<p>im a freshmen and im taking asian history to 1800 by roger hart. but my friend was telling me people told her to never take history classes at ut, cuz it is very hard to get good grades in there. well, i think im following the class so far, but that does concern me. I have to go to pharmacy school so i gotta have good grades. but I gotta write an 8 page-essay in that class and it is 40% of the semester grade. I freakin suck at writing. also i gotta buy three thickass books to read. I can drop and change classes until 15th i think. so do yall think i should get outta this class?? like is what my friend was telling me true?? if i should change, any recommendations of which class to add??
thank you for ur help~!</p>
<p>take it at a community college over the summer.</p>
<p>I don't know whether you should drop the class or not but you can get help with writing at the Undergraduate Writing Center at the Flawn Academic Center (I think it's by the Tower). Ask your History TA if you can use the Writing Center and, if so, drop in and talk to them about your writing assignment. They can help you pick a topic and will proofread and comment on drafts of your paper.</p>
<p>Here's a link to the Undergraduate</a> Writing Center. Even if you drop history, all college students need to improve their writing skills and I encourage you to check it out.</p>
<p>Check your instructor at the folowing: </p>
<p><a href="https://web.austin.utexas.edu/diia/cis/results/index.cfm%5B/url%5D">https://web.austin.utexas.edu/diia/cis/results/index.cfm</a> (you will need a UT EID)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.utlife.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.utlife.com/</a> (you will need to register)</p>
<p>It will give you a clue as to how he is rated by former students and how his grade distributions tend to be.</p>
<p>FWIW, Roger Hart does not fare well on either of the CIS or the UT Life survey.</p>
<p>I took one history class over my summer semester here, and it was not easy by any means. I really had to work for that A, but I'm glad I did. I've heard the same advice, and it seems to be true. I plan on taking my next history course at ACC or community college when I go home for the summer.</p>
<p>honestly, unless you're a great reader and writer, you might want to take the lower level history courses at your local community college. I plan on doing that for both histories and probably the 2nd government.</p>
<p>But history classes at community colleges rarely cover anything but introductory or low-level American history.</p>
<p>As for books, some colleges require professors to request that the University library put the required classroom texts on reserve. It's first come first serve but if they are on reserve no one can take the book out of the library. Check out the nearby used books stores.</p>