<p>Freshman 08</p>
<p>Monday
Math 1111- College Algebra 10:00-10:50 Janice Lowe
Hist 2112- US History since 1865 12:00-12:50 Christopher Meyers</p>
<p>Tuesday
Chem 1151K- Survey of Chemistry lab- 8:00-9:50 Martina Sumner
Engl 1101- Composition 1- 12:30-1:45 Deborah Hall
Chem 1151K- Survey of Chemistry 2:00-3:15 Martina Sumner</p>
<p>Wednesday
Math 1111- College Algebra 10:00-10:50 Janice Lowe
Hist 2112- US History since 1865 12:00-12:50 Christopher Meyers</p>
<p>Thursday
Engl 1101- Composition 1- 12:30-1:45 Deborah Hall
Chem 1151K- Survey of Chemistry 2:00-3:15 Martina Sumner</p>
<p>Friday
Math 1111- College Algebra 10:00-10:50 Janice Lowe
Hist 2112- US History since 1865 12:00-12:50 Christopher Meyers</p>
<p>13 credits</p>
<p>I would add a class that I would consider "fun"--a PE class, music class, art class, theatre class, or just something you are interested in that doesn't necessarily meet a requirement. Otherwise it looks great!</p>
<p>My only question is: how far is it from your English classroom to your chemistry classroom? You're not going to want to leave English early or get to chemistry late, so if the buildings are on opposite sides of a large campus that could be a problem. If they're only a few blocks apart you should be fine.</p>
<p>Other than that it looks good to me too. Especially because you've balanced the schedule: the English course should involve a lot of writing but the science courses won't, the history class may involve a fair amount of reading and maybe some writing, the math course will have problem sets but not too much reading and writing, and a lot of the chemistry class will probably be working in the lab and writing lab reports (which aren't a particularly difficult form of writing). No matter what your strengths and weaknesses are, you won't be taking a load that involves a crushing amount of work of a sort that is especially difficult for you.</p>
<p>I know someone who was not especially interested, talented, or prepared in science (but is an intelligent person and a hard worker) who tried 4 science courses and freshman English in her first semester, and it was a disaster for her, so I'm much more aware of the importance of balance than I used to be. I know she could have done any of those classes if she wasn't in all the others though, y'know?</p>
<p>I will note that if you're at a school where you need 120 credits to graduate (or 60 if you're pursuing an associate's degree) you're going to either need to take an overload in some future semester, take one or more summer classes, or take more than 4 years to graduate. However, I think taking a slightly light load in your first semester to give you a little more time to deal with the changes involved in moving from high school to college is probably worth it.</p>