<p>Hey guys, I am planning ahead for my course selections and was wondering if anyone know what's a (generally considered) fun english course to take. </p>
<p>I am not a humanities major and english isn't my forte.
Basically, whos the better english profs????</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>The English GERs are taught by graduate students. For most of them it’s the first class that they’ve taught.</p>
<p>kk thanks dgebll</p>
<p>What about for CWR’s and HAP-fulfilling classes in the English department? Who are the best teachers?</p>
<p>I assume CWR means writing requirement, but I don’t know what HAP means. Since nearly every 300 and 400 level English class is a WR, you’re going to have to be more specific. What topic do you want to study? American? English? Post Colonial? Irish? Medieval? Renaissance? 17th Century? 18th Century? Victorian? Modern? Post Modern?Contemporary? </p>
<p>Just some brutal honesty - Unless you’re an English major or do exceptionally well (A/A-) in 100 and 200 level English classes, I would advise against taking 300 and 400 level English classes. Nearly every department offers classes which fulfill writing requirements, not just the English department, so you may want to consider those if you aren’t an English/creative writing/comp lit major. College writing is not the same as high school writing in English classes. Few people have the writing skills to do well in the upper level English classes right out of high school, and it might be too much for some to jump right in to upper level classes that are full of English majors that already have this large repository of theory knowledge. I’m sure someone will come on here and explain that no, they took Eng 320 with Rambuss and got an A their freshman year, but that’s just not the norm, even for Emory students.</p>
<p>In any case, if you are thinking of being an English major, I’ll be happy to offer my opinion on which professors to take. There are lots and lots of great English professors at Emory, in most every time period, so like I said please give me a couple of guidelines. Or just throw some names out there.</p>
<p>@dgebll</p>
<p>Since you know a lot about emory, can i ask you a different question about first year seminars?</p>
<p>What exactly is a FSM? Does it count towards GPA? And are they considered easy As?</p>
<p>Oh, btw, do most students take 4 courses per semster?</p>
<p>For example, this is what I think I might that first sem:</p>
<p>Calc I
Chem
One FSM
Phys 141</p>
<p>Thanks man</p>
<p>I assume FSM stands for freshman seminar? If so read on.</p>
<p>Freshman seminars are classes that are usually (but not always) taught by faculty who are assistant professors, associate professors, or professors. These people are at or near the top of their field as far as research is concerned and are called tenure-track faculty. The other type is lecture-track faculty. Just to be clear, the former designation really has nothing to do with intelligence or quality of teaching. It has more to do with reputation in the field, quality of research, amount of research, and amount of money the person is paid/has received in grants. The only reason I mention this is to point out that many of the professors who teach these freshman seminars are the type of faculty that almost never teach freshmen or sophomore level classes. They typically teach 300 (junior/senior), 400 (senior), and 500 (graduate) level courses. It’s an opportunity to get into contact with a professor who is at the top of their game during one of your first semesters in college. </p>
<p>The other cool thing about these classes is that the topic is often something a little bit weird or different - something that probably would never be taught in any other classroom setting. Maybe it’s something really specific, something the professor is writing about, or just something they’re just plain interested in. For example, mine was held in the manuscripts and rare books library and used many of those collections to supplement the coursework. The professor held a Goodrich C White professorship, one of the most prestigious at Emory. It was a great class, and I’ll always have fond memories of it.</p>
<p>Yes 4 classes/sem. DO NOT take more than 17 hours your first semester. Just don’t. It’s not worth it. In fact, if you’re coming in with AP/IB credits, consider only taking 13 or 14 hours. Your parents will probably complain, but it will give you some adjustment time for your first semester. As long as your on track for graduating in 8 semesters, it won’t cost you a thing. (Do note that during your last semester, you can take less than 12 credit hours and pay by the hour. I took 1 credit hour the Spring of my senior year (a PE class) and wrote my thesis. It only cost me about 1500 in tuition instead of the usual 30k. Well worth it and my parents were very happy.)</p>
<p>Fr seminars do count towards your GPA. They may or may not be easy. Mine was not. In others, every person got an A or A-. </p>
<p>As far as that schedule, I wasn’t premed. The only advice I would give is that Calc can be hard if you’re not math inclined and/or don’t have a good trig background. If you had AP calc, you’ll be fine probably. Doing 2 lab sciences together first semester can be difficult. With two labs a week, you may not have enough time to do all the other stuff you’re going to want to do during your first semester of college. Some people can handle it; others cannot. You know yourself better than anyone, and only you can make the decision. Since you’re probably premed, you’ll have to take two lab sciences either fr or so year unless you do summer school. It may be advantageous to wait until later to double up on lab sciences if you have any question that your grades may slide. First semester freshman year is the hardest semester, I think, because of the transition from high school to college. You’ll be meeting all these new people and will want to hang out with them. College only happens once in a lifetime for 4 years. Don’t forget that.</p>
<p>If you have any more questions, let me know.</p>
<p>Hey dgebll,</p>
<p>Thanks for all the information, it has been very helpful.</p>
<p>Actually, I was thinking about doing a premed track before I apply for goizueta. So I am trying to fit in some more science courses (i’ll use some AP credit for the b-school requirements).</p>
<p>I just a few more questions (for now lol).
Are students required to take 8 credit hrs of foreign language?
And are the 1 credit PE classes difficult? Like can I take 2 courses and take it was exercise. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Re: b school and premed. My unsolicited advice is to choose one or the other. There are a lot of reasons why I think this, and I won’t get into them here. Please just make sure you’re doing it for the right reasons. I’m not saying this because I want to convince you one way or the other. I’m just recommending that you talk to as many people as you can and decide what’s best for you. Lecture over.</p>
<p>As far as I know, 8 hours of foreign language are still required for incoming freshmen.</p>
<p>All of my PE classes were participation based except for the PPF. They’re easy enough but do require 3 hours a week at least, and you only get a certain number of excused absences (3 or 4 I think) before your grade suffers. The issue with taking more than 1 a semester is that’s just more time that you have to schedule each week. Consider not even worrying about PE your first semester. You have 7 more semesters to take those 3 classes, and you’re more likely to get those classes that you want (and at the times that you want) during your jr and senior years, since you sign up for classes before the underclassmen.</p>
<p>I don’t think you’re required to take health anymore, but I wasn’t really paying attention to that whole debate. Hated that class. It was a waste of time.</p>