<p>I'm a bit confused on which classes I should take. This is what I have, though I am unsure whether I am picking the right classes. </p>
<p>I currently have: 15 credits
MATH 1110 (Calc I)
ENGL 1134 (Memoirs & Memory FWS) -- hoping I can waive this with AP credit?
ECON 1110 (Micro intro) -- Would college credit waive this?
BIOG 1105 (Intro bio)
CHEM 2070 (Gen Chem)
PE</p>
<p>Lots of questions.. sorry! >< If you can answer any of these questions, it'd be much appreciated!
1) Is it recommend to waive FWS with AP credit? Are non-first years ever required to take FWS (yeah, probably a stupid question)?
2) Is it better to retake classes even though I have credits for them so I can do well in class? I'm afraid that my foundation isn't good enough.
3) Required PE courses can only waive off 20-30% of the total cost; is this true?
4) Are we supposed to pick classes alone, or does someone go over our schedule with us? If there's someone, where do we contact them?
5) What does the schedule of an average bio/SNES, AEM minor/double major look like?
6) When should I submit my application to double major in AEM? If it's at the end of my freshman year, I might need to waive some classes in order to fit AEM classes in.</p>
<p>1) Is it recommend to waive FWS with AP credit? Are non-first years ever required to take FWS (yeah, probably a stupid question)?</p>
<p>All Cornell undergrads have to take two FWS’s sometime before they graduate. Most folks take them their first year, but some do not. AP credits can be used to bypass one or even both seminars, however. You can take the seminars if you think you’re writing is of a high enough quality. There’s always the Knight Institute walk-in if you ever have writing issues.</p>
<p>2) Is it better to retake classes even though I have credits for them so I can do well in class? I’m afraid that my foundation isn’t good enough.</p>
<p>Such as Calc I? I honestly wouldn’t bother. You could if you think you haven’t learned core material properly, but Calc I and Calc II tend to be more difficult than their worth depending on the professor. If you have credits for a course not directly related to your major–but still fits a requirement–I wouldn’t bother wasting time.</p>
<p>4) Are we supposed to pick classes alone, or does someone go over our schedule with us? If there’s someone, where do we contact them?</p>
<p>In most cases, you pick courses based on your major and college requirements during pre-enrollment (or later if you forget >_>). For some folks, certain classes are set in stone and cannot be removed from their schedule, however. Much of schedule building really depends on preference, plans, and other interests. You do have an academic adviser to help you during orientation week and in the future. That adviser is typically a professor or some other faculty member.</p>
<p>I also have a question regarding course choice so i hope I’m not intruding on the OP’s inquiries but maybe this well help others as well. I’m going to be a plant science major in CALS so which bio class should I be taking? I’ve taken AP Bio and while I don’t know the score yet, let’s assume a 4 or a 5. Also which chem class should I be taking? I got a 5 on that AP.</p>
<p>Just so we can get a perspective, if anything, can anyone who’s in CALS post their freshman schedule and tell us whether or not he/she waived any courses? Pre-enrollment is just around the corner and I’m sure most students are a bit confused. Thanks! x)</p>
<p>Unless you really like writing or find your FWS subject to be interesting, it just becomes extra work. The reading can be a bore, most of the papers have to be around 5 pages, and the final can be anywhere from 9-15 depending on the teacher.</p>
<p>However, I did enjoy my second FWS as it was very engaging and an interesting subject. </p>
<p>If you are set to take one on ‘dry’ subect like Descartes or Ethics, you may want to reconsider, because you will have to endure that the whole semester.</p>
<p>I am in engineering, so maybe I just found math classes more enjoyable :)</p>
<p>I’ve read that your first 2 gym courses are free, but I’ve also read that if you qualify for financial aid, you get a 20-30% discount on equipment fees. Could it be that they are both true? </p>
<p>That the required gym courses are still free, and the 20-30% simply applies to gym courses that were AFTER the required gym courses?</p>
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<li><p>waive one of the FWSs if you don’t find something you really like. kiv that for most people, fall FWS offerings last year were substantially better than spring FWS offerings. besides, it’s always nicer to kill as many requirements as possible early in your time here. </p></li>
<li><p>if you have the discipline to self-study, do that on your own in order to catch up on fundamentals. even if you don’t, a competent professor teaching an intermediate class aimed at froshs/sophs will probably do a little bit of review to get people from varying backgrounds - from the senior who took an intro class 4 years ago to the freshman who did research on the subject in HS - on the same page. </p></li>
<li><p>the first two gym classes aren’t free, not is there a discount for kids on FA afaik. </p></li>
<li><p>welcome to college, where you do most things on your own, starting with picking classes. there’re always people around to help you - your advisor (esp. if he/she is in your department of interest), upperclassmen, people on forums like this one, academic deans of each college, undergrad studies coordinators in each department, ratemyprofessor.com, and so on.</p></li>
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