<p>So what classes did everyone take freshman year?</p>
<p>First semester: 5.111, 8.01x, 9.00 (Psychology; was a HASS-D/CI-H but no longer is), 18.01.
Second semester: 7.013, 8.02x, 18.02, 21L.004 (Major Poets; HASS-D)</p>
<p>My husband
First semester: 3.781? (Intro to Archaeology), 3.091, 8.01, 18.01A/18.02A, freshman seminar (on the Mars rovers)
Second semester: 18.03, 16.00 (intro to course 16, not required), 8.02x, STS.001 (HASS-D)</p>
<p>First semester: 18.01, 3.091, 7.012, 21F.716 (Hispanic lit, did not satisfy any multi-letter HASS requirements), MAS.something or other (advising seminar)
Second semester: 18.02, 18.03, 8.02, 21H.105 (HASS-D, CI-H)</p>
<p>As you might guess, I tested out of 8.01. The only thing that did not work well for this schedule was the 18.02 and 18.03 at the same time. I did not like this, and if I could do it over I would have tried to take 18.01A instead.</p>
<p>First semester: 5.112, 8.01, 18.02, 24.900 (intro to linguistics)
Second semester (had sophomore standing): 8.022, 18.03, 6.01, 6.041, 14.01 (but hated this class, so I dropped it ~6 weeks in)</p>
<p>This worked really well for me, except for the fact that I didn’t like my HASS second semester and now need to take two HASS classes some other semester (which won’t really be a problem, I think). I also wish I’d taken 8.012 first semester, and maybe 18.034 second semester, since I hear it’s a good class. Neither fit into my schedule, though, sadly.</p>
<p>First Term: 18.01, 7.012, 21H.104 (dropped 8.01)
IAP: 6.270, 7.391, 9.97 (got 12 units)
Second Term: 8.011, 18.02, 21M.051 (dropped 6.00)</p>
<p>First semester: 18.02, 8.01L, 3.091, 3.986 (Intro to Archaeology, HASS-D)
IAP: 6.270, 8.01L
Second semester: 18.03, 6.01, 8.02, 24L.003 (Reading Fiction, HASS-D, CI-H)</p>
<p>I should’ve been careful to take 2 HASS-D / CI-Hs so that I’d be done with them now! Also, getting the Communciation requirement warning was annoying. I also wish that I had taken 5.111 instead of 3.091, but my big tip is to make sure you take a CI-H when you’re on pass/no record because papers really suck.</p>
<p>Is it a lot more work if you take four classes plus an advising seminar rather than four classes and no seminar?</p>
<p>It depends on the seminar, but most seminars aren’t a lot of work. Mostly they’re just for fun and free food.</p>
<p>Sounds good to me. :D</p>
<p>First: 3.091, 18.01A, 8.01, 24.02 (HASS-D, CI-H), 12.S56 (advising seminar)
four classes + seminar worked out fine for me 
IAP: 18.02A, 2.971
Second: 8.02, 18.03, 12.080, 11.123, 21W.731 (CI-H)</p>
<p>My seminar was basically zero work (meaning no homework was assigned outside of the scheduled meeting time), free dinner once a week, and quite possibly the most fun thing I did at MIT. I mean, I also had the coolest seminar ever. =)</p>
<p>Most involve very little work, and you can gauge which vary from this trend just by reading their descriptions.</p>
<p>Yeah, the seminars are pretty awesome, and most involve little to no work. But I wouldn’t advise doing a seminar just to get the extra 6 units of credit, because it can get annoying to go to a class each week that you have no interest in, even if you aren’t doing a lot of work for it. </p>
<p>My advice, if you find a seminar that really interests you (and there are a TON out there), don’t hesitate to sign up. The workload isn’t bad, but you’ll still probably learn a lot from it (or at least have fun, meet some new friends, and get some free food). But if you don’t really like any of them, don’t bother with it.</p>
<p>1st semester: 18.01A/02A, 8.01, 5.112, 17.40 (US Foreign Policy)
IAP: Finished up 18.02A (it is intended to be finished during IAP)
2nd semester: 7.013, 8.02, 17.037 (American Political Thought), 21W.735 (Writing and Reading the Essay)</p>
<p>1st semester: 5.111, 8.012, 18.01, 21M.030 (Intro to World Music, HASS-D cat3 + CI-H), 21L.A21 (RBA seminar)
2nd semester: 7.013, 14.01, 15.354, 18.02</p>
<p>My seminar consisted of a group of Next House froshies sitting together in the lounge, eating free food, and writing a really goofy story. Stress relief? Check.</p>
<p>1st semester: 5.112, 7.012, 18.02, 21H.301 (The Ancient World: Greece)
2nd semester: 5.12, 8.02, 9.00, 18.03</p>
<p>Did anyone take 7.012 in the fall and then 3.091 in the spring? I dislike bio and have a weak background in it, so I want to get it out of the way under pass/no record, but I love chem and know that I won’t have sadoway in the spring. How is the spring 3.091 professor?</p>
<p>Chemistry in the spring is taken almost exclusively by people who failed it in the fall. </p>
<p>And, at least among my friends, the impression was that 7.013 was easier than 7.012, so even if you have to take it on A/B/C/NR, it might be an easier row to hoe.</p>
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<p>Seconded. </p>
<p>Although I won’t go so far to say that chemistry in the spring is “exclusively” taken by people who failed it in the fall. My 5.111 class in the spring was at least over 50% 7.012 students who couldn’t fit chem into their first semester schedule (there were still ~150 to ~200 students in 7.012 fall 2007).</p>
<p>My frosh schedule:</p>
<p>Fall: 7.012, 8.01, 18.02, 17.40, Terrascope
Spring: 5.111, 8.02, 14.01, 21F.703, 7.URG (urop for credit)</p>
<p>What I would do if I can do it again:</p>
<p>(based on a Course 7 schedule)
ASE: 8.01
Fall: 5.111, 18.02, HASS, HASS, advising seminar (NOT terrascope)
Spring: 7.013, 5.12, 18.03 (for fun and knowledge), 8.02, 7.URG or another HASS</p>
<p>Are you testing out of anything?</p>