<p>So I'm an incoming freshman and I really wanted to take 2 foreign language classes. One of them is Spanish 4 which I already signed up for. The other one is Intermediate Korean for Heritage Speakers.
I'm also taking Asian Studies 10, Math 16A (I already took AP Calculus AB, got a 5, but I have to take it again b/c of Haas, I got a 4 on my Calc BC exam...early senioritis.), and English 24 (1 unit seminar class).
I have already taken AP Spanish, got a 4 on the exam, but I feel like I'm very rusty at Spanish since I haven't used it for an entire year. And obviously, I'm Korean so I have some background.
However, I'm worried about taking 18 units my first semester at college. I feel like I'm potentially a smart person and can survive (I'm a Regents Scholar along with GPA, SAT, etc) but then again, I'm really worried.
Is this schedule doable?
Thanks!</p>
<p>personally i wouldn’t want my freshman year to be like that, you are still getting used to the school and new environment, so i would lessen the load a bit…however, if you want to prove something and/or challenge yourself and you think it is doable then i’d say go for it. but remember, you can always do that the following year</p>
<p>ur taking korean 10ax?</p>
<p>1ax was so fun for me =)
also helped that i already knew some people there, such a fun class (easy 5 unit A helps too… gpa boost ftw)</p>
<p>also class had lot of pretty girls 8)</p>
<p>wait if ur taking 10ax then that class is at… 8 AM
oh lawd good luck with that…
i know couple of friends that are taking it too (ugh i wish i coulda taken it too but doesn’t fit my schedule! =(((( )</p>
<p>Language classes at Berkeley are notoriously time-intensive, and their grades count highly toward your semester GPA given that the courses themselves are almost always, if not always, 5 units (the most units for a given class that I’ve ever heard of). As a result, and given the fact that you presumably want to keep you GPA up for Haas, I’d take one language class at least in the fall and get a better idea of whether or not you can handle 2 in one semester moving forward. That being said, the whole consideration changes if you are entertaining the idea of taking at least one of them pass/no pass.</p>