<p>You can just take the class. I did this last year.</p>
<p>How many classes do you recommend for your first semester as an engineer ? 4 or 5? </p>
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<p>Absolutely 5. In fact, you’ll probably end up in 5.5 because of a science lab.</p>
<p>That’s how my schedule looks like right now. Thanks for your help! </p>
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<p>Are there French or German classes for people who want to learn how to read the languages for research but don’t care about being conversational?</p>
<p>No. All modern language courses emphasize conversation and vocabulary to start and reading later on. You can’t participate in the reading-intensive courses unless you have conversational vocabulary and grammatical skills because the courses are taught in the language, not in English.</p>
<p>when registering for classes, is it not a good idea to schedule a class that runs from say 9-10:30 and then schedule a class that runs from 10:30-12? Or do professors not care if you leave a couple minutes early? Just wondering because I’m trying to put together some mock schedules, thanks!</p>
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<p>Classes end 10 minutes earlier than marked. A 9 to 10:30 class lets students out at 10:20, so they have time to walk to their next class. You can make it across campus in ten minutes.</p>
<p>@interfc1: I would just be slightly cautious when it comes to back to back classes in that you do want to pay attention to what classes they are. Smaller classes such as writ sem and foreign languages actually take attendance and see to put an emphasis on timeliness. For example, one of my friend wanted to take a certain writing seminar but she had a class all the way on the other side of campus right before. She emailed the prof beforehand to ask if it would be ok if she was slightly late and explained her situation but the prof emailed back that she expected timeliness from all her students and that this wasn’t going to work. I’m sure many professors are much more lenient about this but I would just pay a bit of attention to what classes you’re scheduling back to back. If it’s a big seminar, then don’t worry-you’ll be 5 min late at most and miss pretty much nothing</p>
<p>To settle the Wharton requirement for a foreign language, how many semesters must you take? </p>
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<p>It depends on your current ability. Basically, over the summer, you can take an online placement exam in the language of your choice. You get a score, which will automatically determine what level you’re in. If you get above a certain score, then they invite you to come to Penn to take a more formal placement test to determine whether you can place out. There are 4 “levels”…for french, it is 110, 120, 130, 140 (other languages are pretty much the same, just the numbers may be different) and if I for example, place into 130, then I have to take 2 semesters (130 and 140) before I meet the language requirement</p>
<p>I need help distinguishing between Craft of Prose and the more advanced Critical Writing Seminars. What are each of these courses like? </p>
<p>I looked at the information for each of the critical writing seminar options, and I fall in line with a few things that would “qualify” me for Craft of Prose: I am an anxious writer, I didn’t get a lot of writing practice in high school, and I usually struggle with timed writing. But I don’t really matchup in some areas: I scored a 760 on the SAT writing section, 4 on the AP Language Exam, and I am usually fine with “untimed take home essays”.</p>
<p>With that said, the more advanced writing seminars look way more interesting. Can anyone tell me whether I would survive in the advanced writing seminars, or whether I should just stick with Craft of Prose. </p>
<p>How often for example would I have to do timed writing in the seminars and do the seminars teach you how to write essays?</p>
<p>For Phys150 there are 4 instructors: Paul Heiney, I. Joseph Kroll, Evelyn Thomson, and Robert Hollebeek. Does anyone have experience with any of them?</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendations!
What information do u guys recommend i give my teachers about myself in order to get the best recommendation back??
One of my teachers asked me what i want her to focus on?</p>
<p>@iranb94: I definitely recommend taking the “more advanced” critical writ sems. Craft of prose is generally for international students and students who struggle significantly with writing/english. Considering your test scores, you are way too advanced for that class. Most students take the “advanced” writ sems. You will be absolutely fine-the content of the writ sems are not difficult at all. It is just that they require a lot of busywork and can be extremely tedious and rigid. You will have to write about 3 timed essays but they do not count directly towards your grade-they are merely used as a guideline to assess whether you have made improvements . You will no doubt survive-most of my friends and I are not particularly skilled in the humanities (we are science majors) and none of us got below a A- in writ sem. </p>
<p>@Excavalier: I had Hollebeek for phys 150 last year. Many of my classmates were not too fond of him because his teaching style is not particularly structured/organized. However, I really enjoyed having Hollebeek as a professor. I think that many students found his lectures hard to follow because he went over many hw problems/did many applications while they did not complete their homework/read the textbook. In order to succeed in that class, I do believe that it is essential that you read the textbook and do the hw in a timely manner. Anyways, I personally thought Hollebeek was a great professor; he is very enthusiastic and nice. He encourages students to come to office hrs for help and is more than willing to meet one-on-one to discuss physics. For example, a few days before a midterm, I had a few questions I wanted to have answered. Hollebeek told me to email him what time I was planning on coming and he would make sure to be free/in his office at that time. He was extremely flexible and helpful one-on-one so I would def recommend him.</p>
<p>@hilster4: I honestly wouldn’t give your teachers a long laundry list of your accomplishments. Teacher recommendations are meant to give admissions officers a better idea of who you are as a person. Your accomplishments will speak for themselves on your resume. Make sure your teachers focus on your personality and what makes you stand out as a student. Of course, it’s not like you can directly ask your teachers " can you write about how great my personality is or why I’m the best student" but it is really important that you choose teachers who know you well as a student and can actually give insight about your personality/character rather than just putting your resume in paragraph form. In terms of what you should give them, maybe a brief statement about your interests/intended major in college.</p>
<p>Is double major/degree popular at Penn, like 1 in 3 or 1 in 10?</p>
<p>@benzua: I’m not sure about the exact stats but from what I know, double majors/degrees are fairly common at Penn. Idk exactly what you’re interested in double majoring in but there are people who pursue, for example, a chemistry major in the college and a biomedical engineering degree in the engineering school. One of my friends who is in Wharton is pursuing a marketing degree in Wharton along with a communications major in the college. There are also some dual degree programs at Penn including Vagelos LSM, Huntsman, and M&T. So yeah, I would say double majoring is fairly common. In addition, some depts at Penn (for instance physics and chemistry) offer students the option of sub matriculation, which is basically a fancy term for obtaining a bachelors and masters in 4 yrs through taking some additional grad classes.</p>
<p>"@Excavalier: I had Hollebeek for phys 150 last year."</p>
<p>GoldOwl, did you take Physics C in high school and got 5’s on the AP exams? If you did, you still needed to take 150?</p>
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<p>I took AP Physics B senior year and got a 4. But yeah, you’re right…if I had gotten a 5 on AP Physics C, then I would technically have credit for 150 and/or 151. However, because I’m in the Vagelos MLS program, we are required to take introductory calc-based physics regardless of whether or not we have AP credit.</p>
<p>For an intended biology major looking to do pre-med, should I take chem 101 first semester and biol 121 during the spring? I heard its less people but then I have to wait until the next year to take bio ii. How are the professors for chem 101?</p>
<p>as for math, I got a 4 on Calc AB but took BC this past year and felt more confident than when I took AB. If I get a 5(hopefully not jinxing this) should I take Calc II or Honors Calc? I’m thinking of minoring in math.</p>