<p>So, any suggestions? I know a lot of us have classes we have to take for our schools and uw 20, but other than that what do you plan on taking? Non-frosh, what did you take? What sucked, what was frighteningly difficult... Anyone?</p>
<p>-If you plan on taking Econ, don't take Yeazer - he's uber-hard.
-Chinese and Russian are the toughest languages if you don't have background in similar languages.
-Art History and Anthropology classes are really interesting, but careful which prof you take (consult ratemyprofessor.com).
-If you have the credits to spare, take an elective for fun. It's a nice way to break up you schedule.
-Exercise and Sport Activity classes are amazing GPA boosters and a good way to blow off steam during your week. They don't count towards graduation, but are still fun.
-Those in CCAS should take a look at the first-year Dean's Seminars. Highly interesting topics to satisfy your GCRs.</p>
<p>i totally agree with gwcurrentstudent... i don't remember who my professor was, but my econ class was really hard.</p>
<p>physics, calculus, and chemistry were horrible (i took the regular classes, not the "non-majors" stuff)... they weed out a lot of pre-meds. </p>
<p>gw has an AMAZING bioinformatics program... they gave me $5000 to intern one summer; it was fun -- i love dc in the summer! you don't have to major in comp sci or bio to do the program.</p>
<p>psych was fun and easy... ended up minoring in it. really interesting stuff, too.</p>
<p>How many credits can you take a semester before you start having to pay extra? </p>
<p>Also, any of current students want to talk about what uw20 you picked and your prof?</p>
<p>you can take up to 17 credits per semester w/o paying extra $$$.</p>
<p>can you take classes with people in other schools? for example, can I take the writing class with someone who is in the business or columbian school since I'm in elliot? or are all you classes with people in the same school?</p>
<p>Most of your GCRs will be with people from other schools; but as you matriculate, you'll be taking classes with mostly people from your school as different schools and different majors have different requirements.</p>
<p>i made my tentative schedule and its awesome!! at least i think...i guess i'll be assured or denied at CI. i hope i dont have to change it too much because i have no friday classes!! i think someone told me that gw does that on purpose in case you want to have a job or an internship on fridays (schedule most classes tues-thurs and mon-weds)</p>
<p>Hey, what's your tentative shedule? I'm still deciding how much I want to focus on GCRs v. my major and electives...</p>
<p>Just my opinion, I would focus on GCRs first. You don't want to take a bio class when you're a junior. Electives might be a good thing to save for later if you want to study abroad or if you know you'll be slacking senior year (which is my plan).</p>
<p>Def. good advice there, thanks.</p>
<p>I already have 8 credits from my Bio AP, so I only have to take one non-bio science to fulfill my lab science GCR. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Geography department has a physical geography lab class that might satisfy. Rocks for jocks (earth science), astronomy are other options.</p>
<p>I'm not necessarily concerned about it being too difficult, I just want to do a class that is interesting. </p>
<p>Part of me feels like I need to get a Physics or college level Chem class just to feel like I got a solid education, but the 'Cs get Degrees' thing doesn't really work if you want to go to grad school.</p>
<p>Are those type of classes (for non-majors) really difficult if you put in the time?</p>
<p>Taking the class for majors when you're not a major will significantly add to your workload. I have a feeling if you go to grad school for something other than hard sciences, those grades will not be heavily looked at. Talk to an advisor to get their opinion.</p>
<p>I APed out of math and was not required to take science in the Elliott School, so I don't know anything about the difficulty level of those courses.</p>
<p>if you are aching to take a university level science class (this is the class for majors) - I would go for it!
I'm transfering to GWU next year and will be a member of the Elliot School of Affairs..
but I took University Physics this year and really enjoyed it.
It really makes you feel like you accomplish something when over half the class has failed out by the end of the semester.</p>
<p>But really you should have a strong background in calculus (a college or AP course) and previous science courses to even consider taking it at university level. </p>
<p>I'm actually kind of sad about not having to do any more math or science!</p>