<p>Take 2070/2080. </p>
<p>The professor for 2160 sucked a lot (what I gathered after hearing many whining by the people taking it last year). It’s not worth it if you don’t have a great interest in chemistry.</p>
<p>^Well, what if he/she does have a great interest in chemistry? I guess that is what it comes down to.</p>
<p>lol i got a 5 in ap chem as a sophomore and i’m still just taking chem 2090 (eng major here). but that’s mainly b/c i’m premed and i want to be involved with a lot of the student activities outside the classroom.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for helping me out. I mean, I’m still pretty conflicted, mainly because yeah, I admit, I still have that high-school mindset of taking the most advanced courses (it’s hard to set aside that feeling :). From what I’ve heard, it sounds like Chem 2150 is probably better suited for people with a significant interest in chemistry; I honestly don’t know whether I fall into that category, since my interests haven’t really solidified, and they range throughout both the sciences and humanities. I guess I should also consider the fact that right now my credits add up to 18, and perhaps Honors Chem would be a bit too much on my plate?</p>
<p>That is nonsense. Honor’s chem will not be too much for you.
Go ahead and take it. You will love it. Trust me.</p>
<p>xs0itg0esx: These were chem or chemE majors</p>
<p>I think a lot of you have a poor opinion on what college is and what you should be spending your next four years here doing. College is about learning, true. You come to college to learn, but what is much more important than simply “learning” is growth. You have the opportunity to do whatever you like for the next four years and if you challenge yourself by taking an unnecessarily difficult chemistry course than you may be closing some doors for your future because you will decide to pursue extracurricular activities less aggressively. IMHO, the “learning” you get from a slightly more advanced chemistry class pales in comparison to the other actual * growth * opportunities you will have next year. College is place to try new things and I believe that in a few years if you take chem 2150, or for any freshman that is taking a credit load above 17hr/semester that you will be dissapointed that you did not seize the opportunities for extracurricular growth that you will miss due to your academic load. You aren’t paying 52k/year to learn chemistry here. You could learn chemistry almost anywhere and there are tons of places where you could get an equivalent education from the books you read. The true true reason I continue to gladly shell out this ungodly amount of money is because I have developed my self as a leader outside the classroom. I am involved in Cornell Outdoor Education, Outdoor Odyssey, The Cornell Ski and Snowboard Club and my frat. I did not rock climb before I got to campus, and now I teach rock climbing classes. So my challenge to all of you freshman is this:</p>
<p>Please, take an easier academic load your freshman year. Do not take honors classes unless they are in your major, don’t take super difficult classes because many of the opportunities that you have to make a difference dont come within the class room but outside of it.
The Caveat to this is that you must stretch your boundaries freshman year. Try new things. Try outlandish things. Dont settle for who you are, become who you want to be. (EX My good friend (cute white girl from Cleveland OH) took an Indian dance course as a PE class last semester and loved it. One of my favorite memories of the spring was watching her Indian dance recital). You will be much happier with yourself if you take the time to explore college and yourself instead of challenging yourself in the same silly ways you did in high school.</p>
<p>^I agree with everything you said, but you can still have a life and take chem 2150. For me, I am taking honors chem and only three other academic courses (evolutionary biology, hebrew, and FWS) so I feel like i will be fine “growing” outside the classroom and enjoying myself. Chem 2150, from what I have gathered from those who took it, does not equal social/extra-cirricular death. </p>
<p>I feel like we are all on the same page actually. If you love chem, take it. If not, don’t.</p>
<p>What would you guys suggest for someone who is actually a chem major? I dont know what I got on the AP chem exam but I expect results soon. </p>
<p>Another question: Is there a placement test for chem 2150?</p>
<p>A Chem major should be taking the Honors Sequence.</p>
<p>And no, no placement test.</p>
<p>
Same boat (except replace the Evolutionary Biology with Physics and the Hebrew with Korean). Are you only taking four because the language takes up 6 credits as well?</p>
<p>^No, Hebrew is only four credits</p>
<p>So you’re only taking 15 academic credits?</p>
<p>16 actually because I am going to try to take the 5-credit option for BIOG 2780. I also might do a biology seminar. However, I am not going to enroll in one at first. I was advised to just show up and see if I can handle it along with my other course-load first.</p>
<p>BTW, a message to the OP: Chem 2150 is full so if you plan on taking it you’re going to have to wait for add/drop period</p>
<p>That said, 2150 is awesome!!! The prof is awesome. </p>
<p>Be prepared to really work in 2160 though if you choose it.</p>
<p>^Yeah, I have to take 2160 because I am a premed and I need two semesters of intro.</p>
<p>oh boy.</p>