yes. usually there are four types of people who do term 3...
first, those who want to go faster in order to graduate early or get a course that is a prerequisite for other courses (usually the 101 mods).
second, those who want to go slower in normal term but still have a high courses per year average. usually 9 per year is a good average depending on what major, majors, or double degrees you are aiming for, so you can go 4 mods in each regular term and do one in summer. this is especially good for those freshmen just out of ns, the brain doesn't work so well in the first year.
third, those who just need one or two more mods to graduate and would rather chop chop finish rather than pay the full fee for another term. in other words, save one year lor.
fourth, ns boys with nothing else to do before entering smu in the regular term. they get one more course credit before the term starts. but these guys usually get a culture shock in the first week since they have no idea of what the usual pace or what the expectations are of a student. this can be pretty detrimental to these students, gpa wise, considering how compressed the time schedule is. not much time to catch up, and they usually get swallowed up by the work due to their inexperience or "inability" to figure out what they need to do and what they do not need to do.
1k? so low meh? what's the yearly tuition fee now? it used to be that fee divided by 8, i think.
based on my experience, summer classes have a higher proportion of foreign students as well. but usually no big scale project. however, time management becomes very important due to the compressed time frame. got good and bad. the summer term faculty are also more likely, in my experience, to be adjuncts or lecturers. but all else said, make sure you know what you are bidding for - ask around first to see if anyone knows anything about any faculty member who is slated to teach in summer.
first, those who want to go faster in order to graduate early or get a course that is a prerequisite for other courses (usually the 101 mods).
second, those who want to go slower in normal term but still have a high courses per year average. usually 9 per year is a good average depending on what major, majors, or double degrees you are aiming for, so you can go 4 mods in each regular term and do one in summer. this is especially good for those freshmen just out of ns, the brain doesn't work so well in the first year.
third, those who just need one or two more mods to graduate and would rather chop chop finish rather than pay the full fee for another term. in other words, save one year lor.
fourth, ns boys with nothing else to do before entering smu in the regular term. they get one more course credit before the term starts. but these guys usually get a culture shock in the first week since they have no idea of what the usual pace or what the expectations are of a student. this can be pretty detrimental to these students, gpa wise, considering how compressed the time schedule is. not much time to catch up, and they usually get swallowed up by the work due to their inexperience or "inability" to figure out what they need to do and what they do not need to do.
1k? so low meh? what's the yearly tuition fee now? it used to be that fee divided by 8, i think.
based on my experience, summer classes have a higher proportion of foreign students as well. but usually no big scale project. however, time management becomes very important due to the compressed time frame. got good and bad. the summer term faculty are also more likely, in my experience, to be adjuncts or lecturers. but all else said, make sure you know what you are bidding for - ask around first to see if anyone knows anything about any faculty member who is slated to teach in summer.
