DAY 15—独立写作《选课》修改-Jo

DAY 15—独立写作《选课》修改-Jo

Which is better for university students? Taking many courses in one semester or

taking three or four courses instead in one semester?

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College students now have more discretion over the number of courses they sign up for for each semester. While many tend to overload their semester with many courses, I believe it is wiser to have a more reasonable allocation, say, 3 to 4 courses, for one semester.

First,too many courses taken in a single semester won't be constructive. The curriculum is usually spanned for eight semesters instead of less for a reason,i.e. a better effect in academic achievement. Therefore, students taking more than 3 courses will inevitably find it rather difficult to absorb all they've learned in class or to complete what they've been assigned in order to have a good result at the final term. Even for those who can finish all the assignments given from all the professors, they will be hardly left any time to have an effective review of what they've learned, critical for a complete and sound process of learning.

Second,too heavy study load will result in an imbalanced school time. To finish any given assignment for one course takes dedicated study, let alone for more than 3 courses, which means that the student will have to struggle very hard everyday to barely cope and thus less time for other equally important things in school, including spending time with fellow students, communicating with professors, trying practical work related to the study or just having a good and necessary rebound rest. Therefore, this imbalanced approach will harm learner's sustainability for longer term.

Last but not least, taking as many courses as one could in one semester does do one good time wise, admittedly. But, one should still make the choices after considering every element, which includes the time she or he has for one semester, the difficulty levels for each course intended to sign up for, other integral plans such as the internship or other practical work required in that semester and the cohesiveness for courses spanning two adjacent semesters.

Therefore,when we sign up for courses in college, we should make a more balanced choice in terms of how much and how well we can absorb, the time total in our spare time, and the longer-term view over at least 2 to 3 semesters in order to make the best of the college study for us.