thehockeykid Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 what are ur experiences with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treejuice1 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Only tried it once in second year and I ended up dropping the sixth course. I know someone that took 7 courses in a semester (finishing a double degree in 4 years) and he destroyed all his courses so it's do-able Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I think it depends on the courses you're taking/overload with. I've taken 6 courses before and it didn't feel any different than taking 5 courses, but I think that's due to smart course selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehockeykid Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I think it depends on the courses you're taking/overload with. I've taken 6 courses before and it didn't feel any different than taking 5 courses, but I think that's due to smart course selection. yeh, i guess so. some courses are really heavy in work (calculus, biology, chemistry, stats) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 yeh, i guess so. some courses are really heavy in work (calculus, biology, chemistry, stats) That's part of my point. If you have a semester that's a heavy workload with the normal amount of classes, it's likely not a good idea to overload. Plus, it depends on the class itself and you as a student. For example, I wouldn't mind overloading with a stats/calculus course, but I wouldn't do the same for a physics course. And within subjects, there are various degrees of difficulty (easy biology courses vs difficult biology courses). The simple question of whether a student should overload or not depends on a lot of academic and social factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 If you're overloading to increase your GPA you will do more harm than good. If you weren't able to get a satisfactory GPA when you were taking 5 courses per semester, how are you supposed to get better marks taking more than 5 courses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenarbitor Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 it could be advantageous if you are applying to uofc. i overloaded in my first and second year and my academic score is 42+ with a 3.78 cGPA. It could also be due to the research project that I did during the fall and winter semesters of my second year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKY Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Does overloading to compensate for taking 4 courses during the first semester count? I am currently doing 6. It is a bit more busy, but it doesn't feel like I am doing a lot more work compared to last semester. Had a couple of disappointing midterm results early on, but still hoping to pull it up for the 2nd midterm. Like everyone has said.. If you planning on doing 6 or even 7 (a bit crazy) courses then you will need to choose your courses wisely. I was feeling a bit bad for myself until: One day in class the person sitting in front of me had their binder on the desk with a see-through case and their schedule was on the inside. Being a bit bored with the material, I calculated all the 1.5 hour and 3 hour blocks up and they had 33 hours of class! I am assuming that some of those were labs, but still. Tip: Taking more courses does not improve your work ethic. You will just be pulling a couple more all-nighters per semester if you are that kind of student Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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