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 =====Don’t Overload!!===== =====Don’t Overload!!=====
  
-Currently, you need [[http://www.ece.cmu.edu/programs-admissions/bachelors/academic-guide/appendix-a.html |379 units for a BS degree in ECE]].+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.  Overloading is not worth it. 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.  Overloading is not worth it.
  
-=====What courses to take (updated 4/23/2019)=====+=====What courses to take (last updated 4/23/2019)=====
  
 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.