You have my sympathies. Due to the compressed nature of summer courses, that load is tough. I'm only taking three courses at my school for a total of nine credit hours (20-25 hours of lecture per week plus homework and studying), mostly because I could not go over the ten credit hour limit without a signature from my dean, and I didn't want to push myself too hard...my next two semesters will be sufficiently challenging, and I will need some downtime to rest.
Heh, no big deal. It’s kind of a rite of passage for engineers here. You have 2 semesters to do in the summer, this is my first. On the plus side I have an internship semester in the fall, so it’s not like I’m not working this year, just fall instead of summer.
I’m just worried about July and August when it’s 30+ degrees (Celsius) and 50%+ relative humidity. The school is air conditioned, but the beer in my fridge at home will be beckoning.