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| =====Don’t Overload!!===== | =====Don’t Overload!!===== | ||
| - | Currently, you need [[http:// | + | Currently, you need 379 units for a BS degree in ECE (true as off Jan 1, 2020). |
| Without any AP credits, you should not have to take more than 4 courses per semester for 8 semesters. Most of you have AP units, so this means you could actually take less, or take 4 courses per semester that included other more “well-rounded’ courses beyond the 379 needed to graduate. | Without any AP credits, you should not have to take more than 4 courses per semester for 8 semesters. Most of you have AP units, so this means you could actually take less, or take 4 courses per semester that included other more “well-rounded’ courses beyond the 379 needed to graduate. | ||
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| You might be tempted to think by overloading you are getting more “units” per dollar (of tuition) out of CMU. Don’t confuse that with how much learning and retention you are getting for your dollars. | You might be tempted to think by overloading you are getting more “units” per dollar (of tuition) out of CMU. Don’t confuse that with how much learning and retention you are getting for your dollars. | ||
| - | =====What courses to take (updated 4/ | + | =====What courses to take (last updated 4/ |
| There are so many different courses you could take as an ECE undergrad at CMU. This can get really confusing. The suggestions below are simply a representation of what “I” would have taken had I been an undergrad in ECE today. | There are so many different courses you could take as an ECE undergrad at CMU. This can get really confusing. The suggestions below are simply a representation of what “I” would have taken had I been an undergrad in ECE today. | ||
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| =====Study Mechanics Simplified===== | =====Study Mechanics Simplified===== | ||
| - | * care about what you are studying | + | * Care about the subject |
| - | * do the reading assignments before lecture | + | * Do the reading assignments before lecture |
| - | * attend | + | * Attend |
| - | * ask questions when you don't understand | + | * Ask questions when you don't understand |
| - | * do homework or lab with intent to learn (not simply to produce something to turn in for points); don't wait until the last minute to start | + | * Do homework or lab with intent to learn (not simply to produce something to turn in for points); don't wait until the last minute to start |
| - | * have a place where you can work without distraction | + | * Have a place where you can work without distraction |
| - | * get enough sleep, eat healthy, and exercise | + | * Get enough sleep, eat healthy, and exercise |
| Seems obvious, no? Easy to follow through? No. | Seems obvious, no? Easy to follow through? No. | ||
