Taking all GEs freshmen year a bad idea?

College Life
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I took all GEs last semester and this semester I’m signed up for all GEs again. The reason for this is because I am athlete and feel like I won’t have time and my grades will suffer. I want to devote all of my time to this season and see if I have any chance of going pro. If I feel like I have no shot then I will quit after this year or take it a lot less seriously.
I am a health science major and I really don’t think I can manage classes like Chem,Bio, and Calc 2(calc 1 waived for me) just yet.

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My advice for freshman classes is:

  1. Take a class that’s related to what you’re strongly considering majoring in. This could be an inspiration or a wake up call.

  2. Take at least one class in your freshman semester that you are not familiar with at all, to learn new things.

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I would recommend taking one of those hard classes per semester along with your GEs, that way you get them done eventually but have some cushioning.

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Pay attention to prerequisite sequencing for courses in your major. You may need to take specific courses to ensure that you can graduate in your major in eight semesters.

Remember, the number of players in professional sports leagues is far smaller than in college sports, so only the most elite college athletes will enter and succeed in professional sports leagues.

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Yes it is fine! I would recommend sprinkling some core major requirement classes for the major you want as well! That balances it and you get the feel if you want to go into your area of study or not, if that makes sense! Yes best to get them out of the way first year to avoid potential conflicts in the latter years of college!

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I agree with others in that I would try to take one in your major…let’s say you take Bio and either hate it, are terrible at it, or love it. That may make you go in a different direction next year.

Also, college sequencing usually assumes that you take some of those classes freshman year.
I agree not to overload, but unless you are going to quit school and go pro you still have to take all those classes later and you don’t want too many hard classes in any one semester.