<p>The choices in Arts & Sciences are so overwhelming! I am undeclared so not really sure which direction to go in. I am definitely taking French though. Does anyone have suggestions about great classes or professors? Can I take any class that doesn't call for a prerequisite? (some of the numbers of the classes seem high for a freshman class) I want to try different things although I might major in English. Thanks!</p>
<p>Kimba, I’m pretty much in the same position 
I’m thinking about majoring in English, but I’m mostly undecided. Anyway, I decided that the FWS would be my English class for the semester, and then I branched out and picked courses that seemed interesting even if I’ve never had any experience with the subjects. I ended up with Biological Principals (intro to Bio for non-majors…still deciding between this and Astronomy), Psych, Mandarin, PE, and of course the FWS. All are pretty much new to me, but I think it’s important to take a large variety of courses if you’re undecided.</p>
<p>Psych is one of those “great” classes at Cornell, but I’m sure you can get many more suggestions from returning students :)</p>
<p>GOVT1615 (“Intro. to Political Philosophy” or “Intro. to Western Political Thought”…whatever it’s called, I never actually knew the official title) with the inimitable Prof. Isaac Kramnick. He’s probably one of Cornell’s best profs, and will actually make an effort to get to know his students.</p>
<p>if you have 0 idea, then start by eliminating what you are sure you DONT want to do. then pick from the rest… astro 101 is a great class i felt. chem 207 was good too.</p>
<p>AnbuItachi…how difficult was astro 1101? lol i know it’s only an intro course, but I really hated physics in high school so that worried me a little. Did you have Prof. Lloyd, and if so, what did you think of him?</p>
<p>Isnt Intro to Political Philosophy spring only?</p>
<p>Indeed, but it never hurts to plan ahead :)</p>
<p>I was looking at the Nutritional Sciences courses. I know nothing about it but it looks interesting. NS 1160 or 2450 (Social Science Perspectives on Food and Nutrition)</p>
<p>NS classes are fantastic. However, NS 2450 requires you to take NS 1150 first. NS 1150 is a co-req for NS 1160, meaning if you want to take NS 1160 you also need to enroll in NS 1150.</p>
<p>Intro Sociology (Soc 1101) and Intro Anthropology: The Comparison of Cultures (Anthro 1400) are known to be easy and fairly interesting classes. </p>
<p>Also worth noting, the Kramnick course fulfills the historical breadth distribution requirement (#) and Anthro 1400 fulfills the geographic breadth requirement (@).</p>
<p>I haven’t invested much time figuring out the depth and breadth requirements yet. I guess I’d better get to it! Great advice here. It was interesting reading “Rate my professor” about Kramnick; people either love him or think he is terrible. Not much help there.</p>
<p>astro 101 was very very easy</p>
<p>question, is it unadvisable to take a 3000 level art history course as a freshman? haha, i’m guessing it is
it says that arth 2400 is recommended, but that class isn’t on the course/time roster for the fall semester 
i did take ap art history, but i had a horrible teacher/class so while i know basics i’m not sure i have enough prior knowledge for the 3000 level course (ARTH 3740 Painting 19th Century America, to be exact) to be feasible.</p>
<p>there’s also a 3000 level history course that seems really interesting (HIST 1127 The Modern British Empire), but i’m having similar concerns over that</p>
<p>so basically, in general, is there consistently a significant difference in the difficulty of a 2000 vs 3000 vs 4000 level course, or does it depend on the subject/professor? is it better to wait until later semesters to attempt a higher level course?</p>
<p>Great question alamode. I was wondering the same thing.</p>
<p>bump</p>
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<p>^^ I had a similar question about a Philosophy course and I called the philosophy department, and they told me to contact the professor directly. Just look him/her up on the website directory and email them.</p>