<p>for the most part yes. for example, i studied for a solid week for my last bio exam and i ended up getting 100 on it. in contrast, i have studied the night before for my french exams and have so far gotten 100 on 2 out of the 3 exams we’ve had. so some of it is subjective.</p>
<p>i think in most cases though the work will pay off. personally i think one of the worst things you can do in college is put off work/studying. this is especially true for classes where you don’t have weekly homework assignments or quizzes(such as my bio course this semester). it is so easy to fall behind when you don’t have anything due and you have other work that is. if you look over your notes every now and then you will find studying for exams so much easier.</p>
<p>yeah i figured this thanks for the advice i’ll be sure to keep up with my work</p>
<p>yeah you’re awesome with all the advice you give. thanks for taking the time to answer all of my questions</p>
<p>anytime! i enjoy answering questions. i remember being clueless last year and having a ton of questions that I could never find the answer to so i’m glad to help!</p>
<p>lol another question…are you involved in any clubs/organizations thus far? If so, Did you sign up for any first semester or did you decide to just get adapted to tcnj/college life??</p>
<p>i am in this thing called WILL, french club, Tri Beta (biology honors society), and an a cappella group. i pretty much got involved right away but i had to leave one club because i just didn’t have the time to do it. whether or not you want to join something is up to you. i know a lot of people who started out going to a lot of things just to see what they liked and then chose what they wanted to stick with.</p>
<p>also, the nice thing here is that wednesdays are kind of designated as club days. there are very few classes on wednesdays, and the classes that are offered are usually in the early morning or evening because most clubs meet during the afternoon. i had wednesdays off this semester and plan to have them off again next semester too</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen of the necessary courses it seems like I could pretty easily work a chemistry minor into my bio major. I would only have to take like an additional chem course if I take general and organic chem i and ii wouldn’t I? So could I take those classes plus biochemistry and declare that minor? I want to know if medical schools would see that as an added bonus.</p>
<p>you could definitely pull off a chem minor. i think a double major with those two subjects is also popular. i think you would need 2 more courses after gen chem 202 and orgo but i’m not positive on that. i’m not sure whether it wil give you a leg up or not for med school, but if it is something you are genuinely interested in doing then go for it.</p>
<p>Getting a chem minor requires 2 additional courses, since you need 5 classes (gen chem 1 doesn’t count). A lot of bio majors do it so I don’t think it would give you too much of an advantage for med school as a bio/chem double major so only do it if you’re interested in specific courses in chemistry.</p>
<p>When do people get loans like outside of the federal ones you get from the school? I know you apply for them separately, but since you don’t know exactly how much school is going to cost next year until like July or something, when would you get private loans in time for them to come through</p>
<p>How do I know if I need to pay the school using a payment plan? Is that what most people do? And about how much omney should I set aside for textbooks if I rent them from Chegg.com?</p>
<p>or about how much would i spend a semester buying my texts from the bookstore</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the loans. I do know that you will be notified of whatever the college will offer you and whatever you can get from filling out the FAFSA by the summer. I know that my family is not paying via a payment plan and whether or not you choose to follow one is up to you and your family. The college will make suggestions regarding such plans but you are not obligated to follow them. </p>
<p>I would plan at least $300-$400 for books (if you go through the bookstore) per semester. However, the cost can vary based on your major and what books you need. I used the same chem books both semesters so that was almost $200 I saved this semester.</p>
<p>I have been looking into TCNJ and although we have not visited it yet, on paper it looks wonderful. </p>
<p>However I’m wondering if you could please explain a bit about the dorms? I am alittle worried about their quality based on what I have been reading.</p>
<p>Also is it a suitcase college? Do alot of students go home on weekends?</p>
<p>Do you know any students in Computer Science? Do they seem happy?</p>
<p>And in trying to navigate through the web site I have not been able to find a list of minors, can you please point me in the right direction?</p>
<p>I appreciate all the help, thank you.</p>
<p>At the accepted students day I was told that they administered a survey and found that about 2/3 of the students stayed over the weekend.</p>
<p>I don’t know where you can find a list of minors, but if you look u the majors it tells you whether there is a minor available and how many classes you would have to take.</p>
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<li><p>How are roommates decided? Are you always paired with someone of the same major? If this is true and you’re double majoring, how is it decided? I’m wondering this because I may end up changing majors so I don’t see it as important. Are there any criteria you get to choose for your roommate?</p></li>
<li><p>Are we responsible for choosing freshman fall classes, or is that all done through the school? If we are, when do we do this.</p></li>
<li><p>Who can I meet with at the school to discuss changing majors, like a guidance councilor?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>You are roomed with someone in the same FSP (freshman seminar program) as you (or at least you are put near people in the same fsp). You will fill out a short survey online asking the general questions: do you smoke, tolerance of alcohol, how neat are you, are you a morning/night person, etc. </p>
<p>I’m not sure about other majors, but for bio the school placed us into sections of our core classes. at orientation we got to choose one (our fourth) class.</p>
<p>as far as changing majors, until you are assigned an advisor you could contact someone from the department you wish to switch into. in general, to change a major you probably have to meet with someone from the department and fill out a sheet, get it signed, and then submit the form to the office of records and registration</p>
<p>hey HazelEyez: </p>
<p>What do you mean by “sections of our core classes?” like a certain amount of people getting a particular set of teachers or classes?</p>
<p>for bio majors the core classes (the classes specific to your major) for the freshman fall semester would be themes and chem. the school put us into these classes (as well as the fsp), so we had no say in the teacher or class time that we got. this was done before orientation.</p>
<p>for all other semesters you will be able to go online prior to your registration period and see all the “sections” of classes that are being offered, i.e. the times and teachers. you will choose which ones you want</p>