<p>i was wondering if anyone would be willing to shed some light on all the rumors regarding the freshman first semester schedule. </p>
<p>i hear the we are pre-enrolled in our core classes for first semester, so if i were to want to take Intro to Mandarin and Intermediate Spanish would I add the classes during orientation?</p>
<p>are we sent out pre-enrolled schedules before orientation?</p>
<p>also, would anyone recommend placing out of the Statistical Reasoning class for sophomore year?</p>
<p>maybe i missed something, but i dont really find that link helpful at all.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure you can do it right at orientation. I'm not sure about the sophomore year question.</p>
<p>stats is an easy A, so it will be good for your GPA if you take it. on the other hand, it's a waste of time, so you might want to place out, lol.</p>
<p>If it's still the same, you will be pre-enrolled in a few classes (such as ILR Colloquium, Org. Behavior, and possibly Labor History - it's random whether you'll take it first or second semester). After that, you enroll for electives/other classes during Add/Drop.
They are changing stats - it used to be 2 classes, then the past 2 years it was 1 class, but now it's 2 classes again. I don't know how placing out would work now, so I would ask that when you get there (I would do it, though, if you can - avoiding ActiveStats alone is worth it...)</p>
<p>Stats 21X with Velleman is a waste of time. I had AP credit, and I took a 2 credit Stats 213 class that dealt with multiple regression. We only had class for like a month of the semester and then there were no classes so that we could work on our single big project. It's not that hard, so I would suggest trying to place out. Either way, you will eventually take some form of stats class. It'll either be 210 and 213 in two semesters, or just a semester of 212. I don't know what it will be like for your year, but the AP Stats credit only gave 3/4 credits for the required 212 class, so you were forced to take 213.</p>
<p>stats sucks - but I must admit I've used the materials learned in the class every day in my job.</p>
<p>are you allowed to cancel pre-enrolled courses? like, can i cancel them and taken them next year?</p>
<p>good question, one that i never bothered/dare to ask :< </p>
<p>hence my horrible gpa :P</p>
<p>no, Virginia Freeman will come to your dorm late at night and kill you</p>