<p>I'm a newly admitted EECS students, pretty set on pursuing the computer science option.</p>
<p>My problem is that I'm probably not going to be able to attend CalSo, so I would appreciate it if anyone could help me pick courses for this fall semester.</p>
<p>My AP test scores are:
Japanese: 5
World History: 5
US History: 4
English Literature: 4
Physics B: 5
Statistics: 5</p>
<p>The tests I've taken this year are:
English Language: 4 or 5
US Government: 4 or 5
Calculus AB: 5 (I'm pretty confident in this one)</p>
<p>I went through this year's calculus class without any problems, but I'm not sure if I should start at Math 1A or 1B. Would there be complications for me in the future if I choose to start at 1A?</p>
<p>Other than the math classes though, I'm basically at a complete loss for what I should take. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.</p>
<p>Hi KDawgAtsu!</p>
<p>I am also an incoming EECS major at Cal! Go Bears!!! :D</p>
<p>I went to CalSo last week, and from what I learned, enrolling in Math 1A will not cause any complications in the upcoming years. </p>
<p>I also got a 5 on the Physics B test and felt that Calculus AB wasn’t a problem for me. I’m still waiting for my score, but math has always been my strength in school. I will be taking Math 1A and I also suggest that you take it too, since it is a lot better to be safe than sorry. I have been told many times to take “easier” classes my first semester, since I have to get used to the different environment of college learning. </p>
<p>If you want to see if Math 1B is appropriate for you though, check out this link to view samples of the math1a and math1b final exams:
[Choosing</a> an Appropriate First Math Course — UC Berkeley College of Engineering](<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/choosing-an-appropriate-first-math-course.html]Choosing”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/choosing-an-appropriate-first-math-course.html)</p>
<p>As for other classes, it is recommended that you take cs61a and a science elective such as chem1a.</p>
<p>It is also recommended that you take a humanities course such as psychology2 or english1a.</p>
<p>If you’re looking for a fifth class, you can look into freshman seminars such as ee25. They are only 1 unit classes with a pass/no pass grading system so they aren’t as rigorous.</p>
<p>CalSo counselors recommended ~15 credits for “normal progress” and taking 4 classes should be around 16 units so that should be good.</p>
<p>Some extra info from CalSo: you can drop a class within the first 5 weeks, and ninjacourses.com is excellent for planning your schedule.</p>
<p>The EECS section of the Undergraduate Engineering handout contains a sample schedule, and it is very accurate as to how the counselors encourage us to plan our schedules.</p>
<p>Hope all my blabbering served some help haha. =/</p>