<p>Did anyone take 15 credits the first semester of their Freshman year? Any regrets/recommendations? From what I've seen on the UF website, most suggested courseloads are 12 credits the first semester and 15 after that.</p>
<p>Here's what I plan on registering for:</p>
<p>ECO2023 - Principles of Microeconomics
POS2041 - American Federal Government
INR2001 - Intro to International Relations
ARH4453 - Mid 20th Century Art </p>
<p>I'm considering Stats 2, but I'm not sure what the course load is like... Based on my classes does anyone recommend I add the math class? Or should I take it second semester?</p>
<p>I think you're fine with 12. You want to have a lot of free time your 1st semester to make friends, get involved in clubs, get used to being in college, etc. However, I don't think that 15 credits will be overwhelming as long as your classes aren't too difficult.</p>
<p>who do you have for POS2041 and INR2001? How easy these classes are depends a lot on the professor. For ex, I had Hendershot for POS2041. It was ridiculously easy (as long as you showed up for the exams, you were pretty much guaranteed an A), but also pretty boring and I didn't learn anything. On the other hand, I had Nolan for INR2001. Nolan wasn't very difficult (most of the class received As), but you still had to read and study to get the A. He was one of my fav profs; learned a lot.</p>
<p>go on ratemyprofessors.com the reviews should help you decide how hard/easy you're schdule is. but keep in mind people usually criticize profs too harshly on the site...</p>
<p>For POS2041 I'm trying to take it with Rosenson... she has pretty good reviews on ratemyprofessors.com and Brown for International Relations. </p>
<p>Nolan and Hendershot are teaching those classes at the same time, so I could have one, but not both, of those teachers. I think I'm going to hedge my bets with the two I've picked, but if the sections are full I'll definitely try one of the two you've had.</p>
<p>I took Stats 2 last semester and it was a joke. It may depend on the professor as well. If I knew who's teaching that class I could give you more insight.</p>
<p>i say take 15 in case you drop a class first semester. Do wildlife issues if you need a filler class. it fulfills a science requirement. i forgot which one though..</p>
<p>Ah, I've had a lot of experience with Yasar. Had him for Stats 2, and I have him this semester for STA4321. He's ridiculously easy for both classes. For stats 2 he gives weekly online quizzes. They're easy to perfect because you get 3 tries and you can check which answers were correct after each trial you submit. Tests make up the rest of your grade, and before each test he releases a set of study questions and solutions on his website, which are very similar to the actual test questions. So as long as you do them they're easy As. He also gives 2 projects for extra credit in case you might need a grade boost, but I've never done them.</p>
<p>Yasar's lectures are hard to understand and he doesn't like to do many examples, but his tests are very easy, though graded very precisely. Just understand the homework and pay attention to details and you'll get an A.</p>
<p>Would you recommend taking Denslow's ECO 2013 or Rush's ECO 2023 as a freshman for Summer B? Also, would you recommend taking an introductory math course in the summer? </p>
<p>PS. I will be an Economics major with minors in Philosophy and Business Administration</p>
<p>What's your intended major? I think it would be good to add at least 1 class because I remember taking ECO2023 and POS2041 and the former is a couple hours a week (actually before each test I did a marathon of Econ for a few days and watched all the lectures I should have throughout the semester) and the latter is maybe 5 hours or less of work a week. It's also good to load up on classes early on because you don't want to have to take 5 upper division classes just to graduate on time.</p>
<p>gthopeful, I plan to double major in Political Science and Economics, but I'm coming in with 30 credits, so I'm honestly not too worried about graduating on time. I think I'll be able to work it out.</p>
<p>You seemed to have hinted that you took Micro with Rush online? How was it? Can you watch the lectures whenever you want and more than once? If I can't get a seat in the class he's teaching live should I still do it online? Thanks so much!</p>
<p>I never went to sit in on his lectures once. My regimen was:</p>
<ol>
<li> Forget I am enrolled in ECO2023 for 4-5 weeks</li>
<li> Hear whisperings from other students that an exam was coming up</li>
<li> Late in exam week: Watch lectures for 3-4 hours a day on fast mode in windows media player (Dr. Rush speaks so slowly that you can actually understand him better on fast!) and then do the practice exams</li>
<li> Get A on exam and repeat 2 more times</li>
</ol>
<p>The lectures are all posted as video files, so you can watch them whenever you want and as many times as you want. It was an informative class and it wasn't necessarily a pushover, but it's definitely one you don't have to dedicate time weekly to.</p>
<p>I will be ending high school with a full year of Precalculus. I consider myself to be pretty good at math. Also, the UF site recommends taking a precal class at UF in order to prepare for survey of calc and intro to stat (both of which are required for econ)</p>
<p>Should I study or skim through concepts before taking the test? Also, when is the best time to take it considering I would be taking Survey of Calculus in the upcoming fall term?</p>