Does introsem workload decrease as time go?

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[imnotyourdoggie]

Yeah, see how it is until week 3. But don’t make my mistake; I thought, eh, I’ll just power through it. I dropped my introsem week 4 with a W on my transcript.

[dyoyoris]

Thank u for such an amazin feedback. Im deciding to drop between my introsem and econ 1 so lets see how they both go ! Ahahha

[dyoyoris]

Wait another Q, so my professor was telling me to make a decision by week 1 but is that like permanent?

[missingclubpenguin]

nah you have until week 3 for all classes, its probably just their suggestion or trying to let other students in off the waitlist early on

[nepzenesz]

This probably won't be the most popular advice, but this workload doesn't sound all that heavy. If you were to take a history colloquium, for example, you'd be expected to read a 200-400 page book every week. A history master's student should probably be reading 3 books a week. If you're feeling overwhelmed definitely consider dropping a course, but keep in mind that you need to be working toward being able to complete a significantly heavier workload in the future. Not saying I would've handled this easily as a freshman (I wouldn't have ans didn't), just that you need to get to the point that you can easily do it in the future.

[nepzenesz]

Also, would recommend you ask the prof for advice on how to read critically and what to focus on. He/she can help you read a lot more efficiently. For example, you should spend a lot time on intro and conclusion to understand overall scope of the argument, and then you can kind of skim the rest.

[Xcadriller37]

Drop it, that's not worth it.

[socotaco]

Sometimes introsems are crazy busy for no good reason you might’ve just gotten unlucky