Let’s talk about workload, and managing time.<\/p>\n
Doubling in Computer Science and Drama is no picnic.\u00a0 Both departments demand a lot from me, and I’ve had to get used to quickly shifting mind-sets from one to the other.\u00a0 There have been days where I would get up, run to the Playhouse, go to a Nia warm-up class, take a shower, then run to the Bahan Centre to take an algorithms class, then run back to the Playhouse for a Yoga workshop in Movement class, and then run back to the Bahan Centre to take my Java class.<\/p>\n
This might sound overwhelming, but I discovered something very interesting: these two opposites seem to fuel one another<\/em>.<\/p>\n That Nia class in the morning would get oxygen flowing through my body, and would really wake me up.\u00a0 On the days I had Nia and went to Algorithms, my mind was noticeably sharper, and I was in a better mood.<\/p>\n It’s funny how a better mood can help propel you through work.\u00a0 It’s a bit like warming a knife before it goes through frozen butter.<\/p>\n Anyhow, the reason I’m writing this, is because someone asked me if it’s a good idea to take DRM100\/DRM200\/DRM201 while also trying to take Calculus and Bio, and a bunch of other courses.<\/p>\n Really, it’s a judgment call.\u00a0 It’s not going to be a cakewalk by any means, but if you’re willing to put in the hours, it’ll pay off.\u00a0 You’ll walk out of a school year and go, “Did I really just do all of that?!\u00a0 Awesome!”.<\/p>\n But for a more practical standpoint, here’s how I look at it:<\/p>\n A full course load is 5 courses per semester.\u00a0 6 courses per semester is called “overloading”, and while it’s possible (I’ve done it), I don’t really recommend it.\u00a0 The only reason I did it was because I felt I needed to play catch-up, since first year ended up being mostly an exercise in futility.<\/p>\n So, DRM100, DRM200, and DRM201 are all full year courses.\u00a0 And DRM201 has the added feature of secretly being 2 courses, even though it looks like 1.\u00a0 So, with 3 slots taken up per semester, that leaves room for 2 more full year courses, or 4 half courses, or 1 full year and 2 half courses.\u00a0 You get it.<\/p>\n So that’s one way of looking at it – can you make it all add up to 5 credits?<\/p>\n Another note – while it’s certainly possible to drop courses if you’re overwhelmed, I do not <\/strong>recommend dropping any of your drama performance classes unless you’re really in trouble.\u00a0 In the performance classes, you’re almost always working in a group, and pulling out without warning can really damage a group.\u00a0 So don’t.<\/p>\n