School Bells

[AmericanEagle]

I don't start classes until the ninth, and my schedule is a beast - Italian, French Chinese, Chinese History, East Asian Critical Approaches, and English literature from 1500-1600 - quite messy, and like 20 hours of class each week :!@! Bit worried about the Chinese, but probably only 30-50 new characters a week, so it shouldn't be too bad.

Are you taking 6 FCEs?

[JBI]

Are you taking 6 FCEs?

Yeah.

[AmericanEagle]

^ Too bad you can't take advantage of U of T's flat fee policy.

How do you manage 6 courses? Especially during the time when all the essays are due?

[JBI]

^ Too bad you can't take advantage of U of T's flat fee policy.

How do you manage 6 courses? Especially during the time when all the essays are due?

I dunno - always done six here, except for my first semester.

Generally, I never forget anything said in a lecture, and when I take notes, and read, I record every single quote I may use later.

It's the vocabulary for those language courses which really hurt though - so many new words, that you forget ones you really need.

I'm not worried about East Asian theory and history though - only the language courses - the rest should be easy.

6 isn't too much different than five.

[AmericanEagle]

^ How many credits will you graduate with? I can't imagine taking more than 5 courses per semester.

[JBI]

^ How many credits will you graduate with? I can't imagine taking more than 5 courses per semester.

Dunno - going to see if I can work out an abroad year, which would mean I lose a few - but generally, I'll take very few over 20 if I can help it. My last year will be a joke though.

[AmericanEagle]

My last year will be a joke though.

Why is that?

I'm not worried about East Asian theory and history though - only the language courses - the rest should be easy.

"Easy" and "U of T courses" usually don't go hand-in-hand

[JBI]

"Easy" and "U of T courses" usually don't go hand-in-hand

By easy I mean I can try my hardest and pull off the grades I want - you study here too?

Why is that?

Won't need any credits - I've got my English major virtually done already, and don't need to many more courses so it probably will be all language courses.

[AmericanEagle]

By easy I mean I can try my hardest and pull off the grades I want - you study here too?

Yes, I'm going into third year.

JBI, you mentioned in another thread that you consider yourself to be a feminist. Did you ever think about doing a minor in Women and Gender Studies? But I guess you already have enough on your plate, with three majors.

[JBI]

JBI, you mentioned in another thread that you consider yourself to be a feminist. Did you ever think about doing a minor in Women and Gender Studies? But I guess you already have enough on your plate, with three majors.

There's really too much to take - I considered all sorts of minors, but really, right now it is too late - I've reworked what I wanted to major in already too many times.

[AmericanEagle]

^ Yeah, the key to choosing your subject POSts is figuring out what you're interested in

[Nightshade]

How do you manage 6 courses? Especially during the time when all the essays are due?

So Six isn't less than the standard? And here I was thinking I had got off light!

[AmericanEagle]

^ I think that it depends on the school. At the University of Toronto, the standard course load is five courses per semester.

[JBI]

So Six isn't less than the standard? And here I was thinking I had got off light!

6 is six full year courses, which, in my case is 20 hours of class a week, which is quite a bit of schooling. Here each class is worth the same amount of credits (unless it is a half course), so perhaps there may be some confusion.

Eagle, you an English major?

[AmericanEagle]

Eagle, you an English major?

No, I got scared off after being forced to take English for four years in high school.