<p>I'm looking at something involving the following: </p>
<p>History 97 or History 113A
History 1C
[Insert any GE Course]
Latin 1 or Southeast Asian 50A/50D (depending on the instructor I get for the latter)
Classics 10-20-30 (depending on my cards) or English 10A (if I still feel ambitious after Session C and 4W) </p>
<p>So what are you looking at or what are classes are you going to register for? I know my course list is going to change several times after second pass just because I tend to be very fickle and even then I still shop around a bit the first week so we'll see what happens...</p>
<p>LS 1 or LS 2 (5.0)
Math 3A or Math 31A (4.0)
SE Asian 50 D (5.0)
and a Fiat Lux (1.0)</p>
<p>That's about 15.0 units...which I think is good for the first quarter as a freshman, right? I don't want to overload by adding Chem to it, haha. And yeah, if you can tell I'm Pre-Med ;P</p>
<p>Can't comment for stealth99 since I'm not in HSSEAS. </p>
<p>Muhaha: That sounds like a really heavy course load for an incoming freshman. Are you trying to graduate early because you're OOS or something? If being OOS is an issue, take into consideration that summer courses are significantly cheaper than regular term courses and the cost of courses during the summer is almost the same as during the school-year. Anyway, I think you should go ahead and enroll in four of those courses and if it's too much for you, drop one of the 4 courses by the 4th week of the term (you will not be penalized). Econ 1 and Econ 2 are weeder classes for Pre-BizEcon majors. So I would be hesitant starting off with such a heavy load for your first term. </p>
<p>Lovelyday: Do not take Nguyen for 50D. Choose Bui instead if you can. I had Nguyen for the first quarter last year and Bui is far superior.</p>
<p>Your schedule looks okay if your plan is to get out in 3 years. Many people will say this is insane, but for the 3 year plan, you'll need to get used to the 20-25 units/quarter, even first quarter.</p>
<p>Econ 1 is easy, GE Cluster will have a varying workload depending on professor, English Composition 3 is easy if you select an easy professor. Everyone knows Geography 5 is easy with Burnett. THe hardest course is probably Chinese 4, which would be moderately difficult even if you consider yourself as a native speaker. You might spend 10 or more hours per week on it.</p>
<p>For the outlook, 24 units is overrated. You have potentially 3 easy/medium, 1 medium, and 1 medium-hard course. That is managable for a first year according to your 3 year plan. I've taken a more difficult courseload my first year, and I was fine. (I'm in HSSEAS, not business though)</p>
<p>Of course, you won't have as much time to have fun as other first year Biz-Econ students, who might take Econ 1 and 2GEs, but you will have to get used to an increasing workload .</p>
<p>we better not hear about you killing yourself in the dorms a few months from now.</p>
<p>summer school is your best friend. take both sessions. that will help cut you down to 3-4 classes a quarter. perhaps you should make plans to come for session C this summer to get a jump start.</p>
<p>have you actually mapped out all the required classes for your major (biz-econ?) and college of letters and science (ie GE's upper div electives, etc)?? my friend is a biz-econ and will graduate in 3 years, but she is not taking 5 classes a quarter. keep in mind you must have a 3.0 GPA or above in order to even apply for biz econ (you come in as pre-bizecon). so you definitely dont want to overload yourself and hurt your GPA, precluding you from even getting into the major. and its competitive, so just having a 3.0 will not guarantee admission.</p>
<p>min units required for graduation is 180. that's 60 units per year or 20 units a quarter without summer school. factor in summer school, and you have to take 17 units per quarter if you take one summer session, and 14 units a quarter if you do both summer sessions (assuming full summer loads of 10 units per session). so i dont know how you got that insane 24 unit number from.</p>
<p>Don't take 5-6 courses your last year. I don't think you'll be happy in a psychological sense. Maximize your session A and C during summer, and you'll be out in time (assuming you won't get an intern next year yet ...)</p>
[/quote] Here's</a> UCLA's description for the Fiat Lux. Generally, they're 1-unit classes graded Pass-No Pass. They usually consist of around ~20 students and are designed as seminar classes focusing on specific topics. They are discussion-based and may help your cravings for a smaller-class setting. They're a forum to exchange intellectual currents, thought-processes, and a generally more relaxed atmosphere that offsets the rest of your course-load. They're meant to help you explore topics you're interested in a an intimate and personal manner with your instructors and your peers. That, and they help with a requirement that helps you maintain enough credits for your expected graduation. (I forgot the initialism for the term - someone help me out?)
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thanks for your comment. yes im oos - thats why i want to graduate in three years.</p>
<p>somebody on a different thread recommended me taking 20-25 units for a quarter. this is why i tried to take 24 units...</p>
<p>yea im gonna enroll in the summer session C as well. i was too late to register for the A session..
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Yeah, it's definitely not wise to begin with something like 24 units. I think you should take it easy and gradually increase your courseload over the years. Have you googled "cis study area ucla" and found out your major's requirements? Definitely check that out and take into consideration that you might change your plans and choose a different major or you might find different areas that interest you! I came in as a diehard neuroscience major and found out I was more attracted to the broad range and scope of liberal arts/humanities related topics.
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The thing is, i want to graduate in three years for sure. i want to take as many units as possible during regular terms just to be sure.
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If you're concerned about tuition and costs, I think you should re-evaluate how much it'll actually cost you to attend UCLA. I mentioned in the other thread seriously (and in some cases jokingly) that there are ways to minimize the costs of your education. Don't be startled by the estimated $100K cost of tuition and housing for OOS students unless you're completely adamant about living in the (expensive) dorms for the course of 4 years. Find out the specifics and estimate how much you're likely to spend. Find ways to reduce costs in any ways possible so that you might shave off some of your worries and anxieties at this point. Consider the investments involving having a part-time job (not necessarily working 40 hours/week in addition to being a full-time student) in reducing any loans (private or otherwise) and consider how much you'll invest in loans after you graduate (or when the life of your loans start taking place) and consider how best to manage and focus your money in paying for your education.</p>
<p>dude Muhaha, you are gonna kill yourself. That, or you won't have a social life at all. </p>
<p>Econ 1
Chin 4
GE Clust 66
Eng Comp 3
Geog 5</p>
<p>Econ 1 is not easy, at least for me it wasn't. I think that's why I changed majors. :P Chinese 4 won't be hard if you're a native speaker, it's just gonna be a lot of work. eng comp 3 like Boeter Hall said, would be easy if you get an easy prof. (Fallows!!) And I think GE clusters for the most part have a lot of work, and is pretty hard too, but that's my opinion. Then again, I didn't take a GE cluster because of all the horror stories I heard about it. </p>
<p>Really, I don't think you need to go up to 5 classes a quarter to graduate in 3 years. 4 a quarter should be fine, + summer sessions.</p>
<p>Latin 1
Art History 50
History 113A
History 97_ (Hopefully I'll be able to get in) otherwise another History Class (preferably North African History or something involving ancient civilizations or maybe medieval history!).</p>