<p>So I was fooling around on Schedulizer and I came up with a schedule that fits nicely.</p>
<p>Math 1920(Multivariable Calc)
Phys 1116(Mechanics and Special Relativity)
ENGRI 1100(Lasers and Photonics)
Psych 2050 (Perception)
Class 1531 (Greek Myth) *hopefully
PE 1385 (Thai Boxing)</p>
<p>It comes up to 18 credits with PE. Oh and I'm in the College of Engineering looking to major in Applied Engineering Physics.</p>
<p>I am kinda worried that the course load is too much. Will the FWS and Psych courses have a lot of reading? Can i adjust to this course load being an international student? Can i even think of doing a job with so many courses? </p>
<p>Also does anyone know what will appear on the CS 1110 CASE? Python or JAVA? If Python, how will I know what to study? </p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
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<p>FWS and Pysch will inevitably have quite a bit of reading- there’s no avoiding it. I suggest going with the schedule you have, and you can drop courses later on if you feel if it’s too much for you too handle. </p>
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<p>You’d be surprised to see what freshmen are capable of. Some students work jobs (dining halls, library, etc.) while taking a massive amount of credits along with being involved in greek life, clubs, sports, research and many other things, so it is definitely possible to do a job while taking 18 credits.</p>
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<p>The case should be in Java. Check with engineering just to make sure. Were it in Python, it wouldn’t be too hard to fill in the gap- mainly understanding the power of Python’s dynamic typed, light-weightesque, scripting capabilities and it’s ability to work better with higher order and functional programming languages. If you want to learn it- I believe MIT uses Python for its intro CS class, so I’m sure you can find that on OCW. Also look into Jython if you’re at all interested- it’s amazing what you can do with it.</p>
<p>^do you even go to eng. here???! wth are you talking about, no one can actually have time to do </p>
<p>“Some students work jobs (dining halls, library, etc.) while taking a massive amount of credits along with being involved in greek life, clubs, sports, research and many other things”</p>
<p>you should only comment when you actually have expeirnece doing those things…im guessing your just a freshmen who took the bare min with hopes of all these things</p>
<p>^ I’m with WongTong Tong here… with emphasis on “SOME students”. I know a small handful who did exactly as described in engineering. It really depends on how well you know your limits.</p>
<p>lol Also notice that just because there are people who do massive amounts of stuff, doesn’t mean they’re being “successful” at all of it.</p>
<p>An 18 credit semester is very manageable. I do NOT advise it for your first semester. There is A LOT going on when you first get to college and there’s no telling how you’ll handle the adjustment. Obvious as someone accepted to Cornell, you are academically capable of handling 18 credits your first semester, but how much stress that may cause will vary by individual. I would take a course away and go with that. Heck, maybe you’ll feel ready for a 20+credit semester for your second semester. </p>
<p>Oh, and intro languages are very time consuming classes, even if they’re not “difficult” per se.</p>
<p>i would have to say that students who can manage all of that ** well ** are very few, especially in engineering…so im not sure if WongTongTong’s answer was exactly accurate but just cus I saw his post a month ago…</p>
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<p>i think you should not be so quick to judge… <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1345623-possibilities-inter-ivy-junior-transfer-help-o.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1345623-possibilities-inter-ivy-junior-transfer-help-o.html</a></p>
<p>if you scroll down you’ll see he’s involved in a LOT of things (and supposedly he’s still 17…) and seems to be doing very well so I think he is in the position to give some kind of advice…now im not saying it was good advice but i don’t think he just did the ‘bare min’/is a wannabe</p>
<p>Hmm i can always drop a course during the drop period right?
I do have credit for phys 1112. I’m taking phys 1116 because i plan on doing applied engineering physics. So i am familiar with that course. I know a lot multivar. calc. too. Does anyone know about the particular fws and psych i have chosen?</p>
<p>That schedule looks challenging, but definitely doable! If you find it too demanding, however, you can always change your schedule before the add/drop deadline. </p>
<p>As a note for Phys 1116, it is a very difficult class, as pretty much everyone in the class has done very well in AP Physics in high school. However, it is very rewarding and definitely gives you a good overview of how more advanced physics classes will be. However, classical mechanics is NOT an important component of the AEP degree, so don’t worry too much if you don’t like the class.</p>
<p>As for the FWS, it varies because teachers and subjects change every year. However, if you don’t enjoy the first few sections of your FWS, then switch to a different instructor/subject IMMEDIATELY. And your psych class shouldn’t be too bad, but it will definitely have a lot of readings (like any psych class).</p>