<p>Math 1B - Wilkening (took calc AB senior year, pretty sure I passed the AP test, is it a good idea to move on to 1B?) (4 units)
ESPM 50AC - no instructor listed (4 units)
ENV DES 1 - Jewell (3 units)
HISTART 24 - Wright (1 unit)
LINGUIS 24 - Mchombo or Hyman (1 unit)</p>
<p>Total of 13 units... two seminar classes. Is three "real" classes too little? Does anyone know these professors or can comment on how wonderful or horrible they are? Who's better - Mchombo or Hyman?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Seems kind of like a light load, in my opinion, with 11 units of "real" classes.</p>
<p>You can look at websites like ratemyprofessors.com and pickaprof.com to help pick professors.</p>
<p>three real classes is way too little... WAY TOO LITTLE</p>
<p>add a fourth course
you should 15-17 units</p>
<p>Thanks, that's what I thought too but I wanted to make sure! I wanted to add a creative writing class but can't seem to find any... does anyone know of a good creative writing class for freshmen?</p>
<p>I recommend Hyman. Nothing wrong with 13 units first semester, unless you need to fulfill R&C then I would think about doing that.</p>
<p>Yeah, nothing wrong with 13 units (just use you free time socially/productively. explore!)</p>
<p>The only people who need to take a lot of units their first semester are people like engineers and MCB people and pre-Haas who have so many prereqs to get out of the way. Most other students really can take it easy with no ill effects long-term, and it is advisable to do so.</p>
<p>ehh. no wonder i have so many units! im in engineering</p>
<p>If you are an engineer, I am guessing you should stick to around 15 units or less most semesters. The classes seem so time intensive (if you had any friends taking E7 this past spring, you know what im talking about). Plus classes like math and physics take a good amount of time too.</p>
<p>yea i have e10, math 1a, chem 1a, a humanities course thing, & a seminar... gah</p>
<p>cnat, you're wrong.</p>
<p>13 units is a very stupid idea. 15-16 units gives your way more than enough time to socialize. 13-unit loads turn people weaksauce. Everyone should take 15-17 units</p>
<p>I spent the 2 or 3 months or so before starting college doing nothing relatively productive. Shouldn't that have turned me into weaksauce?</p>
<p>You gotta remember that everyone is different. The average student can probably handle 15-17 units or so their 1st semester. If you recommend that every student take 15-17 units their 1st semester, the ones that cannot may be overwhelmed. By recommending all students to take 13, they are making sure as many people as possible start off on the right foot.</p>
<p>Not everyone comes from a good high school that sends a good amount of students to good universities. 45% of high schools in CA don't even offer enough “a-g” classes for all students to meet the requirement.</p>
<p>Also, as kentf said, not everyone needs to be churning through classes.</p>
<p>Hmm, now I'm torn. I couldn't find a creative writing class so now I'm thinking of taking PACS 10 or POLI SCI 5. Does anyone know where I can find a list of what courses fulfill what breadth requirements? Also, do all colleges have to fulfill breadth requirements or is it just for L&S?</p>
<p>despite the fact that im pre-haas, i still took it easy and took only 3 real classes first semester. its really not the end of the world, and you have to take into consideration that the people here are of the more intense variety.</p>
<p>and yeah, people from underperforming highschools will benefit from the transition period</p>