[jarjoura]

I have to agree that my best semesters in college were the ones that I overcommitted myself (22-23 credits). I actually found the lack of downtime a way to stay focused and move from one project to the next. Likewise, my worst performing semesters were the ones where I only attempted 12 credits. I would find that having large breaks of time would cause me to get comfortable wasting time and then it would take moving a mountain to get me back into the groove.

During my 2 semesters of intense credits, I was able to have a social life too, but that consisted of eating with classmates during our study sessions and spending several hours in the library.

The only thing I regret from that experience was that I didn't challenge myself sooner.