<p>Being a spring admit who will be enrolled at a CC in the fall, can i put off accepting loans and other finaid until the spring semester comes closer? or should i do something about them asap?</p>
<p>or will i naturally be met with resources/help regarding my finaid when time comes?
basically im clueless about what to do with the offer letter and award summary. any help is appreciated, thanks!</p>
<p>stupid question but I was in fpf last year and the grades I got were not the best of grades, I was wondering if there is anything I can do to either raise my gpa by doing the classes again or just having those classes from the entire semester not count or is there some other way that can help me?</p>
<p>what classes did you have stick? Were they really that hard? I’m an incoming FPF student so I was just wondering.</p>
<p>@j31: English is taken on main campus with the rest of the Cal students. So even if you wait till next semester, you will still be taking the same course. HOWEVER, being a part fot he main campus, you will have more selections/choices. I don’t know how good you are in each subject matters, so I won’t comment which is easier[and I am also an incoming FPF, so I really don’t know. ^.^]</p>
<p>@stickkiller: I read somewhere that unless you recieved a D or lower [or was it C?], you shouldn’t retake the course. Now I am certain that FPF scores is shown on the transcript, but it’s not part of the official GPA. So…your choice?</p>
<p>@HelloAll: What’s hard for others might not be hard for you. Some people absolutely love astronomy and will do well in it [hehe. ^.^] while others just couldn’t grasp it. It varies from individuals to individuals. Personally, put me in the most basic music class and I can still pull off a F. >.<</p>
<p>damn, they are not included in gpa? are you sure? because mine have been, if I tell them or get them not to, that would be awesome.</p>
<p>I remember reading that they do count toward the UC GPA (which is why they told me not to slack off thinking it wouldn’t).</p>
<p>FPF grades are definitely on your transcript and count towards your UC GPA.</p>
<p>how hard is integrative bio 33 with rauscher?</p>
<p>please describe (hopefully negative) experiences with FPF anyone? so anyone who didn’t get into FPF doesn’t regret. ^^</p>
<p>@JexteLox- Sorry, I cannot tell a lie. FPF is great.</p>
<p>Does anyone know Professor Song Li’s office hours? I can only find his Spring 2009 office hours but not the Fall ones.</p>
<p>@sushi At least you didn’t lie. At least…mmHmm, just saying you could be a liar who says he never tells lies… :] ^_^all in good fun!</p>
<p>any spring admits get information about if they got a dorm? Because I checked my email accounts, and no emails. They said November 5th…</p>
<p>They never said November 5th.</p>
<p>Says late November 2009 here.</p>
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<p>Ah, ok, Thanks. When I was at CalSO I Heard November 5th. Another 3 weeks doesn’t seem too long, but the earlier, the better, that’s for reals.</p>
<p>An awesome post. thanks for the information!</p>
<p>Question about filling out my FPF schedule…</p>
<p>I’m currently in Calc BC and will be taking the AP test in May.
Granted I get a 5 on the test, I’d like to take English and 3 breadth courses. However, if I don’t, then I’d take English, Math 1B, and 2 breadth courses.</p>
<p>What should I do…</p>
<p>Option A: I put down English, Math 1B, and 2 breadth courses and if I don’t get a 5, then it’s fine OR I do get a 5 (which I’d find out in July) and I switch Math 1B but it might be too late to get the extra breadth class I want (due to the class filling up).</p>
<p>Option B: I put down English and 3 breadth courses and if I do get a 5, then it’s fine OR I don’t get a 5 and risk having Math 1B full when I try to switch one of the 3 breadth classes. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>Id go with the first option. If possible, Id take it with prof. Bourgoin. Had him for 1A and he was definitely the better professor (compared to the other 1A teacher).</p>
<p>Also, if the math 1b classes do end up being full and you’re left to take 1B on campus, campus math courses tend to be much harder. Take the safer route so avoid this.</p>
<p>Im going to do Pre-Med at Berkeley. I got 5 on AP Calc BC. Do I still need to take both math 1A and 1B to meet the requirements or only 1B is enough.</p>
<p>Not exactly sure of your question. Cal does not have a major named Pre-Med, it is more of an intended profession, but the many pre-meds are seeking undergrad degrees in a variety of different majors. Medical schools don’t put any constraints on what undergrad major someone has completed. </p>
<p>Therefore, your question could be about one or both of the following:</p>
<p>Can I use a 5 on the Calc BC AP test to satisfy the requirements of medical schools (for those that require a year of math, whether specifically Calc or some combination of calc and statistics)?</p>
<p>Can I use a 5 on the Calc BC AP test to satisfy a pre-req for a major XXXXX at Cal?</p>
<p>For the first, you will find that almost zero (actually probably zero but haven’t looked at every single one) medical schools will accept AP credits in lieu of actual college courses for their list of pre-preqs (e.g. 1 year bio, 1 year chem, 1 year ochem, 1 year math . . .). </p>
<p>For the second, it depends on the college (Letters & Sciences or Engineering or Chemistry or Natural Resources) and within that, the department and major. Each college has its own policy on what AP results translate into for units and requirements, further each department has its own policy on their requirements for granting the degree in major XXXXX which includes whether certain of these can be satisfied by AP credit or even courses at previous universities or CCs). </p>
<p>If you tell us the major and college, we can answer more completely. This is the kind of advising that you will get at CalSO.</p>