<p>On a 1-10 scale, how hard would you say the following classes are? (how hard meaning how time-consuming, the workload, strictness in grading, etc.)</p>
<p>English 4W
Econ 1
Econ 2
Anthro 9
Math 32A
Spanish 6
Socio 1
Psych 10
LS 2
Poli Sci 10
Poli Sci 20</p>
<p>Any insight would be greatly appreciated. And please feel free to elaborate beyond a mere 1-10 number.</p>
<p>I'm taking PolSci10 right now with Professor McClure. </p>
<p>The TAs told us on the first day that it was going to be really hard and to not expect an A. The class is based on 3 papers and discussion participation. The first paper was 15% and the other 2 are each 30%. There are three units, one for each paper.</p>
<p>1st Unit:
Antigone, Sophocles
The Last Days of Socrates, Plato</p>
<p>2nd Unit:
The Second Treatise of Government, Locke
A Letter Concerning Toleration, Locke
On Liberty, Mill
The Subjection of Women, Mill</p>
<p>3rd Unit:
On Revolution, Hannah Arendt</p>
<p>The lecture we have is twice a week (MW) for 2 hours. The material she covers in lecture is really useful for the essays, but it is nearly impossible to stay awake in a 2 hour lecture when its only one person talking. Plus, McClure turns half of the lights off because its too bright to her, so it makes it really hard to stay awake. </p>
<p>As for grading, we have only gotten one paper back and I got an A-/B+ which was pretty good according to the TA. This was my first college paper, so it just goes to show that it is not impossible to do well.</p>
<p>McClure was pretty intimidating at first, but she has become a lot more approachable. She even cancelled one of our Monday lectures and pushed back the due date of our second paper to give the TAs more office hours so we could discuss our papers. She also cancelled our lecture for the Wednesday before Thanksgiving so that people can get home without missing class. She has been very understanding about the workload and due dates. </p>
<p>Overall, I probably wouldn't take this class just for a GE because it probably won't help your GPA very much. If you are a Political Science major, then don't worry too much, the class is manageable.</p>
<p>Hope that helps :)</p>
<p>Oh - and I was looking at PolSci 20 for next quarter too and noticed that the lecture is for (i think) 3 hours on a Friday afternoon, so that is something to consider. That pretty much ruled out that class for me.</p>
<p>my bro has a D in econ 1 so far.</p>
<p>maybe he's just stupid.</p>
<p>and the next few quarters, econ 1 will have just one midterm worth 40%, and this is AFTER the drop deadline.</p>
<p>good luck.</p>
<p>darkling:</p>
<p>Econ 1: 7/10
Econ 2: 4/10
Math 32A: 6/10</p>
<p>econ1- tough class for me. lowest grade of all my classes was from this one. yeah....</p>
<p>psych10- depending on your prof, this can be either easy or really easy. just do the reading and you're fine. pretty easy... but only if u dont slack off. </p>
<p>poli sci 20- great class if you take it with burgos. not too hard if you just do the reading. difficulty may vary by prof though.</p>
<p>what about Life Sciences 2 (Phelan), Chemistry 14B (Lavelle), Calculus 3B (Popa), Calculus 3C (Brose), Chemistry 14BL (Pang)?</p>