<p>Is anyone planning on taking the 1 unit "transfer success" class at Cal? I took a class like this when I first enrolled in CC and it was pretty informative and it helped me plan stuff out. I was thinking about taking it as a way to meet other transfers and to learn about the various resources on campus. Anyone else?</p>
<p>I will take it if I end up with 13 units. I'm aiming for 14.</p>
<p>what classes are you guys going to take except major classes?
I need 3 or 4 more units for upper division electives.</p>
<p>You should take two major classes each semester. Then you should consider a class that satisfies the American Cultures requirement; then anything else you are interested in should be considered. Also, if you want to complete a minor you should obviously take classes that satisfy those requirements. </p>
<p>And how many total units are you planning to take, bomb?</p>
<p>I would recommend over enrolling in a few classes you are interested in and then dropping whichever classes you are into the least to get to 13-14 units total.</p>
<p>I'm planning on 16/17 units depending on the transfer class. I'm not sure how hard it will be but I'm desperate to finish up some classes. I sort of shot myself in the foot by taking a math semester off, because a lot of the upper division Econ classes I want to take require Multi-Variable Calc & Differential Equations (Calc 3/4). Soo I'm planning on:</p>
<p>Econ 100A
Multi-Variable Calculus
Differential Equations
Some upper division stat course</p>
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Not smart. Everyone recommends 13 units for your first semester. Take something in the summer or take more units later, but not a good idea to do that many in your first semester.</p>
<p>I'm taking 13 units. I might take that transfer class if this other one doesn't work out, but I'm really making an effort to stay at 13; after taking 27 last spring, I need the break.</p>
<p>I know everyone recommends 13-14, but doing so would ruin my plans for the rest of my time at Berkeley. Sometimes you need to have the courage to just push yourself :)</p>
<p>Wouldn't getting bad grades and/or having extremely limited time to get acclimated to Berkeley, join clubs, participate, etc. also ruin the rest of your time at Berkeley?</p>
<p>Obviously but I'm not worried about the grades. There are people at Cal who take 20 units and get a 4.0. With 16 units it's very possible; you just have to work for it. I'll let you know what happens at the end of the semester :)</p>
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There are people at Cal who take 20 units and get a 4.0.
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Were they in their first semester? The point isn't that you can never take a lot of units, but that it's a bad idea for your FIRST semester at Cal.</p>
<p>Well my point, which you probably won't agree with, is that depending on work ethic one could achieve a 4.0 regardless. It depends on the person maybe. The only way to see (in my case) is to do it. So we'll see!</p>
<p>ucbhi, what's your major? You're on the right track if you're a high unit major, especially if you have lower division major prereqs that weren't offered at your CCC. Otherwise, take 3 classes if you can afford the leisure to acclimate to UCB.</p>
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ucbhi, what's your major?
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<p>I'm an Econ major. For personal and graduate school reasons I want to take the (more difficult?) quantitative Econ classes, which require the math classes. If I don't finish the math classes then I get stuck taking less quantitative versions of Econ. The other two classes are the pre-reqs to get into Econ. So yes it's risky because if I do terrible in those classes I could get rejected from Econ :p</p>
<p>Hey, does UCB have Differential Equations? I thought that course was Differential Equations + Linear Algebra combined?</p>
<p>I just looked. It's combined.</p>
<p>There is an upper division Differential Equations course (Math 123 - <a href="http://courseweb.berkeley.edu/courseweb/pub/courses/2006/FL/MATH/123/001)%5B/url%5D">http://courseweb.berkeley.edu/courseweb/pub/courses/2006/FL/MATH/123/001)</a>. Math 54 covers Homogeneous ordinary differential equations; first-order differential equations with constant coefficients, Fourier series and partial differential equations. I am not sure if math 123 topic is same as the differential equation part of Math54. This is the only math course I have left. I am taking it in Summer (session C).</p>
<p>Math 123 has a prereq of Math 104. Did you finish it already or did they waive the prereq for your summer enrollment?</p>
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Well my point, which you probably won't agree with, is that depending on work ethic one could achieve a 4.0 regardless. It depends on the person maybe. The only way to see (in my case) is to do it. So we'll see!
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<p>I agree! Good luck:) and keep working hard.</p>
<p>I remember taking 15 credits my first semester here, and people telling me what a joke it was that I would earn anything above a 3.5. It is lovely proving them wrong.</p>
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Math 123 has a prereq of Math 104. Did you finish it already or did they waive the prereq for your summer enrollment?
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<p>I am taking math 54.</p>