<p>Do you guys think Intro to Microeconomics or Intro to Macroeconomics would be the better pick for a freshman? How is the work level, and what professors would you recommend?</p>
<p>Micro 1st semester, there is more variety of profs, Levinson is very good. macro 2nd for same reason. Take Diba</p>
<p>Thanks! I'm taking Econ 001 but unfortunately due to a conflict in schedules, I can't take Levinson. Out of Brown, Schwartz, and Yun, which would you recommend? I've checked ratemyprofessor.com and I'm not sure if they're accurate.</p>
<p>Take Yun, Schwartz is TERRIBLE! Many of my friends that took Schwartz had a very difficult time, he si avague professor, that has the hardest tests in the Econ dept. You can check with your Dean (if you're in SFS , MSB, or NHS). If you're in the Col, I'm not sure how that works.</p>
<p>I'm taking micro first, because that's what I took the last semester of my senior year (but failed to get that 5 on the AP test, dangit!)...And then I'm planning on Macro for second sem.</p>
<p>I'm wondering, is it better to just finish your core as fast as you can, or save some of those courses to be dispersed? I've just been planning to take all core until it's done...</p>
<p>Are u in SFS? MY Deab (I'm in teh SFS) told me to take my econ core in a row, because it's easier. he told me to take PST and one lit frosh year '(I tested out of it) and at elast one theo. This is about half of the core. In my frosh year I finished my theo coz I wanted to get it over with! I also finished my lit because I ahve AP credit. I still have one philosophy req left. You should try and take all your intro classes as soon as possible, so that you can move into more interesting subjects, or more advanced at least. As far as SFS core is concerned, your 1st 2 years are basically filling that core. I hate phil so I'm procrstainating to get that over with. The core (as in the whole universitys core) is not that hard to fulfill, it's 2 phil and 2 theo. Other schools have different cores, but remeber that core classes tend to be big, so you might get tired of that.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm in the SFS...</p>
<p>you were the one a while back who was recommending some Spanish Literature courses, right? I don't think it will take me that long to pass proficiency and I was looking at the selection...are there pre-requisites for the various lit courses? like what is a standard, entry level literature class to take?</p>
<p>If you don't ahev any AP credit, then you ahve to take an intro lit class, the guide theys ent you should help you figure that out. I think it's like Critical Redaing and Writing or something.</p>
<p>Sorry, I changed topics too fast- not the core English Literature/Humanities stuff, but I mean the literature courses conducted in Spanish..there were many that sounded intriguing on the Department web page...but a lot of them were number in the 300s and 400s so I was thinking you must have to have taken a 200 course or something to be eligible?</p>
<p>Well, I took Span 266, and I think teh only pre req is that you feel REALLY confident in your spanish, they expect you to be able to be 100% fluent at least. make sure you can hold a very good conversation about literature in spanish before you get in the class. The class is at teh caliber of any other lit class, and the prof expects that much of you.</p>
This is sort of cheesy, but knowing Diba was recommended (even ten years ago) makes me smile (he’s my dad). He is a great teacher. I struggled with ADHD (severe) unknowingly and he was amazing with helping me in every class I needed it (econ, math, and french). So if anyone’s still reading this thread, he’s such a cool man (this sounds sophomoric, I know. I promise I’m high achieving in english). So he understands if you’re having trouble (two of my brothers have ADHD/ADD too, and they’re a little less…dedicated to school than I am).