Is this course load too easy for a freshman for fall?

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<p>Is this course load too easy for a freshman for fall?
Will it keep me busy or will i have too much free time?</p>

<p>Letters and Science 70V P 001 LEC (3 units)
Descriptive Introduction to Physics a.k.a. physics for future presidents</p>

<p>Political Science 5 P 001 LEC (4 units)
Introduction to International Relations</p>

<p>Sociology 130 P 001 LEC (4 units)
Social Stratification</p>

<p>CalLeads (2 units)</p>

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<p>You have 11 units, even though you are required to take 12 if you want to be a full-time student. And because you are an incoming freshman you do not have the prerequisites for sociology 130.</p>

<p>So your courseload might be too easy, but of more concern to you should be the fact that it doesn’t work.</p>

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<p>How many units is that? 11? I know physics is 3 and pol sci is 4. Unless sociology is at least 6 units you need another class.</p>

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<p>i revised it</p>

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<p>I do think 13 units, esp. with a discovery course is too little unless you have plans to be really busy (job + clubs + outside activities on top of school) in the fall.</p>

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<p>add another class, that is really too little</p>

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<p>you will enough time to party every single weekend…guaranteed</p>

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<p>how do you still have soc 130? i thought that guy said freshmen can’t take it :open_mouth:
i agree with ynot though. hehe you’ll have an awesome fall. it might feel a bit easy though in terms of workload.</p>

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<p>sorry for reasking. but is this schedule of 15 units too little?
chem1a-4 units
math 16a-3 units
chinese 1ay-5 units (supposed to take up a lot of time)
decal-2 units
I was going to add a r&c, but couldn’t get into german r5a for tues/thurs.
I got into italian r5a, but I already have too many class hours on mwf. and it would total to 18 units.</p>

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<p>thomaslgo, I think in your case it’s good with 15 because you have three very consuming classes (chem, math, and Chinese).</p>

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<p>i must have added up incorrectly. the schedule above would be 14 units. I plan to add italian studies r5a (already enrolled) for a total of 16 units +2unit chess decal. too much? any advice appreciated</p>

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<p>In general, 18 units is a little too much your first semester. But it’s not so ridiculous that you definitely can’t handle it, and it’s not that hard to drop a class after a few weeks. So give it a try; I know a few people who have managed a schedule like this just fine.</p>

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<p>18 units is too much for the vast majority of students.</p>

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<p>^^^^
Should’ve made that clearer, yeah. Try it because it’s good to try things, not because it’s likely it will work.</p>

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<p>i did 19 my first semester-its pure suicide IMO</p>

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<p>my cousin took 13 units-14 units every semester all his four years years at berkeley beecause the magic number you need for that to happen is 16. 16 elective credits earned from passing 3-4 ap tests in high school. which is not that hard.</p>