Philosophy Classes

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<p>I am in a weird position as I'm about to transfer from my community college to a top university (either WUSTL, Wesleyan, or NYU). I'm considering a major in Philosophy with a minor in Math or Math-Econ. I will be an incoming junior and therefore must dive right in; so I was planning my courses for Wesleyan (my #1 choice) and it seems there are courses that basically become prerequisite courses for upper-level courses eventually. Among those, Ancient Western Phil., Early Modern Western Phil., Classical Chinese Philosophy, and Paradoxes (all 200 level courses). I understand the reading can be quite intense and perplexing, so I will be doing some personal studying over the summer to try and prep myself for the future. However, with these courses in mind, in addition to whatever elective I may choose to take, would it be a wise idea to take these core Philosophy classes during my first semester so I will be able to spread out the upper-level Phil. classes over the next three semesters, or will it be too much for somebody entering their first semester at a university?</p>