon graduation. I manage the recruiting efforts at Fluor so give me a call when you get close....good luck!
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ok first of all 20 hours is a shitload...15 completes a semester... you will have no life and will not be able to do a job. I would say around 16 to 17 would be getting on the heavy side. I am an aerospace engineering major what about yourslef
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20 hours.... your crazy
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20 hours.... your crazy
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this is a college thread
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Good point made about the labs. I HATED labs....they take up a majority of your time writing lab reports.

I worked 35 hours a week and took around 16 hours per semester. My advice would be to keep it around 16 hours and then load up in the summer semester.
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