<p>Hey guys. Just got back from APA and I wanted to start a thread discussing the multitude of courses Rutgers offers. </p>
<p>I'm in the Rutgers Business School NB so I took:</p>
<p>Calculus
Introduction to Microeconomics
Expository Writing
Philosophy - Moral and Social Issues
FIGS - Politics</p>
<p>14 Credits Total.</p>
<p>Do you think this is an easy or hard workload? Should I take an extra credit to make it to 15? Furthermore, can I get any insight into which classes are generally extremely easy and which to avoid at all costs? Thanks</p>
<p>That’s a very doable schedule but Expos and Calc will take up a lot of your time (homework).</p>
<p>Should you add another credit? You could possibly take Business Forum (it meets one night a week) but there seems to be a lot of writing in there (although you will probably get an A). My son is a freshman business student now.</p>
<p>do you know which calc course you are taking? for calc I there is calculus I (01:640:135) and calculus I for math and physical sciences (01:640:151).</p>
<p>expos is very time consuming, but you can get a good grade by putting in the time and effort.</p>
<p>micro is supposed to be a gpa-booster class depending on what professor you have. i haven’t taken this course yet, but you should do well if you go to class and study a lot.</p>
<p>i’ve never taken philosophy either, but it most likely will require lots of reading and writing.</p>
<p>for now, your schedule looks good, 14 credits is a solid number. don’t overload yourself for the first semester because you might not be adjusted to the college-level workload yet. when the semester starts and you think that you can take one more credit, you can always add another course. there is a brief period in the beginning of the semester called an add/drop period, where you can add or drop a class.</p>
<p>if you want to know lots of easy classes, there is a facebook group called GPA Booster Classes at Rutgers, and you can always refer to ratemyprofessors once you know who your professors are.</p>
<p>drexeler, can you link the Facebook group? I tried searching for it but nothing came up. I need to choose my electives and send back my choices really soon haha.</p>
<p>Thanks, as always, Drexeler! I plan to be taking calculus I (01:640:135), assuming I do well on my June 7th placement. Just need to review logs and functions a bit.</p>
<p>Just wondering… Lets say I take nothing but easy classes that are guaranteed A’s. In the long run I may end up with a 4.0 GPA but no knowledge right? It would be better suited for me to take hard classes that will actually educate me at the cost of a lower GPA. </p>
<p>Oh, and how is the busing system? Reliable? Safe? Free?</p>
<p>calc 135 shouldn’t be too bad. for the placement test, review your precalc notes. there were lots of logs and exponents raised to the x power (like, solve for x: 3^[2x] = [3/2]^5). it’s very easy, but a couple of my friends didn’t take the test seriously and got stuck taking precalc first.</p>
<p>my personal opinion would be to challenge yourself, which clearly by your schedule, you are doing why would anybody pay so much tuition to take boring and meaningless classes? you could do that at a community college for less money. if somebody brags to you that they have a 4.0 when they are only taking elective courses, it’s not the same as saying you have a 3.5 with challenging courses. </p>
<p>the busing system is free for everybody, and it’s very safe. as with any type of public transportation, there are some annoying parts. if you have a class on a different campus, you have to give yourself extra time for waiting at the bus stop, traffic, etc. it’s frustrating at first, but it’s easy to deal with. during the winter, some of the routes can get delayed, so you have to give yourself even more time to get from campus to campus. but overall, the bus system is very easy to learn and is very convenient.</p>
<p>I think FIGS is similar to the Byrne Seminars, but I’d highly suggest tacking on a fun-looking (i.e. not science/environment - those tend to be qutie dry) Byrne Seminar if you can fit it. Only freshmen are allowed to take those seminars, so have fun while you can!</p>
<p>if you are taking CALC 151 its harder because its for engineering students so take CALC 135.
It looks like a pretty solid schedule. Dont take 18 credits. Start off freshman year with a GOOD GPA so take 14, 15, or 16 credits</p>
<p>Look’s like a cake walk to me, Calc grading is pretty soft, expos is a get it or you don’t class and the rest are joke courses. I’d take another course or challenge yourself</p>
<p>I wouldn’t take an extra class just because it’s ‘hard’. Take the classes you need to take for your major, and the ones required for your SAS core. Some are easier and some are harder. </p>
<p>There is a wide distribution of grades in all classes; ie, everyone does not get A’s. For example in one economics class my son took, there were 110 Cs and 108 Ds out of 370 people. This would be considered an entry level, aka ‘easy’ course. </p>
<p>Don’t kill yourself freshman year. Better to get a strong start and take a summer class at your local cc to get your credit number up. I take the sustainable approach.</p>
why would anybody pay so much tuition to take boring and meaningless classes? you could do that at a community college for less money. if somebody brags to you that they have a 4.0 when they are only taking elective courses, it’s not the same as saying you have a 3.5 with challenging courses. </p>