<p>is it natural for freshmen students at berkeley to take composition / reading courses over the fall? or do most students take it over the summer?
how does that affect the courses they have to take in fall or spring? since most engineering majors have to take four courses a semester do they have to take more than four?
i'm starting to feel uneasy :O</p>
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<p>Its good to spread out your "easy" breadth classes throughout your college career so you have some breathing room each semester. Especially if you are in a hard major like engineering or MCB.</p>
<p>BTW, I took History R1; pretty fun class with great lecturers when I took it.</p>
<p>i thought reading / composition courses have to be finished during freshman year? or is it just the subject a? i wanna improve on my reading and writing, what do you suggest the classes i should take over the summer considering i get a 3 or a 4 on the ap english lit exam?</p>
<p>It was a long while ago, I didn't recall when I took it until now. I took it 2nd semester here. I took History R1 because it sounded interesting and it did turn out to be a very good class. Still if there are any breadth classes you can spread out though, I suggest you do so, and combine them with the weeder courses Sakky has been so nice to point out in other threads. I took R1 with a bunch of other easy breadth/requirement classes scuh as Philosophy 100, and History 7b and used em all up. I ended up taking 4 science classes a semester because of it (and my naivite). Not fun at all.</p>
<p>yeah tahts a great idea! well i got into college of engineering so basically im taking atleast one humanities per semester, i hope i pass my subject a... or else its gonna suck! thanks</p>
<p>All reading and composition courses required 32 pages of intense writing per semester (R1A/B series)</p>
<p>I believe in History R1 we had 1 or 2 small writing assignments and then a big 25 page paper to turn in. Since it is history you can quote a lot and the language doesn't have to be flowery. It took me like a day and a half to write my paper. No big deal ...</p>
<p>Rhetoric R1A and R1B (current) consumed a lot of my time, and they don't really allow procrastination since they grade your drafts (unless you procrastinate your drafts too).</p>
<p>holy.. shift!</p>
<p>PA, phil 100 was easy? Isn't that the upper div phil class where they really get you to write and become better at philosophical writing? I can't imagine how that would be easy, but maybe it's easier than I imagine, or your prof was lenient, or who knows what.</p>
<p>Most people finish their R and C by the end of Sophomore year. Many take it during the summer, either at Berkeley or at a community college. </p>
<p>My French R1A has graded drafts, and I think it's fairly common.</p>
<p>so basically i dont have to finish it during my freshman year... i thought i have to do it that way....crap! anyhoo, but the subject A test is a different matter right?</p>
<p>If you fail the subject A exam, you will be required to enroll in a 6 unit intensive writing course.</p>