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[quote=Anonymous]It sounds like Northwestern and Dartmouth are two schools that work on a quarter system, rather than a two semester (+ summer) system. As we understand it, students typically take classes three semesters of the four (the fourth being summer, which is actually a required on-campus quarter for Dartmouth students after sophomore year.)

We'd love to hear from anyone at a college (or with a DC at a college) with this type of system. What do you think?

How many courses do they take per semester? Do these courses cover as much ground as similar courses taught in a peer two semester school? How does that work load feel?

Also, does this mean more kids opt to spend a semester or more of their year off-campus pursuing internships, research, or other types of applied learning? Or do more opt to stay on campus over the summer to take classes?

Or do students at these schools literally take more classes (4 x 3 semesters a year x 4 = 48 classes) and get "more" of an education than their peers at schools with a more typical two-semester system (4 x 2 semesters a year x 4 = 32 classes)?

Any other thoughts about how the quarter (trimester) calendar impacts the student experience?

Thanks.

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