<p>I haven’t read the other answers. If I hit some things that other answers have hit, sorry.</p>
<p>Your schedule will be completely different than you outlined. Linear Algebra and Vector Geometry are gone. Not that they were hard, but you can thank the engineering department that they decided to toss those BS courses. Math 1205/1206 will no longer exist either. The concepts of Vector Geometry that you need are being added into the Calculus of One Variable courses. The new Math sequence for freshman General Engineering majors is simply Math 1225 (4 credits, not 3) and Math 1226 (4 credits, not 3) instead of four different courses. The rest of Vector Geometry is being added into Multivariable Calculus (Math 2224) from what I’ve heard. Multi is sort of a toss up on if it is going to suck. It typically depends on the person. I personally found Multi harder than Diff EQ, but others are vice versa. </p>
<p>You probably won’t get CS 2104. That course is now restricted to CS majors. If there are enough spots left after all of the newly declared CS majors get a spot, you’ll be insanely lucky. If you are socially awkward like I am, you’ll hate this class. You basically get assigned a logic problem and work in a group to solve it. You have to present your solution to the class and “defend” your answer.</p>
<p>EngE 1024 isn’t too bad. The formatting of all of the assignments used to screw a bunch of students, but they literally just did not care last year. The tests can be difficult, but they are manageable. This is an exploration class to see what different engineering disciplines do. EngE 1104 is one of the easiest classes ever. Go to workshop and you pass. Seriously. There is a group project, but you can BS the entire thing. As long as everything looks pretty, it’s almost impossible to screw up the project (30% of the grade). Workshop assignments are also 30%. If you can program, the Matlab assignments are a joke. The last four weeks are electronics/microcontrollers. There are three exams (10% each): Two Matlab and one electronics. The first Matlab exam and the electronics were common time, but the second is take home. My class had an exam dropped, but I’d say that is rare. Lecture activities are kinda stupid. Stuff like Workshop Leader evaluations and the Contemporary Issues Report are in there. You don’t even have to attend lecture for those. No idea why they are lecture activities.</p>
<p>Physics isn’t nearly as bad as it used to be. The three mid-terms aren’t curved anymore, but there is a decent final exam curve. They’ll usually curve the final grades a little bit as well. The most critical thing is to not skip labs. You get double screwed if you do. Not only are labs worth 15% of the final grade, but you also lose 1/3 of a letter grade for every two labs missed. Recitation is “mandatory”, but I didn’t go to a single one. No grade penalty. A lot of professors started doing these BS iClicker quizzes every lecture, but they are only worth 4%. If you know physics, literally just go to tests and labs. You’ll leave with at least a B unless you miss labs.</p>
<p>Engl 1105 depends on your GTA. Mine was an alcoholic, creative writing guy. We watched South Park and listened to him read his poetry. Had to write three papers, but he didn’t care and gave you an A if you met the page requirement. Last I remember, every class had 20 pages of required writing due by the end of the semester. Basically just figure out if your TA is a harsh grader or not and manage your effort accordingly. Can’t say anything for 1106. It wouldn’t fit in my schedule so I took it online at the local community college.</p>
<p>CS 2114 is different for everyone it seems. The class used to be really difficult until Allevato took over. He was on the frontline in redesigning the course around Android. Unfortunately for future CS students, he got his Ph.D and went to work at Google. The course was taken back over by Barnette and apparently got bad again. According to one of my friends who TA’d the course last semester, Barnette uses Allevato’s notes, but that doesn’t change the fact that Barnette is terrible at teaching. Test averages are usually in the 50-60 range according to her.</p>
<p>CLE courses are Curriculum for Liberal Education. They are basically General Education courses that you have to take to get a degree. I transferred most of mine from dual enrollment in high school, but I still needed three more. I highly suggest taking Tourism Management (HTM 2454) to fulfil Area 7. Very easy A. Anything in the HUM department is pretty simple as well. </p>
<p>Note of advice: If you ever decide to take the EngE equivalents at a community college to “get ahead”, don’t. They don’t transfer correctly, have to be substituted on the degree, and the system doesn’t recognize them during course request. That means you have to force add anything with them as a prerequisite. I made the mistake of transferring EngE 1024 and it caused me a lot of trouble. </p>
<p>If you have any questions, please let me know. Sorry for the length of the post, but I figured you were looking for something informative. haha Your Fall schedule will need to be revised. It looks like you transferred 1205 and 1206. You should see if those will transfer as Math 1225 and 1226 instead. If so, you can move Math 2224 to Fall. If not, you’ll have to retake those at VT unfortunately. The new transfer guide hasn’t come out yet, so you may have to wait until your orientation to get some answers on that. </p>