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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Id be more concerned about the 18 credits including 6 classes on different topics (from your description) than the timing and level. 6 classes is a lot! Is he trying to finish early to save money? [/quote]

I had to do summer school TWICE in high school in order to graduate from it. Then when I started college my mother signed me up for 21 credits, claiming a few of the classes were "Easy A's" like gym, psychology, freshman seminar (something like that, I don't recall the exact name).  Meanwhile over the summer before college started, I had to take two remedial math classes and one remedial reading class based on the college placement test they made me take.  DESPITE the remedial classes, when I took the easiest math class they offered it was like I was a 4 yr old taking an Advanced Calculus With Honors course, taught in Chinese.  I was so completely lost I couldn't even articulate to the teacher what I didn't understand.  I failed out of college.

When I shamefully moved home and people started finding out I'd signed up for 21 credits they were aghast.  I had no idea my mother had set me up to be so completely overwhelmed and most people took 12-16.

If you want to graduate early, my advice is to cram extra credits junior and senior years, not freshman year.[/quote]

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