<p>This will be my first semester at UF. I consider myself very strong in math, chem, and psych (got 5's on AP Psych, Chem, Calc AB and BC tests) so I think I might not be too bad off in those classes. I might be majoring in Chemistry or Psychology on a pre-med track. Is this too much for one semester? Anyone had experiences in any of these classes? Any suggestions or input are greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>18 is a LOT, especially in your first semester, but that is up to you.</p>
<p>Personally I would recommend taking calc 2 (even though you did well on the calc BC test. The main reason being that college calc is different from high school calc (even AP).</p>
<p>Doing this you can likely do well as well as start off with a good GPA.</p>
<p>CHM 2047 One-Semester General Chem fuses the two semester 2045/2046 sequence into one-semester. Because I got a 5 on the AP Chem test, I got credit for both CHM 2045/2045L and CHM 2046/2046L. The next course in sequence is Organic Chem. However, freshmen are not allowed to take Organic Chem in their first semester. So I figured I should take the one-semester chem class because it might be a good review anyways for orgo.</p>
<p>I’m going to be a freshmen in fall as well so i kinda have the same questions but i might as well post what i think, maybe it’ll help</p>
<p>I’m also planning to take CHM2047 (I really need this class, I hope i can get in) but based on the description it seems like it’s going to be a lot of work. As a result I’m gonna try not to overload myself the first semester. I’m gonna have to agree with gpowsang, you should probably remove one of those classes from the list and stick with 15 credits in your first semester, so you can get a feel for what the classes are like. Personally I would drop statistics, I don’t think you need to be taking it if you’re going to be taking calc 3.</p>
<p>Also, is that the honors calc 3 class? cause if it’s not you should look into taking that instead. I’ve read that you can’t take more then one honors class your first semester, but some ppl have told me they know kids who did anyways so you could give that a shot. I wanna take calc 3 as well but i’d rather take the honors one so if i can’t do it along with chem first semester, i’ll probably take calc next semester.</p>
<p>One last thing, if you’re planning on going to graduate school of some sort (I want to do medicine) you might wanna look at what they accept AP credits for to help you pick your classes. For example, most medical schools will only accept AP chem for one semester of general chemistry, even if UF will count the 5 as two (I also got a 5, so this is why i really need that CHM2047 course to cover that other half.)</p>
<p>Well I hadn’t planned on taking the honors class.That doesn’t sound like a bad idea, though. However, I’m not a part of the honors program and on the website it says I need a specific score on something for placement, but I can’t find exactly what the test and score is.</p>
<p>I also plan to go to medical school and I heard that they frown upon using all your AP credits to get classes out of the way. They also encourage that if you do have credit, to take higher level courses. So that’s why I wanted to take the one-semester chem class. I heard it is time consuming on ratemyprofessor.com, but I heard the teacher, Professor Duran, gives a lot of opportunity for extra credit and that it is fairly easy to get an A as long as you put in the effort.</p>
<p>you found the hardest schedule,
that chemistry is way hard.
calculus 3 you can handle i would bet, but most would suggest starting from calc2 for AP students.</p>
<p>Whats the hurry? ;]</p>
<p>and btw if you can not opt out of enc1101 you may need to take that i think</p>
<p>i mean dont you wanna get a feel for actual college courses at uf before jumping into the hardest possibly schedule?</p>
<p>The last thing you want to do is go to UF, get seriously overloaded, and have to drop classes/withdraw from classes/get mediocre grades your first semester. I understand that you’re intelligent and think you can handle all of this but, really, college classes are universes apart from high school classes (yes, even APs) in terms of difficulty and workload, and you’re going to want to focus on other stuff, too - hanging out with friends, meeting new people, joining clubs on campus, tailgating, etc. Unless you are shooting to graduate incredibly early and NEED all of these classes RIGHT NOW, I’d ease up. Your AP credits put you way ahead of the game already. I’d shoot for a 15-credit semester - either drop one of the 3 credit classes, or maybe push back the five-credit Chem class to next semester. Throw something easy/enjoyable in there. And you said you’re planning on using it as a review, but unless you were planning on taking Orgo next semester, it’d probably be more useful if you did that next semester.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend taking 18 credits the first semester. Take 15 the first semester, see how u do with that and then go from there. </p>
<p>I have no idea y people on here r telling u to retake calc2. I know that at preview advisers recommend u retake math classes, I remember when I argued with them about it they said I might have been top of my class in high school but at UF every1 is top of the class bla bla bla, I still didn’t listen to them and was fine(they wanted me to retake calc I)…If you got a 5 on Calc BC, u r very much ready. I believe there r a few topics that r covered in calc 2 and not in BC, but that’s nothing that would prevent from excelling in a calc 3 class, besides professors always review everything u need to know from a previous class.</p>
<p>I keep hearing that CHM2047 is a lot of work, but I have never heard anything specifically on why it is a lot of work. Is it just reading? How many problems a night like 50?</p>
<p>I have yet to figure out my schedule. If 18 credits is “a LOT” then how many credits does a typical freshman usually have? Also what is considered a credit?</p>
<p>basically, the number of credits a class has represents how many hours a weeks youll meet for that class (this may vary depending on difficulty of course)</p>
<p>so a 4 credit class like calc meets for 4 hours a week</p>
<p>a typical freshman takes 12-15 credits (you have to take at least 12 to be considered a full time student)</p>
<p>any student not only freshman most of the time top out at 14,15,or 16.
18 means you are likely taking an additional class which is not really necessary to graduate on time, and it will likely take a toll on your UF GPA.</p>
<p>It’s really not that bad – especially if one of the classes is online. The OP scored 5’s on AP exams in a variety of subjects and so I’m confident he/she will do fine with this schedule.</p>
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<p>I scored a 5 on the BC exam and I took calc II at UF. It was pretty much identical to Calc BC. I do not recommend retaking calc II unless you have a specific reason to retake it like I did.</p>
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<p>It’s both. I think when I was at UF it was billed as an honors class, but maybe it’s not anymore.</p>
<p>CHM 2047 is an excellent class that goes beyond the normal general chemistry course, so don’t expect it to just be a review. It’s alot of work in that it requires you to tackle material that is probably beyond you at this point, but it introduces you to concepts that you’ll find in higher chemistry courses. It’s also a fairly easy A. The lab component is more challenging, as labs often are, but it also is quite doable. If you like chemistry like I do, then you’ll totally appreciate this class (but the book is terribad).</p>
<p>What you really should be concerned about is the statistics, because courses like that (the really large general introduction courses) are often more difficult (in my experience) in getting an A due to the stupidity of the curves.</p>
<p>Overall your schedule seems quite doable if that’s what you want to do, just check reviews of the teachers to see if they are good. </p>