<p>I am an incoming freshmen at emory and I am worried about the classes I plan to take and was hoping if someone could advise me if my schedule is feasible to do</p>
<p>First Semester:
Bio 141
Chem 221z-Organic chem
Math 211-Multivariable
KRN 101-Elementary Korean</p>
<p>Second Semester-
Bio 142
Chem 222z
Freshmen English Requirement course
KRN 202- Elementary Korean 2</p>
<p>Is this workload to intense with doing work study and research? or even volunteering? I am pre med and feel it might be over whelming. I wanted to add differential equations to 2nd semester but felt that might be too much. I am not sure if I want to use AP Credit because although I might not need another year of calculus for medical school, I really enjoyed it in High School and really want to take higher level courses but feel it might be too much/ not needed for a NBB major. Any suggestions?
Thanks</p>
<p>Several people in Soria’s class last year had a schedule just like that and did fine, so if you consider yourself strong in all of those areas, it won’t be that hard. The hardest class workload wise will probably be Korean or multivariable. Eventually Soria will have the hardest exams. In terms of exams, multivariable is hit or miss depending on the professor, but most grade softly and give arbitrary points all over the place. But yeah, for a stronger math and science student, that’s a standard schedule. I’ve seen much more rigorous freshman schedules, and those people did fine. Depending on your workstudy, you may have the ability to study/do work at your workplace. As long as you keep your work/research hours in check, you can manage your workload for Korean and Calc. 3. If you have down time before research/work, you can take time to look over notes/read for biology or chem. and then maybe ramp it back up at night or do the opposite. Use the downtime to take care of written/graded workloads and then simply do readings/studying for bio and chem. afterwards. Point is, it’s challenging, but doable. I’ve seen schedules like: 222-Z, Diff. Eq, Multivariable, Physics 152, and freshman seminar in one semester from freshmen.<br>
Also note, that your second semester is less rigorous than the first because the math component isn’t there, which is good because Soria for 222-Z is harder than his 221-Z.<br>
Yeah, you’re good. Carry on if you feel comfortable. I think your toss-up class should be Calc. 3 (which can be delayed until other years). Sit in w/e prof’s. class and see if they seem to be a good teacher. If they seem sketch, get out of there! A bad teacher in multivariable will make your first semester hell. I would give the same warning for biology, but it really isn’t hard, and the worst professor you’ll get is Escobar (and shockingly, he isn’t as bad as some of the math teachers which can be absolutely atrocious). Maybe just save Diff. Eq for sophomore year depending on how you do first semester. If you find yourself coasting first semester, then add diff. eq second semester w/reservation (as I said, Soria’s class gets harder then and you will have to do work outside of class for him in 222-Z, unlike in 221-Z).</p>
<p>Don’t forget that you need to take Health 101 and a freshman seminar as well…Actually, I’m not sure if Health needs to be completed the first year, but obviously the seminar does…</p>
<p>Yeah, maybe the OP should move Korean to next year so that they can accommodate those two. It couldn’t hurt them. Actually, PE is one credit and is really easy (it’s peer led this year), so the OP can throw it in first or second semester, accommodating the seminar is more difficult though.</p>
<p>Thanks for answering my question. I assumed freshmen seminar workload would not be as great as my other courses. My only reasoning for Korean the first year is that I want to minor in it and really want to learn the language. However, emory no longer offers it as a minor and so I’m thinking of minoring in mathematics, which is my only real argument for wanting to take both diff eq & multi variable calc n kor 101/102 the same year. Another question, It seems so many emory kids are pre med, which is kinda scary. Is it like cutt throat academically? Is it difficult to get good research with so many brilliant qualified classmates wanting to do research as well?</p>
<p>There is far more research than there are pre-meds. No one I know has significant trouble getting research. Also, no, Emory is not cut-throat. The grading scheme doesn’t support such an environment. The atmosphere is generally very collaborative. This, in theory (and often in practice) leads to the pre-meds here doing better than they would in a more “sink or swim” environment. Emory is almost “too supportive” if you will. There are too many pre-meds and not much of a weedout mechanism, so many will get the GPA, but a low MCAT and still apply simply because they would not consider other venues/post-graduation plans. Many fail to realize that other healthcare fields exist (or simply refuse to engage such an idea because it is below them or doesn’t make enough money). Either way, Emory’s atmosphere, despite being saturated, really allows those who are doing it because they legit want to, to excel without the use of rigged grading curves or anything (only grading scales where expectations are made known, or “supportive curves” where grades can only be adjusted upwards). You’re up against yourself. Everyone has equal entitlement to good professors, research, volunteer, and extracurricular opportunities. Yeah, don’t worry about that. Just avoid falling in with the crowd. Don’t become a vanilla pre-med. Many students here are brilliant but vanilla at the same time. If you are different in your approach, you’ll stand out, and if done right, it’ll help. Don’t choose bad profs. for ease, challenge yourself, and you’ll get the best of the Emory experience (mainly because you’ll establish friendships and beneficial connections with faculty members and fellow students this way. They will all respect your plight, and come recommendation time, you’ll be set), Following the crowd can only hurt you and perhaps put you in the 40% who don’t make it and if you do make it, you won’t be as prepared for med. school as you could have been (you want to be among those who get into med. school and say: “After my undergraduate work, I actually think this is doable” as opposed to needing shock therapy). Your additional interest in Korean and mathematics is a good sign that you are something different. </p>
<p>Also, if you put off Korean until next year, you can maybe still get 2-3 years’ worth done while also being able to accommodate your math courses (which will definitely make you different).</p>
<p>If you come up w/any awesome ideas while you’re at Emory, that wouldn’t hurt either (we now are part of and host a global health competition for example. Our team did well, it couldn’t help to join) . Would be interesting to see an upsurge in the amount of energy that led to things like the Campus Movie Festival in 04’. All of those folks were business majors. With one exception, I haven’t heard much about innovative students in the BBA program in a while, and not but so much among science majors). Don’t be bashful, take advantage of every opportunity put before you and that’s the other way to stand out.</p>
. Would be interesting to see an upsurge in the amount of energy that led to things like the Campus Movie Festival in 04’. All of those folks were business majors. With one exception, I haven’t heard much about innovative students in the BBA program in a while, and not but so much among science majors). Don’t be bashful, take advantage of every opportunity put before you and that’s the other way to stand out.</p>