Quarter System vs. Semester System

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Quarter System vs. Semester System

by s1ngular1ty » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:21 am
Hey Guys,

I am an international applicant and am a little confused about the quarter/ semester systems for MBA. My friends (who are doing MS) have said that only California universities use quarter system. Could someone please update me about this. Which universities in CA use quarter system? What is the common system outside CA? Is the academic load in a quarter system significantly more?

Naive question I know :)