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I worked and attended schools at both quarter and semester systems. Here are the advantages/disadvantages of the quarter system:
Advantages:
Moves quicker so if you don't like a teacher, you're done with him/her in 10 weeks. If you don't like the class...same thing.
Doesn't allow you to slack.
Teaches you good time management.
Disadvantages:
Many freshman have difficulty adjusting to such an accelerated pace straight from high school.
Easy to feel overwhelmed.
Many classes base grades solely on midterms/finals due to lack of time for professors to read lengthy term papers. (this isn't true for all classes, but many are)
Hope this helps!
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