<p>i think im going for political science. maybe double major in history as well.</p>
<p>what about you guys?</p>
<p>Thinking about public policy.</p>
<p>By the way, is it true what I’ve read that the pre-major advising at Duke is terrible?</p>
<p>That really depends on who you get by luck of the draw. I had the dean of Duke’s Med School Admissions, and she was wonderful. She obviously knew how to manage Pre-Med coursework, EC’s, and other stuff very well. The advisors are assigned via dorm, and I was in Giles my freshman year.</p>
<p>Right, I assume it would vary by individual… but as a whole, I’ve heard that you’re pretty much left to fend for yourself. Is it a case where most of them suck, and if you’re lucky you get a brilliant one? Or are most of them great, with a few rotten ones? Or is it just a pool of so-so with a handful of exceptional advisors?</p>
<p>Probably the last thing you said in the list. To be honest, if you really know what you want to do, you can find all the stuff online (Duke has a really nice premed page) or get your hands on a bulletin and look at the major/minor/certificate reqs and plan your four years out by yourself.</p>
<p>Yeah… the thing is that public policy can really go in tons of different directions, so I’m feeling a little lost trying to figure out which classes to take.</p>
<p>Oh okay, yeah I see what you’re saying. If you end up with a bad advisor, you can definitely shoot the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS), and set up an appointment to talk things over.</p>
<p>did you mean shoot the DUS…an email? because i think if you actually shot him, you would have a hard time setting up an appointment to talk things over.</p>
<p>LOL sorry about that; yeah I meant shoot the DUS an email</p>
<p>By the way when you’re scheduling your four years, a general course load is 4 credits per semester. 99% of Duke classes follow the one class = one credit rule, which is really convenient. You can technically take up to six credits a semester, and you need 34 credits to graduate and can use 2 AP credits to that requirement assuming you don’t graduate early.</p>