<p>who’s your honors professor? i think it may make a difference depending on who it is.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Two of the classes that I scheduled at orientation have the professor listed as Dept. I assume this means that they haven’t determined who is teaching the course, or else don’t wish to share this information yet, but when will they let us know who the professors are?</p>
<p>They’ll show the professor once the professor is assigned. When that is, I don’t know. You’ll have good notice before the semester starts, though.</p>
<p>I have Botwinik.</p>
<p>botwinik is sooooooooooooooooooo easy. it’s borderline ridiculous. so i think with the schedule you have, it’s fine. not sure about how easy/difficult honors chem is. but if you got a 5 on ap calc, you dont need to take it over again. my best friend did that and she cruised along just fine without studying…like…ever. So maybe tack on another difficult class/something new and test the waters. you should be fine. if you dont like physics, i wouldnt recommend you taking it again. try something new</p>
<p>Q:Two of the classes that I scheduled at orientation have the professor listed as Dept. I assume this means that they haven’t determined who is teaching the course, or else don’t wish to share this information yet, but when will they let us know who the professors are?
A: Should be soon. Definitely by the middle of August.</p>
<p>So I switched into multivariable and dropped calc 2-AP. When will the change be reflected in classmate roster/ my courses/ other aspects of the online student page? Or do I need to contact someone about the change?</p>
<p>Q:So I switched into multivariable and dropped calc 2-AP. When will the change be reflected in classmate roster/ my courses/ other aspects of the online student page? Or do I need to contact someone about the change?
A: Give it until the beginning of August. The changes dont show up for a while. But if they’re not there by August, I would contact the department just to confirm youre in the class. You can also just call in a couple of days if you want to be completely sure.</p>
<p>What is considered the “easiest” major? I know it depends on the teachers/classes but if you had to generalize…</p>
<p>Could you elaborate in any way on the theatre/drama scene at BC? Do the arts have a significant presence at all?</p>
<p>Q: What is considered the “easiest” major? I know it depends on the teachers/classes but if you had to generalize…
A: Communication, psychology, maybe sociology.</p>
<p>Q: Could you elaborate in any way on the theatre/drama scene at BC? Do the arts have a significant presence at all?
A: BC loves the arts! We have theatre classes and also clubs that put on plays once in a while and they’re so much fun to go to. They’re generally very popular events, with large numbers of people in attendance, and usually a hit for the weekend. I would say that the theatre/drama scene at BC does have a significant presence, though not dominating. People are aware of it and when there’s a show on, a lot of people like to go.</p>
<p>Just found out that one of the two classes with the Dept teacher label is going to be taught by a grad student (this is Principles of Economics - Micro). How common is this, and am I at a disadvantage here? Anything else you can tell me about grad students teaching?</p>
<p>Q:Just found out that one of the two classes with the Dept teacher label is going to be taught by a grad student (this is Principles of Economics - Micro). How common is this, and am I at a disadvantage here? Anything else you can tell me about grad students teaching?
A: Um. You’ll find that a lot of the econ professors (save about 3) are difficult to understand because of their accents. Sometimes, they’re great! Sometimes, not so much. I would wait and see who the grad student is, and if she/he seems to be good, then great. But if I were you in your shoes right now, id get out. It’s taking a chance, but it’s something you wont really find out until a little ways into the semester. Yes, you’d be at a disadvantage if the odds werent in your favor. Prof. Quinn is a really good professor for micro, as is Ireland.</p>
<p>Which bank has ATMS either on campus or close to campus?</p>
<p>What do you know about the economics program/major? How hard is it? General perception?</p>
<p>Anybody–I have orientation in a few days and I’m absolutely lost in terms of devising my schedule–please help! </p>
<p>I’m planning on pre-med and I plan on either majoring in Hispanic Studies or International Studies while continuing Spanish… (Learning Spanish is very important to me…I’m more interested in the IS classes than learning about Hispanic Culture BUT I want to continue taking Spanish…sigh…picking a direction is going to be an issue in itself…). Oh, and I tested out of the Lit requirement but not the writing (and nothing else…not a lot of APs in High School) :/</p>
<p>Here’s what I’m thinking as I’m trying to plan out my freshman year: DEFINITELY 2 semesters Chem, Chem Lab, and Calc. I also am definitely doing biology (and not bio lab!) but the website for premed is confusing and says take Molecules & Cells in either the spring or fall and then gives ideas for possible spring bio electives… is it standard for pre-med freshman to take just M&C or M&C and something else? I also want to take a Spanish class (if possibly…preferably both semesters) and the First Year Writing Seminar (I think I have to?). I know that I need to try and take something that falls under the IS core requirement so it looks good when I apply… I could do either macroeconomics and/or microeconomics and kill my Social Science requirement AND an IS requirement… Or I could do Latin America in the World (on top of or instead of intermediate Spanish?) that would work towards both Hispanic Studies and International Studies. I would also like to consider a freshman topic seminar but I’m a little confused about this because it only goes for 12 weeks and is 1 credit…is this on top of the five courses or does it count as one? With all of the classes I need (or think I need) to take…is it even possible? </p>
<p>I’m obviously going to work very hard and do my best as a pre-med, but I don’t want to have a workload that’s too intense (A. because I want to get involved in a ton of other activities and don’t want to burn out… B. because I need a high GPA when applying for IS…). </p>
<p>I’m also interested in applying for early admission to Tufts Med… am I on the right track for this? Can I meet all of the requirements for this (Any insights regarding that program/process? </p>
<p>Sorry this is all over the place, but I honestly have no idea what’s going on haha. Any advice to point me in the right direction would be great! </p>
<p>Long story short… First Semester: Calc, Chem, Chem Lab, then…?</p>
<p>Crackerjack can help you with IS, but for pre-med you need to take Molecules&Cells + Organisms&Populations. I think that might be renamed Ecology&Evolution this semester. So, this semester take something like: Bio, Chem, Chem lab, Calc, a Spanish class (see where you place), and a CORE class. Don’t fall behind on your core, some people make the mistake of pushing it off. You may want to replace that Spanish class with a class that is on track for IS (I’m not really sure how IS works at all). For early admission to Tufts, make sure you take Bio lab during the fall semester of your sophomore year. Also, make sure you research the chemistry teachers because they can really make or break your premed track.</p>
<p>Do you mean Latin America in the World as in the history class? I don’t believe that counts towards a Hispanic Studies requirement…</p>
<p>Forget IS and “activities” and the Frosh seminar if you are premed For Tufts Early Assurance, you will need a 3.8+ to be successful. </p>
<p>For Tufts EA, your schedule is really simple: Math, Chem+lab, Bio (no lab), Spanish and Writing.</p>
<p>Lacey, great advice! You’ve helped me a few times on this forum and you have no idea how grateful I am!</p>
<p>NRG, uuup thanks for pointing that out… I just read HS next to Latin America in the world and I guess I didn’t think it through haha.</p>
<p>Hmm… So now I know that I will be bio, chem, chem lab, and calc each semester… Do you recommend M&C or O&P First??</p>
<p>So that means… I will have two open spaces each semester for either Spanish or Core classes… I’m assuming that I HAVE to take First Year Writing Seminar? How about Freshman Topic Seminar???</p>