<p>I have a few questions about scheduling... if they've been asked somewhere else, sorry! Some of these might seem very obvious, but oh well...</p>
<p>1) If I placed out of French with the AP, does that mean I can skip French 9/10, i.e. go on to French literature?</p>
<p>2) Is there no way to see the classes for second semester? And are certain classes (or all maybe) only offered one semester, or more heavilly in one semester?</p>
<p>3) Why do certain classes say "closed" next to them?
Ex:
ENGL 081W Section 13 Intro to Creative Writing , 3.0 credits CLOSED
All the creative writing classes are closed... why???</p>
<p>4) Who should a non-econ-interested person take for economics? People say not Yezer, but I looked at all of them on ratemyprofessor.com and none of them seem good.</p>
<p>5) Any recommendations for intro polysci professors b/c, once again, none of them have very good ratings on ratemyprofessor.com. (Teitelbaum, Papkov, Gnezditskaia, Croatti, Rector, Grzelczyk)</p>
<p>THANKS! i'll probably come up with more, but thats good for now.</p>
<p>A lot of those answers are on the site but for starters if you got a 4 or 5 on AP French you still have to take a placement exam</p>
<p>and since im not currently attending cant help you with your last 2 :(</p>
<p>btw Bradley is highly rated and some people I know who go to GWU right now think highly of him for economics..</p>
<p>Bradley doesn't teach Econ 11 or Econ 12... only Trost, Yezer, Dunn, Gushchina, Paulin, and Schultz (who seems to be the best of the lot).</p>
<p>If you were given credit for FREN 9 and 10, you may go onto Lit if you wish.</p>
<p>There is no way to find out exactly which courses will be offered for the Spring semester. You might be able to find out from the University Bulletin. <a href="http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ebulletin%5B/url%5D">http://www.gwu.edu/~bulletin</a>.</p>
<p>Most of the creative writing courses may be closed from sophomores and juniors who registered already.</p>
<p>What's your major? It might be a good way to satisfy a requirement if econ is something that comes relatively easy to you. Find out what your other options are.</p>
<p>I would go with Croatti for Into to Poli Sci. He is favored by many-a-gw student. I never took him, but I hear glowing reviews from most who have had him.</p>
<p>I am planning on majoring in polysci or transferring to the Elliot School, so I have to take Econ, which I never have. I might be good at it... but i have no idea.</p>
<p>also... i know you can't know exactly what classes will be offered second semester, but can I be assured that I will be able to take Econ 11 second semester? I don't really understand whether certain classes are only taught certain semesters or not... I'm trying to take Hist 40, Econ 11, PSC 1, and PSC 3/Hist 72 my freshman ear so I can transfer to Elliott, so I want to make sure I will be able to take them all. (So far, I'm planning on taking Hist 40 and PSC 1 first semester).</p>
<p>2) No. start another thread about which classes are offered more in the semesters if you want that addressed. generally, the first of two consecutive classes are offered more in the fall semester than the spring semester - (ex: Intro French 1 and Intro French 2). Other then that there is no way of really knowing. All of your basic classes will be there... don't worry about it too much.. just register as early as possible for the spring.</p>
<p>3) because the upper-level students already registered for them and they are full!!! sucks to be a frosh when registering!!</p>
<p>4) i decided Schultz was the best and i'm taking her</p>
<p>5) there are a lot of basic things you probably need to fulfill... i would recommend waiting to take a large number of poli sci classes until you have a semester under your belt and you know which poli-sci professors will work for you.</p>
<p>Current students -- would you recommend taking 4 or 5 classes as a first semester freshman? I was planning on taking 5 in the hopes of graduating a semester early (with lots of ap/sat2 credits and such), but I don't want to be too overwhelmed at first. Any opinions?</p>
<p>I actually took 17 credits my first semester. I didn't feel overwhelmed. I just had to adjust to a different learning environment. I would take 5 and then if you feel that's too much, drop one. You have the first 2 weeks of classes to add/drop without penalties.</p>
<p>3) because the upper-level students already registered for them and they are full!!! sucks to be a frosh when registering!!</p>
<p>not necessarily, some of the classes (i called the registrar) are listed as closed even if they are not full (not quite sure i understand the logic...haha).</p>
<p>if you really need that class, just show up anyway with the drop/add form in hand. the professor will most likely add you in -- i don't think i have ever been turned down and i do it like every semester.</p>