<p>After testing, I thought I was guaranteed a 5. Of Course I scored a 4. I wish there was some kind of additional placement testing one could take. Oh well.</p>
<p>My question is: is it smart, or even compulsory, to take both semesters of writing seminar freshman year. As I am reviewing my schedule, I am finding I am having a difficult time fitting in all my classes. I know it's is called "First Year seminar" but do some people take them sophomore year?</p>
<p>also, is it incredibly unusual or inconvenient for a bio major to take his second intro course 1st semester of sophomore year?</p>
<p>sorry to hear that. i totally lucked out and got a 5- which is quite surprising seeing as i was writing down bs in my last essay in handwriting that i couldn’t even read my self XD</p>
<p>it is harsh tho. eng. lit. is one of the harder ap’s out there, but arts& sci only accepts fives…
what happens to those who get 5’s tho?
do we get out of the seminars completely? or get a semester off?</p>
<p>i’m a bio, pre med myself, and i’m wondering what others have done…
do we need to take another english class if we skip the seminar for credit?</p>
<p>You get 1 out of the 2 semesters off. </p>
<p>Also, I do not see any intro courses offered second semester on the student center. Is it not updated yet?</p>
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<p>I’d say most people take both seminars in their freshman year…one in the fall, and one in the spring. It’s the smartest way to go…you get them out of the way quickly, and don’t have to worry about them as you start trying to focus on your major and other things. Some of my upperclassman friends who put off their seminars really regret doing so. Each of the seminars I took this year had one senior in it…and they got laughed at for it!</p>
<p>they’ve never had bio intro courses in their current format before, so there’s not precedent for taking them later. make sure you have a FWS and an intro bio the first semester, then talk to the bio advising folks on campus sometime before you register for the spring to figure out what to do next.</p>
<p>Are there intro courses offered in the spring. I cannot find them.</p>
<p>You can take FWS anytime, any semester. FWS are very time demanding but the teachers really don’t want to hurt anyone with grading. The grading is very fair if you do the work.</p>
<p>Good news about FWS: small classes, interesting subjects, best and nicest grad students as teachers. You might meet some new best friends in your FWS. Students in FWS tend to become close. Your teacher will know you personally through your writing and through the class. It is a good thing to know a teacher well during your first year.</p>
<p>those intro bio courses should be offered in the spring also.</p>