help with my schedule

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>so i am an incoming freshman majoring in mechanical engineering and i am in need of assistance with my schedule as i want to have an idea of what to take before orientation, which is next week.</p>

<p>so the outline of what i should take in the engineering book is:</p>

<p>Math 31A (4 Units)
English Composition 3 (5 Units)
Chemistry & Biochemistry 20A (4 Units)</p>

<p>however i missed the english placement test due to a big swim meet. so i will take english in winter quarter or spring quarter. </p>

<p>so should i take physics 1A (5 Units) in place of english and switch these two classes?</p>

<p>or is calculus, physics, and chemistry going to be overwhelming for my first quarter as a freshman.</p>

<p>thanks for helping in advance :]</p>

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<p>you should probably take a GE along with the math and chem</p>

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<p>Math, physics, and chemistry is fine for first quarter. But ....</p>

<p>If you feel like you will need to get used to college, then take a GE for your 3rd class.</p>

<p>If you feel prepared and want to "catch up", then take Physics 1A. When I write "catch up", I mean that you are slightly behind since you're starting with Math 31A as a ME. You will need to follow the curriculum closely if you want to graduate in 4 years. The load and difficulty is nothing at all compared to what you will see later (MAE 107/L, MAE 105D. MAE 171A, etc.) Most should be somewhat of a review of your AP courses.</p>

<p>If you don't plan on taking any summer school, plan to have a year with an average of less than 4 classes, study abroad, fail a class, register late and can't get a class, then you will not graduate in 4 years. But if you're planning to take more time than that or won't do any of the above (yes, there are double negatives), then disregard what I just type and follow what backlash224 said.</p>

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<p>what kind of GEs are there? does it have to be a HSSEAS elective? or can i take a fun class like music or something.</p>

<p>also i got a 3 on the AP chem test and a 4 on the AP Calc AB test. does that do anything for me?</p>

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<p>I think your schedule is fine, I did Chem 20BH, 20L, EC3, and Math 32A in the same quarter and I did well in them. As for your AP scores, no, they won't get you out of anything.</p>

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does it have to be a HSSEAS elective?

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<p>You won't have to take your breadth courses until later. I wouldn't recommend them your first quarter. :rolleyes:</p>