<p>I’m entering UC Davis next year as a Freshman, and I’m undeclared. I’m really just lost as to what classes I should take my first quarter.</p>
<p>Classes I’m considering:</p>
<p>French (whatever the placement test puts me in; I want to minor in French)
Intro to Macroeconomics with Gaasbeck
Intro to Sociology
Physics 7A
General Psychology
Intro to Winemaking
Chem 2A
Com 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6
Ast 10L with 10G or 10S</p>
<p>I have no idea how to narrow my choices down… should I go by interest or which ones satisfy the most GE requirements? Also, are there any classes (on or off the above list) that you would recommend taking/not taking? Any professors you recommend taking/avoiding? I just feel overwhelmed right now; there are so many classes I want to take but I know I can’t take them all. I’m sure they will help me at orientation, but I really want to have a good idea of some classes I want to take before then. Thanks!</p>
<p>then take chem 2A or else you’ll be behind. (you’ll need to finish up either ochem or genchem over the summer.) chem + ochem are essential prereqs. </p>
<p>if you’re doing a some sort of bio major + language minor, yes, def. start the language classes now (especially if you start from a lower div series like the french equivalent of the 20 series for spanish). it gets hard to do science classes + language classes your sophomore year, especially if you have 3 lab classes. and then by junior year… it’s kinda too late. ^^;</p>
<p>save your GEs for last! you’ll have an easy senior year + davis can’t kick you out if you over over the unit cap (180) if you need to finish up your GEs. so that’d be psych and soc. com 1 i’ve heard is easy, but hard to get into, so you may have to wait until senior year to take the class unless you have priority reg. </p>
<p>winemaking i’ve heard is hard. beerbrewing, on the other hand, is easy. you may want to wait until you’re 21 so you can drink.</p>
<p>i HIGHLY recommend dr. enderle for the chem series. omg. amazing. <3 <3 <3 lievens is pretty good as well. toupadakis – easy (gives away free response Qs at review sessions!), but i hate that his tests are basically dependent upon the multiple choice. </p>
<p>physics 7… i’d recommend you wait until spring quarter to start the series. it’s an… interesting series, and depending on your professor + TA, you may need to self-learn. avoid webb at all costs because you WILL be screwed without a good TA + a good knowledge of physics already. (luckily, i had an excellent TA + an excellent AP physics teacher, so that was good.) his lectures consist of clicker questions. seriously. don’t get me wrong – i learned so much from his class, but it was SO STRESSFUL. haha. conway is ridic. easy (quizzes are JUST LIKE practice quizzes!). stone is good, but can be moody (or so i’ve heard – she was always in a good mood when i had her!).</p>
<p>I’m definitely not doing bio, and I’m probably not majoring into a hard science. I might do something which requires Chem, though, and Physics is just an interest of mine (never taken it before.) I mostly want to take classes my first year which will help me determine my major… Thanks for the input :)</p>
<p>Since you’re a freshman, I would say take easy classes this quarter. A freshman seminar perhaps? added with chem 2A (Enderle is the best, but Toupadakis is easier), French, and I’ll say one GE or English 3/UWP.</p>
<p>Is Macroecon not an easy class? And is it basically assumed that I should take Chem 2A incase I go into something that requires chem?</p>
<p>Is UWP the requirement if you don’t pass AWPE or whatever it’s called? Because I was exempt from that (due to a passing grade on the AP test.) Is English 3 just an Easy class that will fulfill GEs? Are there any other classes on my list you would consider easy? Should I take calculus in case I need that? Or is that not crucial to start right away like Chem is? </p>
<p>Thanks for the post and sorry for all the questions!</p>
<p>macro is easy if you “get it.” econ seems to be pretty hit or miss, at least with most people i know. i aced it no problem but i know people who’ve failed it.
no, enl3/uwp is not for AWPE, it’s for the english composition requirement
if the majors you’re looking at need chem, take chem.
same thing with calc
and yes chem2a comes with a lab</p>
<p>you don’t necessarily have to take french freshman year. i tested into german 21 (1 2 3, 20 21 22) but i didn’t take german until fall quarter sophomore year, and i took 20 21 22.</p>
<p>winemaking is a lot of memorization. if you’re good at that then you should do okay.</p>
<p>if you’re still finding out what you want to do, i wouldn’t suggest saving soc and psych for senior year. i’ve been interested in languages and accents and stuff like that since i was a kid, and i didn’t take linguistics until last quarter, and i ****ing loved it. almost made me want to double major, but i decided on international relations instead because it complements econ better.</p>
<p>maybe if you told us what majors you were considering we would be able to help more?
****, if i wasn’t going abroad this summer i probably would’ve been an orientation leader. i love this kind of stuff. hahah</p>
<p>Some majors I’m considering (this is a very tentative list as I really don’t know a lot about any majors, so some of these might immediately be off the list after one class, and I could very well major in something not on this list):</p>
<p>Anthropology
Chemistry (although I’d say probably not)
English
Environmental design or policy
Film Studies
Food Science
French (although I would definitely double major if I majored in French)
Linguistics
Neurobiology Physiology and Behavior
Philosophy
Physics
Sociology/Psych
Viticulture and Enology</p>
<p>okay, well i think out of those only chemistry, npb, physics, psychology(BS), environmental policy and viticulture require chemistry.
Physics is the most math heavy out of those and you’d probably have to take 21ABCD and 22AB.
some of those majors, i don’t know how many but i know at least chemistry and psychology, offer an option for AB or BS. the AB is going to be more focused on breadth and usually taken by people who are considering things like education. BS is more focused on depth (more math/science) and things like research, lab work, and grad school.
if you think you want to take something that requires math and science, i would take chem 2a, math 16a, enl 3, and another class. if you can handle it, and it would make for a pretty heavy schedule, you might want to try an intro class in one of the classes you’re interested in - lin 1, ant 1, soc 1, psc 1, fms 1, etc.
out of those i’ve taken lin and fms and both of them were fun and not too challenging.
i wouldn’t take ven3 with che2a, it’s kinda tough, especially for your first quarter here.
oh and you could also take french.
if you’re leaning more towards the non math/science majors then you could just take a bunch of intro classes just to expedite the process of finding out what you want to do. some of those majors are pretty light on units. keep in mind if you do this and end up wanting to major in viticulture or something then you will be behind on the chem series and math series
if you haven’t seen it already here’s a list that has all of the majors and their requirements and course descriptions. it should help a lot [UC</a> Davis General Catalog | Programs and Courses](<a href=“http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/UCDWebCatalog/programs.html]UC”>General Catalog - Welcome)</p>
and then by junior year… it’s kinda too late. ^^;</p>
so that’d be psych and soc. com 1 i’ve heard is easy, but hard to get into, so you may have to wait until senior year to take the class unless you have priority reg. </p>
don’t get me wrong – i learned so much from his class, but it was SO STRESSFUL. haha. conway is ridic. easy (quizzes are JUST LIKE practice quizzes!). stone is good, but can be moody (or so i’ve heard – she was always in a good mood when i had her!).</p>