The spring semester I am taking 14 units, 5 classes though one class is only 2-days. I am lucky enough that I got into all the classes I wanted and it only took a few minutes to register. I haven't taken this many units before.

This semester I took 3 classes, 8 units and had a part-time job on campus. My classes were all on one day which meant I had a lot of spare time and I didn't do a lot of my work. With my new schedule it will be Monday/Wednesday so it will be more spread out and I'll have a better time frame to do homework.

My classes are:

Natural Resource Management: Wildland Trees and Shrubs which has a lot of memorizing plant types.

English 1A which is the highest English placement

Speech 1A: Public Speaking

Media 10: Film Appreciation

And a 2-day class that prepares me to work at the horse therapy facility I am enrolled in.

I feel like I can take 14 units if I work hard enough, but this semester I did not do very well because I had too much free time. I also have to fit in a part-time job as well, which makes me nervous because I have a hard time excelling at work and I am usually exhausted afterwards. I am also heavily reliant on my computer and social media, which I will have to set aside if I want to excel in my classes.

I guess this is a roundabout way of asking, how do I manage taking on these classes and excelling in them?