Incoming freshman, need a little help with scheduling please. Thanks in advance.

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<p>First of all, I am an incoming freshman going to Cowell and I am majoring in MCD Biology. I was recently checking the schedule of classes and I am worried that Schliech (whom I've heard is horrible) will teach the 2:00 Chem 1A class because as of right now it is listed as "Staff". What are the chances of that happening? I got a 33/42 on the Chem self assessment signifiying that I have a good foundation if having a weak background would be an issue with taking Schliech.</p>

<p>Secondly, I plan on signing up for Math 11A with Eastman. How is he? He has mixed reviews on ratemyprofessor.</p>

<p>Also, I placed into Cowell 80B because of the 10/12 I got on the AWPE. What should I expect? And how does it differ from Cowell 80A besides the fact that I am going to take 1 less writing class?</p>

<p>Lastly, when should I schedule my discussion sections? Morning, Afternoon, or night? I have been told by a friend that the later in the day the section, the better because that way I can get hints from people who took it earlierly to know what to expect. Is this true? And should I schedule them on M,W, F so that I can have Tuesday and Thurday off? Or should I schedule them on Tuesday, Thursday so I can have class everyday? </p>

<p>Thanks in advance. Much appreciated.</p>

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<p>Don’t know anything much about Schliech, sorry. </p>

<p>I’ve heard generally good things about Eastman. He tests harder, but the homework is easier.</p>

<p>Your core class will differ in only one aspect. You’ll get to write a research paper. Length varies depending on teacher, but expect 10-20 pages.</p>

<p>The only advantage I had with taking a night section was that I found out if there was going to be a quiz that day. Otherwise, it sucked. I’d much rather get done with class before dinner than to have to drag myself out of my room for a 8-9:45pm section. I think you ought to schedule your sections to be T/Th. Cramming classes into M/W/F would make for very nasty deadline pileups.</p>

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<p>I had schleich for chem1a and got a b in his class. Personally, I wasn’t a big fan of his lectures because he seemed to overcomplicate things a bit. But if you take schleich, I recommend going to section. His sections aren’t mandatory but they help ALOT.</p>

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<p>I think it’s better to have Section either right before or right after a class (if possible).</p>