<p>So I’m taking 17 units, and my orientation said “Please, do not take 17 units your first quarter.” Well, the way I see it, if I had kept the 15 units I had before, I could not have dropped any of my classes except the two-unit one without going under the 12 unit minimum. This way, I can drop any of my classes if I find one too difficult.</p>
<p>Also, I placed into French 22 so hopefully French 3 isn’t too difficult for me, and the prof for Medieval Culture had great reviews on rate my professor and is said to be easy.</p>
<p>If you’re wondering why I’m taking that low of a French when I placed higher, it’s because I want to minor in it, but I guessed on a lot of the placement exam and do not feel prepared yet to be writing essays in the 20 series.</p>
<p>TBH 17 units isn’t bad if you can manage your time. One major reason they don’t recommend it is so that you can have time to meet people and have fun with a little less stress.</p>
<p>However, there’s a huge difference between taking 17 units of language/socsci (like you’re doing) and taking 17 units of math/science. I feel the latter is much more of a pain. Also, I really like your setup so that you do have the option to drop a class if you find it to be too much.</p>
<p>You sound like you have a good plan and if you can balance your social life with it, I think you’ll do fine. Just make sure that if you’re considering dropping one that you look down the syllabus and cross-ref it with your other classes way before the drop deadline to know exactly what you’ll be dealing with later in the quarter (cause it’ll speed up quickly).</p>
<p>Thanks shoyon. I’m undeclared for now, but I’m thinking about anthropology (but ANT 1-4 were all full. I may try wait listing one of them later, but that would put me above the 19 unit maximum at pass 2…) Hopefully this schedule doesn’t affect my social life too much.</p>