1st Semester Schedule

<p>i've spent all morning looking over a rough schedule, how does it look? i'm in CAS and interested in the CAPS program, so i'm at least gonna give that a try. </p>

<p>CAPS 2570: China Encounters The World 4.0 Credits
CHIN 1101: Beginning Mandarin I 6.0 Credits
FWS: HIST 1230: Monstrous Births, Scheming Midwives: Schildbirth in Europe 3.0 Credits
PE: Yoga (i wanted to try that stress management class because i heard good things but on schedulizer it doesnt fit)
Either NS 6140: Topics in Maternal & Child Nutrition 3.0 Credits, for absolutely no reason other than it sounds interesting or ASRC 1300: Africa, The Continent & It's People 3.0 Credits, also for no reason except for that i met the Africana director lady and she was so interesting! The fact that the nutrition class is in the 6000 doesn't mean its harder or for a higher level, does it? i considered NS 1150: Nutrition, Health, and Society but it sounds boring.
I really don't want a lot of demanding classes because i know chinese is going to kick my ass. i really couldnt think of/find a fun class to fill in for that last slot. Any feedback on the classes i have, or ideas to change the last slot to would be great.<br>
Thanks!</p>

<p>I might be incorrect, but I believe NS 6140 requires permission of the instructor to enroll and is probably full. My friend took the course during her senior year and really enjoyed it.</p>

<p>I really enjoyed NS 1150. If you ever want to take higher division NS courses while at Cornell, NS 1150 will be a pre-req for most of them.</p>

<p>How are people already deciding their schedules? I thought that was all in July?</p>

<p>Starting off your 1st semester with a 600 lvl class?! lol. you probably dont have the pre reqs for it…</p>

<p>ex. NS 115 ;)</p>

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<p>Why don’t you look at the course description? </p>

<p>“Advanced course on the role of nutrition during pregnancy and lactation. The feeding and growth of infants and children in health and disease is considered. Critical evaluation of current literature is emphasized via lecture, discussions, and a term paper.”</p>

<p>^uh, how about why are you so rude?</p>

<p>I did ask if hte 6000 meant that it was a higher level course, because i thought i once read that the first number doesn’t mean its for upperclassmen only. that is exactly WHY i added that question, because i didnt know.</p>

<p>anyways, if ns 1150 is good then maybe i’ll put that in there. does it have a lot of homework? any other input?</p>

<p>ns 115 is easy</p>

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<p>It’s a legitimate question. Why didn’t you extract information directly from the course catalog? Seems much easier than posting a question and then wait for an answer. And really, don’t be so sensitive over comments made over the internet by a stranger. :|</p>

<p>Regardless, the course implies that it’s an advanced course. That seems to answer your question on “if the course is harder/higher level”.</p>

<p>generally higher # is more advanced</p>

<p>lost4words: you’re right that upper level classes aren’t restricted to upperclassmen. In fact, I encourage all freshman I speak to on the matter to take higher level classes, as they are generally not <em>much</em> harder but a great deal more fun (more specific, smaller, etc.)</p>

<p>But specifically that’s only true for upper level <em>undergrad</em> classes – meaning up to level 4000. It’s certainly possible to take a graduate-level class like a 6000-level as an undergrad, but unless it’s cross-listed as a 4000-level (which many are), implying that undergrads are welcome, you need to ask the instructor for permission. 6000 generally denotes graduate level.</p>

<p>Ray192 – I agree you need to back off. “Advanced” doesn’t explain anything; the OP had a right to be confused by your comment. And ALL Cornell students have the right to enroll in any class with open seats (though not necessarily to pass it). Did you never take an “advanced” class until you were an upperclassman? If so I think your Cornell experience was probably the worse for it.</p>

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<p>I took “advanced” classes freshman year… after I had the necessary background.</p>

<p>Advanced doesn’t explain anything? The original course description was “Advanced course on the role of nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.”</p>

<p>What if, instead of nutrition, it was:</p>

<p>“Advanced course on quantum mechanics.”</p>

<p>“Advanced course on econometrics.”</p>

<p>“Advanced course on algorithm analysis.”</p>

<p>“Advanced course on organic chemistry.”</p>

<p>I don’t really see how else you could interpret this statement other than an indication that you should some background on the subject before taking on the class. </p>

<p>But, I suppose it is possible that the wording is simply bad, and that the course is merely an introductory course. But again, that question is easily answered using our trusty courses of study guide, as we can simply look for other classes in the subject that could serve as introductory classes; no such class would support the hypothesis that this class is meant to be an introduction to the subject.</p>

<p>A quick scan through the list will yield NS 3220: Maternal and Child Nutrition. Of course, to the skeptic within you, you might stubbornly state that NS 6140 might simply be an honors version of NS 3220, and that you don’t need any background to take it… until you notice that NS 3220 requires NS 1220. It seems that NS 6140 would need at least some of the same background as well.</p>

<p>I realize that my sarcastic style of writing might offend you, and I apologize for that, but I really don’t see why you’re denying my point. I pretty much answered the question by taking about a minute to scan through the courses of study database. At least it should help you understand the ease of using a ready-made guide to classes, and the importance of information-gathering.</p>

<p>well thanks linari, i totally didnt realize it was a graduate class at all otherwise i wouldnt have considered it.</p>

<p>NS 115 has a good deal of work involved, but it’s not that bad. There a few exams, a 10 page paper on a topic in nutrition (but you write it in stages so it’s not a big deal), an analysis of your own diet and I’m sure there are some other ones I’m missing.</p>