Freshman Schedule Advice... HELP!

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<p>I'm going to be a freshman Earth Science major this fall and I am so excited! But I have a problem. Two recommended courses for my major: calculus and chemistry, have a yearlong section and a more advanced one semester section. I am currently leaning toward the yearlong section. However I'm nervous that taking these yearlong intro courses will really slow me down and put me behind from taking more advance math and chem courses, at the same time i don't want to choose the one semester section get overloaded and lower my gpa, especially since I want to have the typical freshman experience. I am seriously torn over this decision. So I guess my question is which would someone with a science background advise? Should I just buckle down and take the one semester option or just keep my current choice?</p>

<p>Schedule:
Monday: 10:30am-11:20 Single Variable Calc
12:00-12:50 General Chemistry
6:00-10:00 Chemistry Lab</p>

<p>Tuesday: 1:30-5:30 Earth, Environment, & Humanity</p>

<p>Wednesday: 10:30am-11:20 Single Variable Calc
12:00-12:50 General Chemistry</p>

<p>Thursday: 10:30-11:45 Earth, Environment, & Humanity
12:00-1:15 Cleopatra (REQUIRED Freshman Seminar)
1:30-2:45 Beginning Ballet
6:30-10:30 Emergency Medic Training (ANOTHER yearlong course)</p>

<p>Friday: 10:30am-11:20 Single Variable Calc
12:00-12:50 General Chemistry</p>

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<p>Does your school have any placement guidelines (based on your high school background, SAT subject tests, or AP tests) or placement tests that recommend which course is most appropriate for you to take? If so, follow them.</p>

<p>If any of them involve skipping courses (e.g. with AP credit), you may want to look up the old final exams for the courses to be skipped to check your knowledge.</p>