<p>Okay so if all goes as planned - it probably won't - these will be my classes for next semester. </p>
<p>Happiness
Intro to Education
Intensive Spanish - Drill (the only real one)
Ballet I
Discrete Math - Writing Based</p>
<p>I feel like this schedule isn't even real at all but I guess it really doesn't matter. I'm fulfilling all the core requirements and major stuff and whatnot. Spanish will kill me but all the other classes sound like a joke to me.</p>
<p>Are you really taking a class called Happiness? That’s pretty cool.</p>
<p>I dunno, Intensive Spanish and even Discrete Math sound legitimate. It could be a much worse schedule if you ask me.</p>
<p>Lol… what’s ur major?</p>
<p>Spanish and Math sound like real classes…the rest, not so much.</p>
<p>My first semester also sounded like BS…but it sort of was. PS, I’d be psyched to take a class called Happiness! I’m sure Intro to Education is a real class as well.</p>
<p>I took Intro to Psych, Alcohol and Culture, Contemporary American Society, and Norwegian my first semester. Don’t sweat it, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>It’s probably a good idea to load up on easy-ish classes your first semester. That way, you have less studying to do, and more time to acclimate to the new surroundings.</p>
<p>Btw, what IS a class on Happiness? And what is your major?</p>
<p>Discrete math is usually a class that’s a requirement for CS majors, but it’s a vague enough title that it could also be a class meant for people with no real interest in math. The only way to know if it’s a serious class is to post the description.</p>
<p>You, my dear, are full of BS. Your classes anyway. Those classes sound worse than the Dance Dance Revolution class I will be taking this fall.</p>
<p>I took discrete math and we did a lot of proofs and very few computations. If that’s what you mean by writing based, that’s normal. My discrete math class wasn’t particularly hard, but it wasn’t a BS class either. Of 'course, I have no idea about your class.</p>
<p>I’m presuming happiness is some sort of philosophy class? If so it could be a blow-off class or it could be hard. We can’t tell you. Philosophy is a legitimate academic field though, so I wouldn’t necessarily call it a BS class. </p>
<p>I don’t know anything about an education curriculum. If the class is meant for those getting a teaching certificate then it’s probably legitimate. Not necessarily hard, but legitimate. If it’s meant for people other than those getting a teaching certificate, it’s likely just BS.</p>
<p>Ballet is not an academic field. It’s a fine art. For someone who isn’t majoring in ballet (in which case they’re getting a BFA or something, not an academic degree like a BA) it sounds like it would be a BS class.</p>
<p>I am agreeing with Vladenschlutte, some of them might SOUND like BS classes but actually might be more difficult then you think. I have a friend that took a philosophy class and practically failed it because he isn’t very philosophical and it is a very open class when it comes to your answer. Technically there is no such thing as a wrong answer but the professor might not like the one you give and therefore mark it wrong. The only class I would say is BS is Ballet since it most likely has nothing to do with your major and will just be a GPA boost.</p>
<p>Psychology 1504: Positive Psychology:
The course focuses on the psychological aspects of a fulfilling and flourishing life. Topics include happiness, self-esteem, empathy, friendship, love, achievement, creativity, music, spirituality, and humor.</p>
<p>Pfft, I took Psychology -1504: Negative Psychology:
The course focuses on the psychological aspects of a sad and pathetic life. Topics include sadness, self-deprecation, apathy, enimity, hate, failure, ineptitude, dealth metal music, bad spirituality, and tragedy.</p>
<p>I get all the girls now.</p>
<p>But for real, what is your major?</p>
<p>Yeah, what’s your major? And the “Happiness” class to me sounds like it could be a Psychology class, not so much a Philosophy class as someone suggested.</p>
<p>Happiness is psych 101. I’m an Educational Policy Studies major. Basically also a BS major. I’m really excited. Except for Spanish.</p>
<p>Sounds like a funny class title, not a BS class. Swarthmore’s a serious school, I doubt there are tons of classes there that are underwater basket weaving.</p>