<p>I'm going to orientation on the 15th, and I am wondering if anyone has recommendations of what classes to take. I am planning on being a linguistics major...but open to most subjects.</p>
<p>And does anyone know about the renovations at Tabler? I know that I will be living there, but wondering what the renovations may include haha A/C possibly?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Some of the science departments offer courses designed for non science majors. I know some people who liked intro to astronomy and intro to the solar system. I would try to avoid physics and chemistry as they can be tough. You could also try the popular Journalism 101.</p>
<p>I lived in Tabler last year and did not hear anything about putting AC's in. Only Roth and the apartments have AC.</p>
<p>I think that they will be painting and replacing carpeting, light fixtures, furniture etc.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info:)</p>
<p>There are a lot of interesting courses, but interesting and difficult are two different aspects. A course can be interesting, yet very difficult. Depends on the person. For the most part, everyone loves BIO 358 and MEC 280 -- easy and fun for the most part.</p>
<p>i tried looking for mec 280 on the list of classes but i couldn't find it. i guess it's offered for the upper classmen?</p>
<p>soph status or junior status I believe. It is environmental pollution or something like that.</p>
<p>Does anyone know about the course "Age of Empire?" It seems interesting, and might want to take it to get rid of my DECs. I think it is a D, but I could be wrong. I was going to take it this semester, but my schedule is tight, so I think I might take it next semester.</p>
<p>Any psychology class should be interesting. And if the professor is good, the class should be fascinating.</p>
<p>Well, what kind of stuff are you interested in? As a ling major, you should keep an eye out for Writing Systems of the World with Prof. Hoberman; it's a fun class that fills DEC J. Not sure if it's being offered this fall, though. Cognition and Perception in the psych department was fun and interesting. Really though, it all depends... now is your chance to take a class on something you've always been curious about, learn a language you've always wanted to learn, whatever. Bonus points if you fill DECs too :)</p>
<p>What did you end up registered for?</p>
<p>im thinking of switching one of my classes so i can take islam. i saw its offered as aas280 and rls280 is there any advantag to taking one or the other?</p>
<p>So I was trying to focus on DECs and what my adviser recommended... I am taking:
lin 101- intro to linguistics
ast 105- intro to the solar system
mat 123- intro to calc
ach 101- intro to stony brook
phi 100- concepts of the person</p>
<p>I really wanted to take a new foreign language, but I figured I should get a dec or 2 out of the way first :-/ maybe next semester? </p>
<p>Again, thanks for all of the advice!!!</p>
<p>Who's teaching LIN 101 this fall?</p>
<p>As for the foreign language, you might want to rethink waiting until spring. A lot of languages only offer 111 in the fall and 112 in the spring, so you could end up set back a whole year. Do you have the language skill (I think it's skill 3) filled already from high school? If not, definitely get on it now. Even if you do, I think it's worth reconsidering taking a language this fall. First off, the linguistics major requires 2 semesters of language in addition to the university's skill requirement, and it's much easier to get it out of the way now when your schedule is fairly flexible as opposed to later when you need more specific classes that can conflict (since a lot of languages only offer intro sections at one time). Also, an intro language class is a nice way to ease yourself into college--the sections have to be small, there's often a friendly atmosphere with lots of camaraderie, and although there might be a lot of work it's a type of work you're probably familiar with already, while other classes may be structured in ways that are new to you.</p>
<p>What are you taking AST 105 for? Are there any other majors you're considering, or are you pretty set on linguistics? How much exposure have you had to linguistics already?</p>