<p>Alright orientation is coming up soon and it's surprisingly closing in fast. I'm signed up for the 3rd session since I don't know how anyone can attend the first 2 sessions on school especially when one of them is on my graduation. When orientation begins in the morning, any tips to facilitate the process or have an upper hand compared to the rest of the confused people?</p>
<p>Also, when choosing your classes what courses are recommended that people should try and eliminate as soon as they can? Which courses should not be paired since they're too stressful? I know the counselor helps you with your schedule, but I'm sure you have a lot of options and choosing the right courses might get you started on a good start.</p>
<p>If you don't get what you want at first, don't hesitate to keep checking back when you get home. </p>
<p>-New classes open up throughout the summer (they say they save spaces and release for later orientations.)
-Other students changing their schedule opens up spaces.<br>
-Also, the day after fees are due, those who do not pay are dropped from the rosters so their spaces open up (sorry, sad, I know).</p>
<p>Class tip (esp. if you are trying to fit in double major or ?):
GENDER STUDIES 210gm - Social Issues in Gender
This is a popular class because it satisfies both Category VI GE and Diversity.</p>
<p>Have a list of classes that you want to take and rank them in order. Also make sure you check out the professor and the course outline. I've read for Thematic Options it varies depend on the professor. I would suggest my daughter to over enroll by one course and tend to drop one later. Kind of like the shopping period at Harvard.</p>
<p>I would suggest having a list, ranking them (especially ones that get rid of category 6 and diversity at the same time), and if necessary crashing them on the first day they meet in the fall and hope people drop or talk to the professor to add a few spots. I know a lot of people sign up for 7 or 8 classes just to 'secure a space', go to them on the first day, and then decide which ones they want to take and drop the rest. Keep checking throughout summer because they are always changing...</p>
<p>it's pretty much one course you need to complete from each GE category including diversity yea? I'm a little bummed out I can't really take a science class since I'm an accounting major. I kinda want to learn some gen. chem (since science at my school is a disgrace) even though my ap/ib biology score will probably waive me out. Then again, I don't want to even deal with pre-meds. </p>
<p>Any good substitutes that will expose me to a lot of science without killing me? Maybe just taking it at community college is better. </p>
<p>Oh, should I begin looking at professor reviews for the courses I'm interested in taking for GEs? I'm planning to form a list of courses I like for each category in case.</p>
<p>you can take a g. chem class I think as category 3 I am pretty sure (beware the pre-meds in these classes)...I know I took general bio for that because it was in my major as well</p>
<p>if you have ap bio of 3 or better I think it waives it...(although it may be a score of 4 now...check online)</p>
<p>...basically you have 6 categories...your category 6 correlates to your writing 140 class that you take at the same time at cat6....also you have to take a 'diversity' class that usually can be covered in another GE (like it counts for both, like soci150, example) but check those out because they fill up super fast because they fill 2 requirements...then if you are not in engineering, business or architecture you have 3 semesters of a language....</p>
<p>Ya, check the reviews...many of the science classes (other then gchem and gbio with the pre-meds) are not that hard core that you would have to take them at a comm. college...or if you want to take gchem take it off semesters...like take level 1 in the spring instead of the fall as it removes a lot of the pre-med students...I hear earthquakes is good; astronomy is good; ect...just go to senate course guide to look up professors...</p>
<p>if you have any questions about GE's or anything just PM...me...:)...</p>
<p>If you can try, try to take your Arts and Letters class sometime during your freshman year. It is GE Category 5. The thing is, once you've attained enough units, you have to take ARLT 101 instead of ARLT 100 (I'm not sure how many units it is...). I just finished my freshman year, and signed up for an ARLT100 class this semester for Fall '08. It was such a hassle because the registration system thought I had too many units to take the 100 class, so I spent an hour or so in the CAS building along with other freshmen who have a lot of AP units transferred in. It's just easier if you take it freshman year than having to go to CAS and the registration building to get it sorted out for sophomore year.</p>