<p>hey guys,
i'm an incoming freshman in session 106 (early august)
and a prospective mcd bio major/spanish minor + pre med</p>
<p>which classes should i take? and how many?
i've heard that 3 is a good number for freshman fall quarter.</p>
<p>also, i got rejected from the honors college because i didnt send in my transcript or something.. which i thought wasn't required because it says on their website that everything is taken from my application if i'm not trying to get in through class rank......
i did shoot them an email, however. i'm still waiting for a reply.
but how can i be eligible for it as a continuing student?
what should i take my first quarter so that i'm eligible for college honors?</p>
<p>i also want to either minor or double major in spanish. is that something i shouldn't be worried about right now in terms of picking classes? (i've placed into spanish 6 and passed spanish lit ap)</p>
<p>5's on calc ab/bc, bio, chem, euro hist, psych
4's on englist lit, microecon, spanish lang, physics b, art history
3's on compsci a, spanish lit</p>
<p>but i know i have to take all of the science/math ones again for pre med.. smh ahaha</p>
<p>Your New Student Advisor will know best on which three courses you will enroll into in the Fall during Orientation. Most likely, you’ll be looking at taking Chem 14A, a math course, and a GE. You and your NSA will have the final say, though.</p>
<p>Don’t stress out about classes because your counselor will help you out. And don’t stress out about your 4 year plan because you have time to figure that all out in the future. Be prepared to be flexible because classes fill up, so make sure you have backups.</p>
<p>Take only three classes at first to gauge your ability to handle classes. </p>
<p>Some people go straight into taking 4 classes Winter quarter. If you can handle it, do it but if you want somewhat of a social life, then avoid doing 4 classes because at that point you have to pick between focusing on classes and not having fun, or having fun and getting crap grades. Just an observation; I’ve never taken 4 classes but a lot of my friends did it and it was not good for their GPA.</p>
<p>Take no more than 2 science classes and round off with a GE. The most common combination for a starting freshman is Chem+Math+GE. Once you finish math, then around the end of your 1st year it’s usually Chem+LS+GE, then Chem+LS+Physics if necessary, but that’s not to worry about till your 2nd year.</p>
<p>You can also round out your two science classes with a Writing II or a lower div major class. For example, Psychobiology major requires Psych10 so if no GEs are of interest they take Psych10. Look for those openings in your schedule to fit them in so you’re not stressing out about getting those done.</p>
<p>I took the Sex Cluster for one quarter, I hated it, it was my only B I got my freshman year. I dropped out of it.</p>
<p>I’ve had the worst luck with GEs so I can tell you what NOT to take: Sex Cluster, Art History 50, History 4.</p>
<p>Linguistics 1 is a lot of petty b**** work that gets in the way of your other classes, but it’s doable. I got a C on the final and ended up with an A.</p>
<p>i seeeeee. excellent advice mang!
soooo following your advice on lower div requirements… if i wanted to do a spanish minor/double major, i should take spanish 6 (which i’ve placed into via ap credit) ? or maybe 5 so i can get an easy A ? i know the lowerdiv requirement for spanish is spanish 25, which needs spanish 6 as a prereq…
or perhaps i should just take m42/m44?
any advice on what TO take for GE’s?
and… lavelle vs scerri… which’ll be an easier class? where will i learn more for the mcat?</p>
<p>FYI, if you placed into Spanish 6 with AP credit you can’t take any class lower than that because that means you already have credit for Spanish 5. Also, Spanish 25 only requires Spanish 5 as a prerequisite, not 6. They’re not offering Spanish 44 fall quarter and I advise you take that instead of 42 because it counts as a history GE while 42 doesn’t.
As for Lavelle vs. Scerri, I’ve heard Scerri is easier but I’ve only had Lavelle.</p>
<p>Hey I’m gonna be a pre med student too. I was wondering if I can start off with calc, physics and a GE? Would it be that terribly bad to start off in physics first? I know I’ll eventually have to take it anyway. Ps kwwboarder how was Lavelle?</p>
<p>They generally recommend to wait and take physics your second year, but if you have a strong background in it I’d say go for it. Lavelle’s class was pretty hard, but I think it had more to do with the pre-meds in it than the actual class. Unlike some classes, where you can get by with natural intelligence alone, Lavelle’s class required you to do the homework assignments (that weren’t collected) and study quite a bit to get a good grade because everyone else will. For 14A I had an A going into the final, but I hadn’t done any of the homework on acids and bases which is the last part of the class so I totally bombed the final and ended up with a B+. For comparison, I got a solid A in a physical science/engineering physics class with the hardest professor that’s offered without doing much homework or studying at all (I did have a very great and challenging physics teacher in high school though). If you put in the effort to adequately prepare though, 14A shouldn’t be too bad.</p>
<p>I’m a biochem major. I took 3 classes for each quarter last year. Chem 20/30 series, Math 31/32 series, Ge cluster 30 (Neverending stories). I think 3 classes was just write because i chose to take a cluster. The cluster is A LOT of work. I had to read like 100-200+ pages per week and write a lot. I thought it was worth it because I got 4 ge’s out of the way plus one writing II class. For premed, we need a year of english so if you are not taking eng comp 3 then you need 3 writing II classes. I found the ge cluster a good solution, but the consensus of this forum is that they are a waste of time, especially if you find that you don’t like it and it is hurting your gpa. I got A’s all three quarters, but I like mythology. If you chose a ge cluster, make sure you definitely like the topic otherwise it will be a pain in the a**. I’m in the honors program right now. The ge cluster gave me 18 honors credits–6 of them being honors collegium credits. But I think I’m just gonna give up on the honors program, because there are no perks whatsoever. You just get a stamp on your diploma. If they give priority registration that would be a different story. I would advise against the honors program, I think its just a big waste of time. Your Orientation Counselor is going to stress that you take on 3 classes, they will only allow you to take 3. You can register for another one after orientation on September 1st (I believe…), i think its advisable to just take 3 to see if you get the hang of things. I had Scerri for chem 20a. His class was easy for me, I just made sure that I knew his entire course reader and I got an A+. If I had to chose between Lavelle or Scerri, i would chose Scerri hands down. I know a ton of people who had Lavelle for 14a and 14b and it looked like his course structure was much harder than Scerri’s. If you can get into Scerri’s class, then take chem in the fall. If not, it won’t hurt you to just take it in the Winter.</p>
<p>3 classes may be okay for your first quarter, but expect to be taking 4 classes every quarter after that, especially since you want to double major and are going premed.</p>