<p>well? what are the best profs for LS social/cultural/writing I?</p>
<p>There is no list of cool profs floating around so your best bet is pick 10 or so classes that fit well into your schedule and then check out Rate my Professor to settle on one. Your ideal schedule is 2 classes a day back to back, Mon-Thurs. 1st semester no one did this, 2nd semester everyone wanted this. Just trust me. Let me tell you about my profs:</p>
<p>Writing I - David Damstra. A cool guy but I disliked his class format, we would listen to a poem or short prose at the start of class and then write our “reflections” in the notebooks. Then we would go around and people would share their responses. It was honestly a stupid waste of time, everyone desperately tried to write something “deep” and “analytical” in 8 mins so they wouldn’t be embarassed. Doesn’t explain what he wants in the assignments too well and likes when you put personal stuff in the papers. Doesn’t give out many A’s.</p>
<p>Writing II - Debra Goldberg, awesome prof but won’t be here Fall '09, will be back Spring '10 though. </p>
<p>CF I - Barna - Problem is, the reading list is long but he spends 90% of the class teaching the Iliad, gotta cram 20 works of classic lit (think Dante) into the last 2 weeks. It’s easy, I used Sparknotes, he gives you a study guide with all the exam questions beforehand, you fill it out and use it on the Midterm and Final. REALLY easy to get an A, but no learning involved.</p>
<p>CF II - Jurich - AVOID like the plague, I won’t elaborate, I despised her :mad:</p>
<p>SF I - Brendan Hogan - cool younger guy, really likes Philosophy. No exams, just 3-4 papers. He’s a tough grader but there’s not too much work or reading, enough to keep you busy, definitely fair and keeps you awake in class.</p>
<p>SF II - Wilson - older guy, really really sweet and good-natured, knows his stuff. However, teaches 8 am and the whole class is asleep, a little boring unless you love History and Philosophy. I found the reading interesting so I liked it. An easier grader, most people got at least a B+, and A or A- shouldn’t be hard.</p>
<p>You mentioned you’re PreMed - for Chem, everyone takes Prof Halpin, who is a really cool guy so don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot I really appreciate this. What is wrong with the teacher that you “despise” so much?</p>
<p>typically, does an LSP student register for 4 classes or 3 for their freshman year?</p>
<p>i registered for writing I, CF I, and WC I, and life science. IS this a normal freshman schedule? Could an LSP freshman take 5 classes? are LSP freshmen only allowed to take
writing I, CF I, and WC I? or did I do this correctly? do lsp freshmen take 3, 4, or 5 classes their first semester, typically?</p>
<p>Most NYU students, across all schools, take 4 classes per semester. 4 classes usually comes out to 16 or 18 credits, and I think you have to pay more for 5 classes. For LSP, that means Writing I/II, SF I/II, CF I/II freshmen year, plus 2 electives. I advise you get your requirements out of the way quickly. your schedule is pretty typical for an lsp freshman.</p>
<p>so if i take W1, SF1, CF1, and Japanese 1, that would be an ok schedule?</p>
<p>Jocelyn Jurich isn’t teaching LSP FALL 2009 courses. I think she wasn’t well liked because she assigned many more papers and reading assignments than the other CF I & II professors. Daughter actually liked her as a person, not as an instructor. </p>
<p>Some professors who were recommended to us (but my daughter did not either register for or did not get in…): Lindsay Davies, Heidi White, Joseph Thometz. </p>
<p>Elvenqueen posted these comments on a couple of different threads in 2008…</p>
<p>For Cultural Foundations I had Lindsay Davies. Really intelligent smart woman. A little easier than others but a great person.</p>
<p>For Social Foundations I I had J. Ward Regan. He’s very umm… liberal and opinionated. Even if I agreed with him, I found him overbearing at times. That being said, I think everyone should have him for class once because he’s definitely super smart and I think he’s one of those life changing professors.</p>
<p>If not, ward take Heidi White’s Social Foundations class. Sometimes she is ridiculously hard and you want to cry because you have so much work. But she is a great lecturer and I would say I learned the most in this class. Plus, she wrote me some great recommendations.</p>
<p>Lastly, take South Asian Cultures (or any class you can) with Rochelle Almeida. I swear she must have like 15 degrees. She is so perceptive and intellegent. She lectures a lot but it’s like listening to a story because it’s so relaxed.</p>
<p>Another thread…</p>
<p>Regan - Social Foundations I (9:30 and 11:00 am…a lot liberal but no matter what, everyone should meet him and take a class with him)</p>
<p>Almeida- South Asian Cultures (9:30, 11:00, 2:00…super intelligent amazing woman. she also gives great lectures that don’t seem like lectures).</p>
<p>White- Social Foundations (2, 3:30, 4:45…tons of reading but really smart nice lady. I’ve kept in contact with her since class. hard but offers lots of extra credit).</p>
<p>Davies- Cultural Foundations (9:30, 11:00, 12:30…british lady with a passion for literature and art history. Very observant and informative but not overbearing with the workload).</p>
<p>You only pay more if you go over 18 credits. You could technically take 9 two-credit courses and not pay more, but once you go up to 19+ credits per term, you’re paying for each additional credit.</p>