I have looked around the forum but I have yet to find specific clear answers to my questions so I will ask here.
For any engineering students, what are specific recommendations you have for specific professors?
It states on my packet that chemistry is a requirement for all first years, considering that I am declaring Electrical Engineering, when will I be taking physics?
These may seem like ridiculous questions but help would be highly appreciated!
You can use the site ratemyprofessors to see see student’s opinions on individual professors, but there tends to be some response bias. For a more objective review of professors, you can use Vanderbilt’s VoiceView system. This website displays the numerical results of course evaluations submitted by students each semester. Look up various professors and see how they compare on each metric.
http://www.sds.vanderbilt.edu/perl/voiceview.pl
Engineering students typically take Physics during the second semester of freshman year and the first semester of sophomore year. If you look at the course catalog, you’ll see a recommended layout of courses for all four years. Once you have an adviser, they’ll work with you to make sure you’re on track.
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/catalogs/undergrad/UGAD.pdf#page=329
I have a pretty similar question. In the recommended curriculum in the registration packet, it asks us to take a Liberal Arts Core Requirement/Other Elective for the first semester. So, would it be alright if I take CS 1101 instead of this in my first semester? I have no idea what to take for my liberal arts requirement right now and I really want to take a CS course. So, taking CS 1101 in the first semester and pushing the Liberal arts electives to second semester cause any problems?
No, that’s not a problem at all. They recommend a LAC elective to give you more of a diversity of coursework and make sure your schedule isn’t too heavy on math and science. If you have any background in programming/coding, I think you’ll find CS 1101 pretty straightforward and mostly easy. Those of us who took AP Computer Science (and did well) breezed through the course. Students who have never been exposed to a programming language tend to have to dedicate a lot more time to the course.
Thank you!