<p>You sound like my long lost twin, Deepdown!</p>
<p>man. i don't even know what the heck is going on. yeah. i'm just going to wait for the bulletin or something and take introsems like peachieva said - are upperclassmen generally approachable?! oh well.</p>
<p>what are stanford's requirements? yeah, like i said, i have no clue. just emerged from two months of exams. o_O"</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm a shameless procrastinator here. I'm a tad worried that the Quarter system will be a little to fast-paced for me, but I hope we'll adjust. </p>
<p>Requirements! Check out p6 of Approaching Stanford.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, Bade9, we should start a "Clueless 09ers" club together :)</p>
<p>What are introsems?</p>
<p>intoductory seminars...you can google it</p>
<p>well, i'm glad i'm not the only one on here who has no idea what the heck they are doing about classes. i have no idea what i want to take or major in or even what classes are available to take. i know i will definitely be taking it easy first quarter, because i'm pretty sure i'm not going to be premed or engineering where you have to get started right off the bat, so i'll probably go for a lighter courseload. i do have to get working on that foreign language req. though, because i have to a whole year's worth :(</p>
<p>the bulletin is confusing and a little intimidating...i'm with deepdown and kimberkool and the rest---haha, we should start some sort of "confused 09" club.</p>
<p>quick question for the informed:</p>
<p>I "may" be an econ major, don't know yet. According to the AP credit thing, if we get combined 8, 9 or 10 on AP Econ, we get placement into Econ 50. But I have also heard of some people who have AP credit but who start at Econ 1 anyways because it goes more in depth than the AP. What is the recommended class, then? anyone?</p>
<p>I got double fives on the Econs, but I'll probably end up taking Econ 1 anyway. Why? Taking Econ 50 first doesn't reduce the number of courses needed for the major. Unless you want to take Econ 50 your first quarter, which I'm not, your econ knowledge will probably fade to a point to where taking 1 wouldn't hurt. But that's just me.</p>
<p>I was wondering if it's possible that I can take both Math 51H and Math 106 in the fall? I have already taken equivalents of Math 51, Math 52, and am merely considering taking the honors version of 51, 52 because I am interested in doing a major in math, and the departmental advisor I e-mailed recommended that I take the honors sequence, though receive placement for 51, 52. Any suggestions or comments? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Why don't you write an email to a professor in the Math department? I'm sure they would be glad to answer, and their information will be much more valid than anyone on this board.</p>
<p>What's the deal with PWR? Do we get assigned a certain quarter? If so, if I get assigned 1st quarter I think I'm in trouble... I'm thinking of majoring in math or physics, so I'd like to take the 50 series in each and then I have IHUM... and PWR on top of that just seems crazy. I also wanted to take the 1 credit physics seminar that is related to the 50 series class. I guess I could just do Mech and E&M winter/spring, and save Light and Heat until fall soph year?</p>
<p>Yeah, that's the way people generally do it... I'm SLE, so I'm thinking that doing the 60 series in physics might be a killer. Which is sad, but... what can you do.</p>
<p>I'm just planning on talking to my advisor about it, and I guess you should just do the same?</p>
<p>Yeah marlgirl, you get assigned a quarter during which to take PWR altough you get to choose the time and theme.</p>
<p>I'm going to aim for 15 credit hours, so SLE + 2 classes sounds about right. We do have a shopping period so we can get some idea for the difficulty of the classes. Hopefully the advisors can offer some advice (I mean, it is their job).</p>
<p>James, I have a friend whose roommate took the 50-H series, and it is supposedly pretty intellectually stimulating, as well as challenging. I, too, feel pretty confident with the 51-53 series already, but the 51-53H is supposed to be tough. So, if you are up for the challenge, I'd say go for it.</p>
<p>Here's my potential schedule:</p>
<p>Math 51
IHUM
CS 107 (or Phys 52)
Hist - Latin American culture, history, politics</p>
<p>I am undecided between biomedical computation, biomechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or hell even economics. I took one day and went over all the possible 4-year plans for these majors, and it seems like the following schedule will give me the best flexibility and the most time to decide on a major:</p>
<p>Fall:</p>
<p>Math 51<br>
IHUM<br>
PWR<br>
Chem </p>
<p>Winter:</p>
<p>Math 52
IHUM
Physisc (mechanics)
Chem</p>
<p>Spring</p>
<p>Math 53
IHUM
Physics (e and m)
Chem</p>
<p>Physics can be easily changed with CS106 and CS107 and I won't lose much flexibility, especially since i got credit from ap physics tests.</p>
<p>Is anyone here planning to take the Physics 60 series? According to the Bulletin, it is supposed to be very tough course and recommended for physics majors. I am thinking about majoring in engineering, so do you think its a good idea to take this series just for the "intellectual stimulation"? </p>
<p>Also, I'm thinking about CME 100, 102, and 104 instead of the Math 50 series. I can use my IB scores to place out of Physics 53 and 55 and Math 51 and 52. In that case, is it worth it to take the Physics 60 and CME series instead of satisfying the engineering requirements by my IB scores? I am hoping to see lots of comments from other engineering majors. Thanks.</p>