<p>I'll be an incoming freshman this fall and I've been having trouble with finding a good schedule, so I don't want to have to switch to another section of chem132, but in anyone's experienced opinion, is it possible? It seems like it would be a big stretch, at best, to get from the one building to the other in 10 minutes, but I suppose I could be wrong. And, does it make a difference that It's a 3 hour lab that I'll be leaving to get to my next class? I think I recall my OA mentioning that a lot of times you get out of labs early. Any advice would be really appreciated, because the only other open section of chem132 is from 7:30-10:30pm on wednesdays =/.</p>
<p>Chem to Art-Soc is a stretch in ten minutes, but doable. I wouldn’t worry though. I never once had to, or never knew anyone who had to stay the full three hours for a 132 lab.</p>
<p>ginab’s right. you’ll always get out of lab early [unless your TA’s really bad]. even if you don’t, you’ll have to book it a little cause it’s up a hill. but don’t switch to the night lab! it might be a campus, but it’s still PG county. in case you’re not from MD, it’s sketchy and your walk back to your dorm could be kind of unnerving.</p>
<p>also, so you’re hip with the lingo, art-soc is pronounced “sosh” and nobody ever calls buildings by their fill names ;]</p>
<p>I advise against the Wednesday night lab for your first semester mostly for the fact that a large number of clubs meet during this time, so it would be hard to get involved with them if you had a lab.
I’ve never felt unsafe walking at 9:30 at night on campus. After midnight, sure, but you have to be on the look out then in most places.</p>
<p>That’s a relief; </p>
<p>ayoungin-thanks for the tip about the building names. One less way for me to be pointed out as an obvious freshman, haha. And I probably would be a little freaked out walking back to my dorm.</p>
<p>ginab591-good to know about the clubs. And it seems like such an inconvenient time to go to class in general, even if I did end up feeling safe walking back. </p>
<p>Thanks so much for your responses!</p>
<p>A group of students made this website as a project: [TerpNav</a> Pedestrian Mapping System](<a href=“http://www.map.umd.edu/map/]TerpNav”>TerpNav Pedestrian Map System)</p>
<p>It gives you the shortest route from one place to another on campus. Unfortunately, it doesn’t estimate times.</p>
<p>I took chem132 last semester and there are really only 2 labs that take a long time. Most days you will be out an hour early. It’s a hell of a walk, uphill the whole way, but it’s definitely do-able and not worth changing your schedule for.</p>
<p>thanks! terpnav seems pretty useful.</p>