<p>I'm also taking two 300-level business classes. </p>
<p>Does anyone think this schedule will be too demanding? I'm aiming for straight A's.</p>
<p>Business is easy.
Econ - well, how are you at econ? Also, did you find introductory Calc hard?</p>
<p>I haven’t taken Calc since junior year (got a 5 on the AB exam) and don’t remember much. Is that a bad sign?</p>
<p>Possibly :}
Brush up on it.</p>
<p>No offense intended, but OP should keep in mind that Euroazn is a h.s. senior. Does anyone have actual experience in these Econ classes to help umd2013 out? I would think that some total non-business or non-Econ class would help balance things out, but neither of my 2 have taken any UMD Econ classes, so I can’t say. I assume you have 15 hours with this (I haven’t looked up the classes), so if things REALLY got crazed, dropping one would still leave you with 12 hours? D1 overloaded on crazy-hard physics/math/astro classes one semester, and it was good that she had the leeway to drop a physics class with a prof-from-He** a year or so ago.</p>
<p>While this is true, I am giving general advice based on what my numerous friends who are taking intermediate and advanced economics tell me, both in CP and outside. The fact is, it is uses calculus concepts whether you like it or not. I cannot (and did not) comment any further.</p>
<p>Whyyy do people ask these questions?! How the heck does anyone on here know how smart you are, what your strengths are, or how good you are at getting As? 
If you don’t like econ, this is probably too much. If econ is your favorite subject, why not? </p>
<p>A full load of 300 level classes is more typical of a junior, but if you’ve already knocked out the prereqs then you know whether or not you’re ready for that kind of load (what grades did you get in lower level econ classes?). If you tested out of lower level econ classes via AP (which is totally acceptable, intro macro and micro were a joke), you might want to lighten your load simply because you don’t know what to expect out of a college level econ class. </p>
<p>My experience with Econ330 is that it was annoying but not difficult. The math was simple (and I’m an English major) and it’s more of a matter of the content being boring and some professors who teach the class being bad/confusing. You’ll need more memorization and “keeping things straight” skills than anything else. </p>
<p>Econ305 and 306 are relatively “low level” 300s and shouldn’t be too difficult for you if Intro Micro and Macro were easy for you. Calc may be involved but they will go over the calc concepts necessary in class. You won’t have to reread your high school calc textbook.</p>
<p>As for the business classes, obviously I have no idea what they entail. You didn’t even say what they were.</p>
<p>If you have any doubt, my assumption is that you are a first semester sophomore and probably still have some easy CORE classes to get rid of. Why not replace an Econ class (I recommend 305 or 306) with something CORE related (an easy core of course, some CORE can be annoying if history/English/art/etc. isn’t your thing…). You’ll have plenty of time to be totally immersed in your major in your junior/senior yr. There’s no need to rush it.</p>
<p>I replaced ECON306 with an Honors seminar, so I should be okay. Thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>It’s probably better not to OD on your Econ classes too early. Hopefully it’s an interesting and fun seminar. (Some of D’s were…some were not).</p>
<p>^ Would you mind telling me which ones your daughter enjoyed and which ones she didn’t?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Best ones were: Individual Cosmovision (or something like that???) …Also, From Hildegaard to Madonna: A History of Women in Music and Warfare and Society in Greece, Rome, and Byzantium (haha, I laughed hysterically when she said she signed up for this, but the professor was awesome). Didn’t like Science in Journalism at all. There was a Honors research colloquium she took that was OK…but through it she got her first (volunteer) research position her 2nd semester of Freshman year…</p>