<p>Just starting to plan out my freshman first semester schedule for the fall and I'm pretty sure I'll be taking Math 53, Physics 7A, and CS 61A. But I'd like to have a humanities course for the fourth class. I'm considering a pre-med course (I am thinking about maybe the EECS Bioelectronics option); should I forgo a humanities at this point and just do Bio 1A?</p>
<p>I know it'll be tough to take 1A as a fall course (everyone and their mother with a "pre-med" after their name will be taking it), so I was thinking I'd maybe take a writing course (med schools like English, though I have a 5 on AP English Lang and will be taking Eng Lit so I should be able to get out of the first semester writing course for Cal, right?)</p>
<p>Anyway, down to the meat 'n potatoes of the thread.. my choices are probably something like this.</p>
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<li>Bio 1A .. I don't think this is going to happen (yet).</li>
<li>Some sort of writing class? Any suggestions?</li>
<li>A microeconomics course. I took AP Macro and liked it in HS and would be interested in learning more econ.</li>
<li>Spanish lit. I'm taking AP Spanish Lang this year and would love to continue my studies of the language (I've heard foreign lang is really tough at Berkeley though?)</li>
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<p>If anyone has any particular recommendations I would greatly appreciate it :) Thank you!</p>
<p>Well, for Econ, you would take Econ 1 which covers both macro and micro. I think you shouldn't do that, though. There is no rush to take Econ and it will be another big lecture with problem sets and whatever.</p>
<p>Taking Spanish, I assume they'd make you take a placement test and you'd see where you end up. You might be disappointed how low you place, though. Class should be small, probably will be more difficult than you are used to, but continuing on with your Spanish without a break is a big benefit.</p>
<p>Philosophy 6 with Dreyfus is a hot ticket, he is a famous professor (the Futurama professor whoever is apparently based on him), taking a class from him is probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you.</p>
<p>Doesn't the CoE require that students have at least two of their humanities courses be in a series? </p>
<p>Also, how many humanities courses can I get out of with AP and IB credits?</p>
<p>TIA :)</p>
<p>oh, and kenf -- I will look into that. thanks! Yeah, Phil 6 or 7 look good. Hopefully he'll be teaching one of those in the fall (is there any way to find out?)</p>