<p>Since people who attend CalSO get priority enrollment into courses, is there the chance I'm gonna get waitlisted for my courses first semester if I don't attend? I don't really feel like dishing out almost $800 dollars (airfare + fees + pocket money). The classes I'm looking forward to registering for is Math53/54, CS61A, possibly Physics 7A and some other Reading & Comp & breadth/elective courses (not all of these but these courses are on the table for now). What would you guys suggest? Is there a chance I'm just gonna have a free first semester with like 2 courses if I don't attend CalSO? lmao</p>
<p>[Home</a> Page - Online Schedule Of Classes](<a href=“http://schedule.berkeley.edu%5DHome”>http://schedule.berkeley.edu) indicates that for this spring:</p>
<p>CS 61A: 306/396
CS 61BL: 252/280 (last fall’s CS 61A students)
Physics 7A: 176/176+, 149/176, 195/198*
Physics 7B: 187/198<em>, 198/198+ (last fall’s Physics 7A students)
Physics H7B: 53/53+ (last fall’s Physics H7A students)
Math 53: 351/375, 283/286</em>
Math H53: 18/25
Math 54: 374/400, 407/420*</p>
<ul>
<li>= full</li>
<li>= so close to full that there is a good chance that they were full by the add deadline, but have space only because of late drops.</li>
</ul>
<p>It looks like most [url=<a href=“http://osoc.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?y=7&p_term=SP&p_deptname=--+Choose+a+Department+Name+--&p_classif=--+Choose+a+Course+Classification+--&p_presuf=R&x=52]R&C[/url”>http://osoc.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?y=7&p_term=SP&p_deptname=--+Choose+a+Department+Name+--&p_classif=--+Choose+a+Course+Classification+--&p_presuf=R&x=52]R&C[/url</a>] courses are completely full this spring, though a very few have more than one or two spaces.</p>
<p>Actually, a schedule of CS 61A, Physics 7A, Math 53 or 54, and R&C is a pretty typical workload for an engineering or CS major, although it may add to the adjustment shock in your first university semester. (Of course, if you take Physics H7A and/or Math H54, it could be harder…)</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, what is the H course? I’m assuming it’s honors but I didn’t know there was a differentiation in Berkeley in terms Honors/Regular.</p>
<p>H = honors.</p>
<p>[Math</a> honors courses](<a href=“http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_honors.html]Math”>http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_honors.html)</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“Home | Physics”>Home | Physics]Physics</a> honors courses<a href=“under%20%22Lower%20Division%20Honors%20Physics%20Sequence%22%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20the%20page”>/url</a></p>
<p>Does anyone else have any input on whether or not I should go JUST to register for courses like Physics 7A, Math 53, CS61A?</p>
<p>61A and 53/54 you will get into eventually. Physics 7a is a little more questionable but it’s not impossible to get in if you’re vigilant. Calso is kind of a waste of time and in your case a lot of money.</p>