<p>Take your vote,</p>
<p>should I take Organic Chemistry (must take) and Biology (optional) at the same time? Along with definite Multivariable Calculus + Chemical Engineering Analysis + Analytic Physic 2a + Physics Lab? </p>
<p>Totaling 19 credit if including bio and organic chem,
totaling 15 credit without biology. </p>
<p>I just want to knock Bio out of the way if I can...</p>
<p>any ideas?</p>
<p>Not a good idea.</p>
<p>What’s the rush?</p>
<p>don’t do it</p>
<p>I also vote no. You can thank us all later.</p>
<p>Maybe you can take bio at your local community college this summer (that’s what I did). I took organic chemistry many years ago at Rutgers, but back then, it was in a large lecture hall and the exam average was 25-35%, which would get you a C. I wonder if it has changed.</p>
<p>If you want to knock Bio out of the way, take it over the summer or something. Definitely do not take it alongside orgo. You will die. (at very least socially)</p>
<p>Also, yay for chemE!</p>
<p>I guess there is no rush, I just want to knock it out of the way i guess, but thanks guys. I will not take both at the same time. I imagined it would be very dangerous</p>
<p>Hey guys I start next year, on the subject of taking too many hard classes, do you think it would be bad to take Bio, Calc, and Expos all in the first semester? Or would this be manageable?</p>
<p>If it is those plus one easy elective, then I’d say it’s doable based on your work ethic.</p>
<p>I agree with koto: only take 1 more (easier) class. Bio, Calc, and Expos will take up A LOT of your time.</p>
<p>That right there is 11 credits, and I need at least 16/semester to graduate on time as I will be in the SEBS school. I will be a Marine Science major so you think I should just take one requirement for that? That will be only be 14?</p>
<p>silverd you are a freshman? I understand the need to take a certain amount of credits in order to graduate on time. The important thing is to not overload your schedule your very first semester until you have had time to adjust to a new setting and workload. Once you know how to budget your time, it becomes much easier.</p>
<p>So yes, I would only take 14 credits. I would make that extra class something that satisfies one of your core requirements but is not too intense. Have you spoken with an advisor? I would try to do that if you don’t know what you should take.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about getting behind on your credits now, you have 4 years to make it up. You can always take a transferrable summer course or 2 at your community college or take one at Rutgers during the summer. Be strategic about it. The first semester, you want to feel confident and get some hard courses finished with decent grades. If you take 16 credits and get a 1.9 you’ve wasted way more time than taking 14 credits and getting a 3.0.</p>
<p>Thanks for your insight. The only problem is that I will already be 16 credits behind, I miss my first semester next year due to a military obligation. So my first semester will be in the spring which is why I need some guidance on how many classes to take. I understand about taking that amount of credits, but also understand I am already in a bind and am behind. However, most likely I will only take 14. You’re right, if I breeze through them (which I feel is likely because of my work ethic, but also very possible I don’t) then I’ll just take more every other semester. I also have yet to talk to an advisor, I will definitely do so. Thank you for your help.</p>
<p>If you have that much of a time bind, I would highly suggest taking summer/winter courses to fulfill some general requirements (orgo/bio/chem) so that your schoolyear workload is not as overwhelming.</p>
<p>Also… I’m not sure, but is bio 1 offered in the spring? Or is it structured so that it is only offered in the fall?</p>
<p>I don’t think you will ever see ‘breeze through’ and ‘organic chemistry’ in the same sentence around here.</p>
<p>I agree with koto about the summer and winter classes, but why not just figure you are 1 semester behind and graduate 1 semester later?</p>
<p>I Never saw I would breeze through orgo, I have heard how hard of a course that is. But I will talk to an advisor soon about when classes are available and what my path should be. I though bio was offered in spring but could easily be wrong. Thanks for the help.</p>
This summer I will be taking Gen Chem I & II as well as Calc I which shouldn’t be that bad since I’m good at math, and like a fast paced learning environment. I am very dedicated to my goal and want to be able to apply to med school in Spring 2016. For that I’ll need to also take Bio and Organic Chem I in the fall, and II for both classes in the spring. This with 2 additional core classes in the Fall & Spring Semesters, possibly one more in the winter is what I need to reach that goal. Is this possible?? I already finished HS in three years, went to EMT school in the fall following and began college in the Spring while my classmates were still in HS. I am a very dedicated person, currently working 36 hrs a week, taking 14 credits, and getting good grades. If I don’t work, will I be able to handle the workload?
Gen chem 1 + 2 + calc 1 in the summer wont be bad cuz theyre easy.
Uhh…you’re not applying to med school in Spring 2016 though…you need a bachelors to apply to med school. 3 semesters of max credits + 3 summer classes is not gonna be enough to graduate unless you have insane amounts of AP credits. Also winter course offerings at RU are sparse.