<p>Here are the classes I've signed up or waitlisted for:
chem 1a lec MWF 9-10am
chem 1a lab Tu 1-4pm
math 16a lec MWF 10-11am
math 16a dis Th 11-12:30pm
german r5a lec TuTh 8-9:30am
german r5a dis ???
decal W 6-8pm </p>
<p>This will only be 13 units. Is that too little?
My original plan was to add psych 1, but it conflicts with math 16a. or I could add a language (spanish 2 or chinese 1ay). This would be 5 units, but it would conflict with the math 16a discussion because it's every day at 11-12. Should I add the language anyway and see if I can switch discussion section, or should I leave my schedule as is? I migh also add a PE class to make it 13.5 units. Thanks</p>
<p>language classes are pretty time consuming; go for one if you wish, but 13 units in the first semester should be plenty as you’re getting acclimated to everything else about college. but like 8^8 said, adding a 2-3 breadth course wouldn’t be a bad idea.</p>
<p>The CalSO people make a categorical recommendation that all students should take 13 units or so their first semester. This recommendation is most valid for people who come from under performing high schools or weren’t taking AP/IB courses in high school.</p>
<p>Taking 13 units your first semester is dangerous in that it gives you a lot of free time. Two of my three roommates freshman year (I lived in a Bowles quad, so there were four of us) took 13 units their first semester. It gave them a lot of free time and as a result, they found themselves spending too much time playing computer games and it ****ed up their grades.
This much free time isn’t poison for everyone, but it can be poison for some people (like two of my former roommates)</p>
<p>Your schedule looks pretty light IMO. German R5A and Math 16A are both ridiculously easy. Chem 1A is just a bit tougher. If I were you, I would skip the decal and add another class. Language classes meet 5 hours a week, but if you’re taking spanish or french or something, it’s really like 30min of homework a day. Hecka easy.</p>
<p>I second Leftist. Sign up for a breadth class that you think you might enjoy. If for some reason you don’t or it’s too hard, take it P/NP or drop it.</p>
<p>I see your point. I am free from 11-1 except on thursdays. If I were to sign up for a language class I could only take it during that time. how would I switch discussion sections for math 16a. Should I just sign up for the conflicting class anyway? What sucks is that both math 16a and spanish 2 have full waitlists right now, so if I drop math 16a to change the section, I probably can’t get back on.</p>
<p>anon2528462, let’s say I were to add chinese 1ay. would 18 units be too much? the 2 unit decl is the chess one, so i don’t think it would be hard. but the chinese class has 5 hour lecture, half hour discussion and 2 hours language lab.</p>