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<p>The most important part of the process is for you to truly research the college to make sure it will be a fit for you. It’s easier said than done. This is one of the few times in life where you get to look at yourself and ask “What do I want? What’s important for me?”.</p>
<p>I got a 4 on my AP Chem exam last year, which fulfills the 2 natural science course requirement. If I decided to take Chemistry again in BC would I still be allowed to use that credit and be exempt from taking another science course?</p>
<p>Yes, you’re exempt from taking another science course if you choose to take just one semester of chem.</p>
<p>hi yumsoup,
i’m also a BC student.
film studies is popular but it’s not huge. do you mean film studies, or like…film major (producing)? if it’s just film studies you’re talking about, there’s a number of nice courses you can take. nothing too big, nothing too small. flexible. interesting.</p>
<p>hello,
many students absolutely love BC but i absolutely did not. however, if she wants a fun school, it depends on what she thinks is “fun.” i know that for the people that love BC, it’s because there’s a lot of partying, Boston is a T-ride away, and a lot of sporting events to go to. students love the service trips, too.
if it’s fun traditions she’s looking for, there are none at BC.</p>
<p>lightame:</p>
<p>when you make a post that is negative or positive, it helps the reader to explain ‘why’, and in your case, it has to do with the fact that you really wanted to attend an art school (and are transferring). Thus, you probably would not have thrived at any Uni w/o a strong arts program, particularly a school like BC which is far from ‘artsy’. Good luck at Duke, but I gotta tell ya’, it ain’t artsy either. :)</p>
<p>What is the average class size for perspective? Is there more reading than writing or more writing than reading? How hard is it to get an A in that class?</p>
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<p>I don’t take Perspectives, but I had a classmate tell me once that he spent over sixteen hours working on his final for the class. The final consisted of 10-15 open response questions, and he had provide evidence to back up his claims for each question.</p>
<p>From my impressions, Perspectives is very reading/writing intense. Perhaps more emphasis on the latter instead of the former. </p>
<p>Personally, I am taking my philosophy and theology cores separately.</p>
<p>I didn’t take Perspectives, but I know a lot people that took it. It seems like it depends on the professor. I have heard some people say it’s hard, and others say they loved it. Overall, it definitely involves a lot of reading and writing because philosophy, but most people say that the work doesn’t equal 2 classes. It’s a lot of work, but remember you would only be taking 3 other classes instead of 4. I think the class size is probably around 20 or 25.</p>
<p>The class size is generally around 20. As for the course style, that really depends on the professor you take. I took it with a professor who was more writing oriented and therefore we did less reading (about 20-30 pages of reading in between classes). Whereas some of my friends had professors who concentrated on the reading aspect and the number of pages they had to read between classes was sometimes a few hundred pages, oftentimes including the reading of whole novels. Grading wise, it’s all about what you put into it. It’s far from your average high school course and challenges you to think. If you do this successfully, you should have no problem doing well in the course. Keep in mind Perspectives is a very intensive course.</p>
<p>How important is time between classes?
Right now I’m looking at General Linguistics MWF at 10 in Lyons, then Calculus II-AP MWF at 11 in Carney, and then French and the Peoples of America MWF at 12 in Lyons again. Calculus is the only one that can really be changed, so I could end up taking it at 1 or 2. I’m just worried I’ll get Newton, so I’ll be riding the bus back and forth all day if I spread out my classes. </p>
<p>Also, how does this schedule look? I’ve taken Calculus BC, but I don’t want to jump into Multivariable too quickly (had about an 87 for the entire year); also, I’ve taken five years of French and am probably the best French speaker in my school (not being cocky or anything…)
General Lingustics MWF 10
Calculus II-AP MWF 11
French and the Peoples of America MWF 12
Perspectives TTH 4:30 and W 7-9
Would that be a good Freshman first semester?</p>
<p>Time between classes isn’t such a big deal. I usually grab lunch in between classes or hang out in the library trying to finish up some work. You should also consider taking freshman writing seminar or an english/lit class (unless you opt out of them with AP courses) since most of those classes are restricted to freshmen. I see you plan on taking Professor Kelly for perspectives. Good luck getting the class. :)</p>
<p>You will have 10 or 15 minutes between classes, which is usually more than enough time to get to any building. I was on Newton, and I usually stayed on main campus during my longer breaks instead of going back to Newton. I would have lunch or go to the library to do work. I agree with miragmage, it is good to take Freshmen Writing or a Lit class when you are a freshmen unless you have placed out of it.
You should have a lot of backup classes, there is a good chance you might not get the classes you want during orientation. And for placement into language classes, have you talked to anyone? I know people who have taken a language all through high school who are just in the Intermediate or CCR levels. It might be good to just check with someone to see if it’s ok to take the upper-level elective as a freshmen.</p>
<p>Awesome, thanks guys!
Well, I took the online placement test, which places Intermediate students at 296-394, and anyone above 394 should consult Professor Flagg. I got a 477 and I was going to email him after I see what I get on my AP test, but I’m assuming I would be able to skip through the intermediate courses.</p>
<p>I also got a 4 on my English Language test, which lets me opt out of the Freshman Writing Seminar, and the “French and Peoples of America” class will fulfill both my Literature and Cultural Diversity requirements. You don’t have to take an English Literature course though, right?</p>
<p>As for Perspectives, do you guys recommend a certain teacher? I looked at the teacher surveys and I liked Kelly’s the most, but looking at the website Rate My Professors, Braman and Cronin look a lot better. And Cronin looks like an awesome professor just judging from a YouTube video I watched haha</p>
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<p>BC does have an internal ratings system for professors (and it’s not the one run by UGBC) which you can access on Portal. Since I find PEPS to be somewhat skewed, I prefer the officially-sanctioned internal ratings system instead when I pick my professors.</p>
<p>I took Professor Kelly my freshman year for perspectives. He will seem like a hard ass at first, but it’s to weed people out of his class. Before classes start, he’ll require you to write a 2-3 page paper to be turned in the first day of class. He will also make the first couple of Wednesday night classes 2 hours long intentionally to see who’s actually willing to stay in the class. </p>
<p>Professor Kelly’s class is more writing intensive, we had to write six 3-page papers during the first semester, but the reading is a breeze. We typically read only 20-30 pages of book a night, whereas other professors had their students read 100+ pages a night. I throughly enjoyed perspectives with Professor Kelly and hopefully you will too.</p>
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<p>both ling and French & People’s of America have reputations for rigor…</p>
<p>Really? I’m interested in a French minor (it’d be an elective for it, too) plus I want to take the next level of French. According to the rankings in Portal, it requires less work than the average class.
As for General Linguistics, I really want to take a Linguistics class to see if I like it, that’s the major I put down when I applied, but I’m leaning more towards Mathematics anyways. I originally wanted to take the Linguistic Structure of English, but I thought General Linguistics would be better before that.
And XX55XX, I saw that in the portal, it’s great 
Miragemage, Kelly sounds awesome, because I’ve never been able to sit down and read 50 pages in one night, let alone 100. But I guess you can’t go wrong with any of them, it seems.</p>
<p>Regarding the perspective course, I wonder if there is any professor (besides Dr. Kelly) who requires less reading? Because reading 100+ pages every night is an impossible task for me…</p>
<p>What is the standard amount of classes taken per semester? Is it mandatory to take 5 classes or can you take 4 classes? For example, in the first semester to ease the transition into college can you take 4 classes instead of 5?</p>