<p>Hi,
I am going to be an incoming freshman at Rutgers. I am planning to take Honors Calc III, Honors Chem first semester and Honors Orgo 2nd semester. I will be taking some type of Biology course, as well. I will also either take Philosophy or Psychology. On top of that I will be in the Honors Colloquium and Honors freshman seminar. I was just wondering if I am in way over my head thinking I can do this. I know I can handle a heavy workload, but will mine be that hard? My principal goal, however horrid it may seem, is to simply amount As so that I can perhaps transfer next year. Is it a better choice then, to take simpler classes? Any help from CC would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Why are you taking so many honor’s courses? The program requires you take 4 over 4 years and you are taking 4 your first semester. That seems particularly tough especially since you don’t plan on staying.</p>
<p>It also seems like too many credits. My son is an incoming Freshman and his advisor doesn’t recommend anyone take over 14 their first semester. Plus the fact you are going into Calc III tells me you have some AP credits,so what’s the rush? Enjoy your college experience and you might end up even staying at Rutgers.</p>
<p>Well, idk. I have a knack for taking the course that I feel I will learn the most in. If I took Regular Chemistry instead of honors, I would feel like I am wasting my time in a course I took just last year. In honors, i feel as though they can provide me with more than I had learned before. The orgo isn’t a huge leap, as I have taken a course in that last year in high school as well. Calc III is the most problematic part of my situation. People say it is incredibly difficult, but again, I do not wish to take Calc II Again, and honors will teach me more than regular. </p>
<p>haha, I will enjoy myself. I am not trying to rush out of school in fewer years. I want to do multiple majors, and I want to have the chance to take the few random classes I am minterested on the side. If I start from square one, i will never be able to get to those courses. </p>
<p>Also, I do really love rutgers, but quite frankly it was never my dream school. I will not be hugely upset if I do not leave. But I would be if I didn’t at least try to transfer.
Thanks for your post, though.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to burst your bubble, but even my friend in Honors double majoring in Biotech and Environmental Engineering thought he would crack under that much pressure. I took mostly APs in high school and they did little to prepare for a college workload. If you want some As, I would start out with normal Chem first semester and then take Honors Orgo (though the chemistry department has a terrible reputation at RU). I would also recommend trying to sit through a honors orgo lecture during the first semester to see if you can keep up with it. Also, a lot of my friends have become TAs after getting high marks on normal level classes (don’t expect an A in honors).</p>
<p>You also forget that you’ll be surrounded by 40,000 other students and at some point you’ll probably want to socialize and explore the area (with that many students I’m sure you’ll meet some friendly faces). Even if you’re planning on transferring, I would take advantage of the networking possibilities (there are TONS of guests lecturers throughout the year from varying departments, as well as volunteering and professional opportunities) in such a huge school.</p>
<p>I think u should lighten ur course-load a little bit because if u want to transfer like u said above u still have to maintain a good GPA and chem courses here at Rutgers are not that easy.</p>
<p>And how do u plan on taking Orgo ur second semester if u still taking Gen Chem the first semester since u need to take Gen Chem II first…unless u r taking Gen Chem II the first semester (which is weird since if u placed out of class u placed out of both semesters not just one)…just wondering…</p>
<p>I’m not sure how it is now, but it used to be that if you scored a 4 in AP Chem, you could place out of Chem 1 and still have to take Chem 2.</p>
<p>Also, I’m not sure how Honors Orgo works, but regular orgo 1 is offered only during the fall so you wouldn’t be able to take that during the spring.</p>
<p>Overall, if you’re looking to transfer, a 4.0 with some hard classes is going to look better than a 3.0 with many hard classes.</p>
<p>holy ****.</p>