Class Questions

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Wisconsin
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<p>So right now I am enrolled in 4 classes that I look forward to taking, but I need another class. I am currently enrolled in Botany 240: Plants and Men. Does anyone know anything about this class? The description seems pretty vague. Also does anyone have any feedback on HIST SCI 201: The Origins of Scientific Thought or ART HIST 379: Cities of Asia. Thanks</p>

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<p>A friend of mine took botany 240 last yea, said it was very very difficult.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://registrar.wisc.edu/documents/Stats_distribs_2010-2011Fall.pdf[/url]”>http://registrar.wisc.edu/documents/Stats_distribs_2010-2011Fall.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Last fall, page 170</p>

<p>Plants and Man
A = 28.9%
AB = 5.8%
B = 47.9%
BC = 2.5%
C = 12.4%
F = .8%</p>

<p>Fall 2009 is similar</p>

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<p><a href=“http://registrar.wisc.edu/documents/Stats_distribs_2010-2011Fall.pdf[/url]”>http://registrar.wisc.edu/documents/Stats_distribs_2010-2011Fall.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Page 227</p>

<p>History of Science 201
A = 16.2%
AB = 20.3%
B = 36.5%</p>

<p>etc</p>

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<p><a href=“http://registrar.wisc.edu/documents/Stats_distribs_2010-2011Fall.pdf[/url]”>http://registrar.wisc.edu/documents/Stats_distribs_2010-2011Fall.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>page 162</p>

<p>Art History 379</p>

<p>A = 15.4%
AB = 15.4%
B = 48.7%</p>

<p>Take classes that interest you, in spite of the grade distribution.</p>

<p>You can also look at ratemyprofessor.com to read students’ comments about the instructors.</p>

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<p>Ditto on classes that interest you. Don’t worry if you don’t get a 4.0 at UW (most unlikely you will even have a 3.75, those going on to grad et al schools probably won’t have that high of an overall gpa if they took courses to learn and not just for the gpa)- a B in a course unrelated to your major doesn’t matter. Go for your interest and learn something you won’t/can’t learn elsewhere. College isn’t about getting a perfect gpa, it is about gaining knowledge and stretching your boundaries.</p>

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<p>Don’t just look at the grade distributions. Choose classes that are interesting. I have taken some pretty dull classes because I thought they would be easy, and now as I start my senior year I regret it.</p>

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<p>Unless you possess a science brain & REALLY like it, I wouldn’t take one of them for fun. My D has to take them for her major, and most of these classes are highly competitive, a lot of work, and skewed curve-wise towards a B. That’s why to be accepted into many of the B.S. programs after taking the prerequisites, the minimum science GPA for acceptance is a 2.8, which sounds ridiculously low…until you have to take the classes. The physiology class she finished today was curved 90-100 (A), 89.0-89.9 (A/B), and 80-88.9 (B). Kinda hard to hit that A/B!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies. I decided to go with history of science 201 (as ILS 201) instead of botany.</p>