Am I taking on too much?

Question

Okay, I'm in Honors College at my University, so I have to take two courses (one lecture, one discussion) in 'Human Situation' it's a type of english class (much harder than Freshman English Compsition). Also I'm taking Honors Biology (I'm pre-med, so it'll look good) and a 3 hour Bio Lab. Also, I'm taking Intro into Methods Psych and an hour Lab... andddd, I'm takinng Statistics in Psych.

So listed out, I'm taking:

Human Sit. Lecture (3 hours)
Human Sit Discussion (3 hours)
Honors Bio (3 hours)
Bio Lab (3 hours, but counts as 1 hour)
Intro of Methods Psych (3 hours)
Methods Psych (1 hour)
Stats in Psych (3 hours)
So technically I'm taking 19 hours, getting credit for 16 hours.

I also want to get more involved in organizations I'm in (AAHSA, NSCS, Alpha Lambda Delta) , and I want to work (15 hrs a week)...

Am I taking on too much? Should I cut out a class, though I heard that the two psych I'm taking classes are kinda easy.

Answer 1

It looks fine. It certainly won't be overwhelming as long as you practice some good time management. Like you said, some of the classes will be pretty easy. Many people, after graduating college, work 50-70 hours a week. I'm sure you'll be able to manage this load in fewer hours than that.

Answer 2

I'll be honest with you. Those 2 psychology classes aren't as easy as you think, but they might not be very hard either. It all depends whether they are intermediate or advanced level classes. I don't think your course load is too bad though. I've taken much harder course loads where I took 24 units and worked for 15 hours and I was still able to get a GPA of 3.85 that semester. College isn't hard, you just need to be good at time management. That's the whole deal.

Answer 3

It depends on the person, but generally speaking, most people do not take more than 12-15 credit hours a semester. Whether or not 19 is too much, however, really depends on YOU. As it stands, it doesn't sound like you'll have a lot of free time. That will burn most people out in a hurry, but exceptional people take on this much all the time. Your call!