<p><a href=“http://www.courserank.com%5B/url%5D”>www.courserank.com</a> is a good place to check if a class is easy or difficult/time consuming. If you access it with your UC Berkeley email then you have access to official grade distributions for most classes. Students also leave comments below which often say how much work is involved in a particular course. Try to look for humanities classes (and professors) with B+ or better averages and nice reviews.</p>