should I take 13 or 17 credits first semester freshman year?

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<p>i'm in a learning community and we are required to take a UC course that is only 1 credit. most of my friends have 4 classes (14-16 credits), but I have 4 classes at just 13 credits. seems a little low to me. on the other hand, if i add another class that would bump it up to 17 credits.. which seems sort of high to start off.</p>

<p>granted, i know none of my classes will be extremely difficult, but i'm still not sure if i should add a class. i get stressed out/overwhelmed pretty easily and i know i need to adjust because i'll be facing some tough situations in college ha</p>

<p>the classes i'm currently enrolled in (and will not be dropping) are English 125, French, UC course and Polsci 101</p>

<p>i'm waitlisted for a psych lecture (with no discussion), an anthro class and a philosophy class</p>

<p>and i'm fairly low on each waitlist so I expect to get into at least 1. oh and i plan on majoring in international relations btw. </p>

<p>so based on the courses that i plan on taking, would you recommend 4 or 5 classes first semester freshman year?</p>

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<p>Your UC course isn’t a real class, so I think you’ll be fine adding another one.</p>

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<p>I’ve heard psych (with schreier) and anthro are pretty easy classes so I don’t think 17 credits should be a problem for you. Also because English and Polsci are relatively easy.</p>

<p>And see you in Polsci 101 ;)</p>