<p>how does this look for a freshman schedule, too much?</p>
<p>Honors Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Honors Physics I (calculus based) w/ lab
Honors Calculus I
Expository Writing I</p>
<p>im not really sure how difficult the honors classes at my school are, i think they are slightly harder than the regular courses, in addition to smaller class sizes</p>
<p>here is what my schedule would look like:
Mon., Wed.- class from 9:30 to 4:00 with two 1-hr breaks
Tues., Thurs.- class from 10:30 to 5:00 with a 2-hr break inbetween a pair of my classes
Fri.- class from 9:30 to 1:30 with a 1-hr break</p>
<p>does anyone have any experience with a schedule like this? i don't really want to mess up my GPA and burn out early, but at the same time i want to take a challenging schedule, learn a lot, and take enough credits so i can graduate 2-3 semesters early</p>
<p>I think the course load itself doesn’t sound bad, but your schedule sounds like a nightmare to me. The beauty of college is that you don’t necessarily have to be at school all day five days a week. I would see if there is any way you can rearrange your schedule so that you can have at least one day off, or at least afternoons or mornings (whichever you prefer) off. There’s no reward for having the most challenging daily schedule. It’s your freshman year so you’ll be getting used to the college lifestyle and wanting to hang out with your new friends. I know for me, getting home that late and having such a long day is exhausting so I don’t feel like studying or doing anything afterwards. I had a similar schedule freshman year, and I didn’t like the long days or even the multiple, hour long breaks. I’d rather get the classes over with, go home and relax awhile, and then study later.</p>
<p>i am double majoring in economics/math (i know im sorta behind as a math major, only starting at calc 1, but i will be probably taking two math classes each semester after this first one).
i will be coming in with 12 credits (close to a semester) of AP credits, and also an extra 7 credits from two classes i took here this summer. i chose not to apply my AP macro/micro credits</p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman at UW-Madison and am taking 17 credits: Calc 1, Philosophy 101, Spanish 204 (fourth semester), and Chem 103. The credit load doesn’t seem too difficult (depending on how hard the honors courses are), but as others have said, your schedule, with the exception of Friday, is pretty full time-wise. Next semester you should try to schedule it a little lighter, or with more free time before or after classes. For instance, this year MWTh, I have class from 11:00-3:45, with no significant break in between, and T/F I have class from 7:45-1:00, block scheduled. This way you get all your classes out of the way in one fell swoop and have the rest of the day to get homework done or study.</p>
<p>perfect36, my roommate was a double major in math/music performance and she was in Calc 1 her first semester as well. She got a very high A in it, but still, that’s where she started out in college. Don’t worry about that.</p>
<p>And the times of your classes don’t seem that rough. I go from either 9 or 10, depending on the day, until 5:45 or 4:30 with a considerable break around lunch time.
Example, my mondays:
geology 10-11
chemistry 2-3
philosophy 3-4:15
sociology 4:30-5:45</p>
<p>I know it probably seems like a lot now, but when you’re used to it, it’s not so bad. I prefer to take 1-2 morning classes and then 3-4 afternoon ones, including labs. But that’s just how I work best. Find what works for you, and keep doing it. good luck!</p>
<p>With AP Economics, if you got a 5 and it is accepted by your school, would it really be worth it to take the regular intro macro course instead of the honors one?</p>
<p>Also, does the physics course require calculus as a prerequisite or merely as a corequisite? Note that courses with labs are often more work than courses without labs. Also, if you are not a physics major, it may be less important to take honors physics (compared to honors courses in your majors of math and economics).</p>
<p>It does look like you have five courses. Unless they are “small” courses in terms of credits / workload (physics with lab is unlikely to be such a course), that may be an above average workload.</p>
good luck!</p>