I am halfway through an accelerated 2 year program. It has been tough, I am not going to lie. I take two 9 week classes at a time. I am in a cohort, so having all the same classmates for all of my classes is very comforting. I know this is not the norm though. The work load is VERY high. I have to really prioritize my time. I was even able to change my position at work to a group that has very flexible hours, this too is not very plausible in most cases though.

I am very sure I am going to drop the program around midterm time EVERY semester. I get through it though. I just keep telling myself, "5 more classes, 5 more classes. Then You'll have that piece of paper, 5 more classes."

It can be done, but I have scarified a lot of things I enjoy to compete it.