<p>I realize that, but he was making it seem like he had 4 years of courses to take. I was just pointing out that he really only has one year. Since its only a year of classes, he can easily space them out over 2 years and transfer on time.</p>
<p>2 during the summer is definitely doable if he does well taking 5 during the two semesters (even if they aren’t all science classes). I took 18 units this summer at UCB and I always scored above the curve, in addition to working 30 hours/week. 2 classes, especially if they are back to back sessions or during a 12 week session, is absolutely doable.</p>
<p>The other reason why I brought up summer is because of the sequences. If he really does have a year of physics, he will need to take one during summer session.</p>
<p>I agree. It all depends on how motivated lilrock is. If you want to really get out as soon as possible, lilrock, prepare for hell the next couple of years.</p>
<p>One last thing- his proposed fall scheduled actually seems kinda hard, especially for a freshman. I say this because all of his classes are very different from one another. He says he’s registered for macroecon, a poly sci class, calculus, history of classical music, and an english class. I think that all of these classes will have very different requirements and it may be tough to stay on top of everything. I always did much better in my classes when I grouped them together- for example, two of my semesters have been 100% philosophy classes and another semester I took 2 US history classes along with intro to american gov. When you are taking classes that are so different it is hard to “change gears” whereas when all or most of your classes are similar it is much easier to stay on track, budget time and work efficiently.</p>
<p>This is why it will probably be easier for the OP to take 4 science classes in one semester (even if some of them have labs) than take 3 science courses and an advanced English course, or two science classes and three random GEs. The science classes will most likely have weekly hw and several tests, and there is a big chance that there will be a significant amount of overlapping material. Writing-based classes tend to have weirder schedules with one or two big papers due around midterm/finals time, and it’s so easy to postpone a paper till the last minute because it doesn’t seem as imminent as as the weekly hw’s.</p>
<p>I am not saying it’s impossible, I’m just giving my experience. I always did well the semester that I grouped like classes together and the semesters that I didn’t…I ended up dropping some or all of the classes because I couldn’t handle it. </p>
<p>Also, the OP should definitely look into his strengths and weaknesses in the different sciences and figure out which classes will be harder for him. If he is really motivated (and assuming he can’t get into another science class this fall), then it might be wise to drop one of the fall classes and purchase some of the texts that he’ll most likely use in future classes and self study. Then he can be prepared for 4 classes (plus labs) of science in the spring.</p>