<p>I'm currently trying to figure out which classes and professors I should take next year and have a few questions.</p>
<p>1.) Which professor should I take for Chem I? I heard Labrake really taught the material well and is a great professor. But other people I talk to say take Laude or Sparks, but I heard EVERYONE tries to get Laude so I doubt as a freshmen I will be able to get him. So it's most likely between Labrake and Sparks. Which one is better and really teaches the material well because I actually want to understand what I'm learning to try and get an A.</p>
<p>2.) What is an easy AND interesting UGS class. I'm thinking of taking "The Modern Family" but it may not fit my desired time slot. I also thought of "Fitness for Life", "Play On", "Women for sale", or "African American in Sports". Has anyone taken any of these UGS classes? Does anyone suggest another class?</p>
<p>3.) What is an interesting Fine Arts to take? There are just sooo many options.</p>
<p>I know I asked alot of questions, but if anyone can answer any of them, it would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Can anyone answer any of these questions? You dont have to answer all 3.</p>
<p>I can’t directly answer your questions, but when my son registered, he had access to comments made about certain professors that were good enough for him to choose certain profs over others.</p>
<p>Orientation will provide the opportunity to answer your questions.</p>
<p>On Fine Arts. </p>
<p>You have a limited selection if you’re a non-major, but they’re all good. I recommend Intro to Improv or Playwriting.</p>
<p>I just came back from orientation. From what I know, UGS’s are taught by the best of the best at UT. They get to choose these subjects because they are personally passionate about the subject. Therefore, the sole purpose of these classes are to expose students to the best professors and the passion they have to offer, as well as a new subject that may or may not be interesting to their particular students (keyword: new). These classes are not meant to be hard; everyone I’ve met has told me a great majority of them are easy A’s, and that’s what you should assume. </p>
<p>Plus, if you’re joining a FIG, your UGS will most likely have already been decided for you.</p>
<p>Just something to keep in mind!</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the replies. They were really helpful!</p>
<p>If you really want Laude, there is a FIG group in the Natural Sciences that has his class.</p>
<p>1) Try to get into a Natural Sciences FIG to get Laude. If not, try to take Sparks. </p>
<p>2) I am in the FRI program and I love it. If you are pre-pharm, pre-med, or whatever it may be then you will eventually need to do research and FRI takes care of that for you. Plus, your UGS will be Research Methods, which I thought was a great course. </p>
<p>3) I think it will be hard for you to get in your Fine Arts credit now because all the upperclassmen have taken the easy ones. If you are in Natural Sciences then the majority of people I know started out easy with 13 hours by taking Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, and their UGS. In my opinion, this is the best bet if you are worried about your GPA because you want to hit the ground running. The next semester take the second semester sequence of those classes and add another (maybe a Social Science core class or chem lab/bio lab).</p>
<p>Oh one little thing to add to ImOnOne’s post.
I believe its for CS/FRI students, but there is one research methods class (M310T) that certain FRI students will be assigned and that will Not count as a UGS.</p>
<p>I took Art, Your Money, and the Nation as my UGS class - I expected it to be really interesting, but I hated it. I do not recommend it to anyone. I’m not sure if they still offer it or not, but I decided to post this just in case…</p>
<p>Also, I’m not sure if this counts as Fine Arts or not, but I took History of Rock for my arts credit. It was a really interesting class, though not quite as easy as I expected it to be.</p>