<p>I just wanted to know how you adjusted to school during the first semester in terms of meeting people, making friends, schoolwork, activities and the like.</p>
<p>My first year at SC was absolutely amazing and i can't wait to get back. I met tons of cool people, went out all the time, had a great time (too great of a time cause i eventually got kicked out of housing for it :P), all while achieving a 3.91gpa. I couldnt of asked for a better school year (except the weather wasn't exactly top notch). Plan on comin' back and startin' off the school year right with some more parttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyying. w00w00</p>
<p>How did you maintain that GPA? What were your classes and did you find them very difficult? Did you have to study a lot, are you just naturally gifted intellectualy?</p>
<p>It wasn't that difficult to receieve the grades i did. It was just a balancing act of partying and studying. I always had a lot of free time so it wasn't a big deal. I was up until like 3am quite often partying, so i guess i just missed out on some sleep throughout the year?</p>
<p>First semester i had:
Writing 140 (This is the class i spent by far and away the most time on, and of course, it was the only class i didn't receive an A in last year, i got a B+)
IR 100 (International Relations)
Econ 205 (Macroecon)
Math 118 (calc)</p>
<p>Second Semester:
Artl 100g The Quest
Econ 203 (Micro)
Math 218 (Stats)
Buad 304</p>
<p>I also played intramural soccer, basketball, and volleyball which were all fun :)</p>
<p>My major is IR and GB and I will do intermural soccer. I am glad to hear you did so well. Isn't it funny how the classes that are the hardest and absorb most of our time are the ones we don't get perfect grades in? Do you have an aim sn by which I may speak with you?</p>
<p>First semester was crazy....
I was a theater major then, so my classes were:
Writ 140
SI ge class
3 theater classes...</p>
<p>I got a 3.8 that semester, I believe. </p>
<p>I also went through sorority rush and pledged for a little while, that was fun and all, but really I just like hanging out with guys more, couldn't take all that estrogen in one group ;-) Plus I was in a play for theater and didn't really have the time...</p>
<p>I lived in century (building 2! what what!) and my roommates were awesome, we probably went out at least 4 nights a week. I drank a LOT, but settled down by about November when I started dating my now ex-boyfriend, we dated for just over a year. </p>
<p>Football was amazing of course, and I liked getting to know LA better too! </p>
<p>In short, first semester will, by definition, be your favorite semester at SC. Enjoy!</p>
<p>Second semester was just as fun...and hopefully the trend will continue :P</p>
<p>PS. I lived in century building 2 as well (the place i got kicked out housing from...yay)</p>
<p>I'm worried that my first semester isn't going to be as good as everyone else's... I have 18 units including Math 126 and Thematic Option. Based on your past experience, do you have more advice for incoming students?</p>
<p>The first few nights (before school started) of my first semester are still the best nights I've probably had during my time at SC. I met people from my floor and we partied on the Row like crazy. It was great. </p>
<p>It basically is all about balancing academics and partying, which definitely can be done, because, really, that's what a lot of our school is about. I was a business major then, and had one business class, Writing 140, Atmospheric Environment GE (worst ever), and Cat 5 Changing Family Forms (loved it). My classes, especially since I am now an English major, and a lot of people's, really only have tests and papers/projects, so a lot of the time you won't have nightly homework assignments. And if you procrastinate like me, you will have a lot of free time. I wasn't especially involved in anything first semester, so that freed up time, too. </p>
<p>Basically, be open, meet people, party, go to football games, get involved- and your first semester will be great.</p>
<p>uschicka-- im a transfer and am thinking about soc and english major as well. any really good engl class/profs that you can recommend? also, how is the engl major (difficulty level wise)...Thanks! (i was in the engl major in my old school uw-seattle, and there were so many classes required for the major...is it same as well here?)</p>
<p>I definitely recommend Prof. Schor. I had her for ENGL 262 (English Lit since 1800) and she was really passionate about all the books we covered and was just a great teacher. I actually wanted to go to her class, which is rare for a lot of students. :)</p>
<p>The English major here is actually pretty low key. There aren't that many classes (I just finished my sophomore year, didn't begin taking any classes for English until second semester freshman year, and only have about 5 classes left). You can easily double major or take a minor. The difficulty of the classes depends on the teacher. Overall, I have found that as a whole the classes have not been overly hard, but I have only had one easy class (ENGL 261, English Lit Before 1800 w/ Kemp). Taking multiple English courses at one time makes the major a lot more difficult obviously, just because you'll have to juggle reading multiple books at a time, which can become overwhelming at times (for me, at least, since I procrastate). Next semester I am most likely taking only one English course, and I am excited to be able to focus on that one book I will be reading and enjoy English again. </p>
<p>Unfortunately the major isn't one that the school administration pays much attention (or money) to, but they have recently started hiring more prestigious professors and taken a few steps to help us English students, which is a step in the right direction.</p>
<p>ahh 1st semester.... good times.</p>
<p>anyone a current engr student??</p>
<p>Why did you switch from business to english?</p>
<p>I just thought the Business major was boring. It's kind of sad to me that I switched out of a program that is so successful and recognized, but I knew the classes just weren't gonna do it for me. I knew before school started that I wanted to change majors, so I only registered for Econ (I really don't know why), and that solidified my decision to get out. The material just seemed dry to me, and I found that Econ wasn't as easy for me as it was for most (maybe just because I had no desire to be there).</p>
<p>I didn't know what I wanted to switch to for a long time (I'm still not even sure I made the right choice), but I finally chose English at the end of my freshman year.</p>
<p>I'm doing Computer Engineering & Computer Science -- and I wonder if I should even attempt TRYING to fit in a Business minor or something.</p>
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<p>I've met close to 10 or so non-business majors in my classes (mostly comm & film students and 1-2 eng) and the general consensus seems to be that the B-school is a pain for them because they have to deal with the curve on top of their main classes (not sure if the curve applies to the specific non-business major related classes). Also you only take the basic courses, so it's not real in-depth learning. The fun and worthwhile classes you take are in the upper division, for example your concentration classes and 497. </p>
<p>I guess it does offer a good basis for a non-business major but I don't know if it's worth paying another year's worth of tuition for.</p>