Work

[SnowyMacie]

I just work full time, 40+ hours a week. We actually can get in trouble if we put in 50+ hours if we don't have a special deal worked out.

Yup, this is probably a big part of why I always got sick in November and February. Several weeks of easily 90+ hour weeks.

 

[Tess]

a unit is a measure of credit for each class. For example, a class may range from 1-4 units depending on the amount of involvement (a lab class is typically four units because you'll get around three hours of lecture and 2-4 hours of lab work per week; but a basic recreational class like golfing might be 1 unit because it doesn't require much work in or out of class). U.S. students generally measure their course load by how many units they take per semester (3-9/semester for part-timers and 12-18 for full-timers).

Interesting. Sounds complicated! It's probably not in practice though

In the US, I usually have 5 classes that are 3 hours each per week. For my semester abroad in the UK, I had 4 classes, 2 hours each. Each class will transfer as 3 or 4 credits, so 12-16 total. Still full-time. It's just a different system. More independent study.

Thanks for backing me up, haha!

 

[blackribbon]

I don't know what a unit is.. the system in the UK is very different
But I go to a legit university, honest!

I apologize. I forget that not everyone here is from the US.

 

[Gnarwhal]

Interesting. Sounds complicated! It's probably not in practice though

Nah I don't think it's any easier or harder than the UK system, just different.

 

[fromtheAsh]

I probably work an average of 50-60 hours a week during the school year.