<p>Can we take more than one FRS? </p>
<p>Do most people get their first choice?</p>
<p>The FRSs count as regular courses, so would it be hard to take one along with four normal courses?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>only one per semester of your freshman year. </p>
<p>most people do get their first choice. </p>
<p>no, wouldn't be too hard to take along four normal....</p>
<p>also, you have to write a brief essay explaining why you ranked (they let you rank 3) the FRS's the way you did.</p>
<p>but that's all a lot later.
in another two months or so.</p>
<p>and DON'T, i repeat DON'T stress about the essay now.
it's not a big deal. </p>
<p>early decision kids got a copy of last year's FRS handbook so prob. know what i'm talking about...</p>
<p>wait, is FRS different from writing seminars?</p>
<p>Yea...writing seminars are required for everyone, and FRS are intended to be an interesting way to explore a topic, or at least satisfy a distribution requirement.</p>
<p>The essay actually has zero bearing on whether you get the seminar or not, it's completely random. Though if you want to make a good first impression, your professor is given them after you're put in the class and might read them.</p>
<p>Wow, how did you find that out? It doesn't sound like the type of information "they" would want to get out.</p>
<p>They tell you. No need to stress about the essay.</p>
<p>I've known people to take more than one FRS a semester, but most people don't have that much free space in their schedule. Many engineers will take it with four other classes (since engineers usually take at least one semester/year with five classes) but most AB students stick with four, or else take five while P/D/F-ing one.</p>
<p>It depends on chance if you get your first choice. Some are more competitive than others; they try to maximize it so that as many people can get at least one on their list as possible.</p>