<p>Since I need some input (wooo 4th year GEs), this thread could work for most (remember that there's an Easy GE List, search the site!). </p>
<p>DESMA 10 or ARCH&UD 30 anyone?</p>
<p>Desma10 is ridiculously easy. Boring, but easy. Its once a week every friday morning, and there are 3 pop quizzes, and essay i bet no one reads and a group project (design a time campsule!)</p>
<p>Anyone taken Japan50?</p>
<p>Sociology 1 anyone? Heard it’s easy but also that there are like 5 mini papers…</p>
<p>@hewhothrows I’m interested in design and doing design work, the class is more of an overview yeah?</p>
<p>Just to help people who are looking, I’m an engineer (5GEs, one covered by major req.)</p>
<p>The ones I’ve taken are:</p>
<p>LS 2
History 2C (Easy, pretty boring subject to me, was not super interested in the topic and fell asleep a LOT)
Geography 6 (Best of the bunch)</p>
<p>I haven’t taken very many yet but I’ll add on what I have taken.</p>
<p>Stats 13 w/ Dinov: his reviews on Bruinwalk are not good. he doesn’t teach very well, but this class is definitely an easy A especially if you’ve taken some form of stats before. his tests are something like 9 questions and you get points for the 7 questions you scored the most points in. you have to type your homework.</p>
<p>Global Environment Cluster: I only took the first quarter but it was pretty easy. the TA’s basically tell you everything that will be on exams. it’s not necessary to read the text book</p>
<p>Geog 1 w/ Trimble: soo boring but easy A. I had a two hour TA section right before a three hour lecture once a week so it kind of dragged. its not necessary to read the text book</p>
<p>Russian 25: I took this class because I wanted to read the books. I enjoyed it and if you are good at analyzing literature you’ll be a-ok. 1800+ pages of reading though. just 1 3-page creative writing assignment (since it was not the writing II version of the class) I think it’s possible to get through this class without reading, but if you’re going to do that you shouldn’t take this class. I thought the lectures were great.</p>
<p>Deuces… to put it as politely as I can, you will learn nothing in that class</p>
<p>Eng 3 (i know this isn’t ge) anyone?</p>
<p>eng comp 3 like eng 100w: your experience would completely depend on the instructor</p>
<p>steinberg is awesome if you can get him</p>
<p>Ling 1 with Rett anyone?</p>
<p>Has anyone taken Honors Collegium 21W? It’s the one called “The Rise and Fall of Modernism” with Professor Creese.</p>
<p>I haven’t taken Ling 1 with Rett, but I just enrolled in it. :)</p>
<p>HC21 reminded me of AP English. you read a novel (or plays toward the end of the quarter), discuss in class, then write an essay. there was i think 3 essays and then 1 more essay that you turn in the week before finals. no actual exams, just a bunch of essays. topics were pretty interesting, professor seemed excited about class. it was a nice, small, seminar type of class. i think he drops the lowest essay grade of your initial 3, and also allowed you to revise one essay for a higher grade (all except the final essay of course, which is also weighted more)</p>
<p>Had English 3 with Creese. The theme of the class was screwball comedy - watched old films (Cary Grant, etc.) some pretty classic/famous. Pretty fun to work through, he has decent reviews on bruinwalk, got an A- (This was Fall '06).</p>
<p>DesMa 10: It’s easy to get a B+, A-, or A in the class. But, determining which isn’t that easy because there are so few assignments and I don’t even know how they grade it… It’s based on your TA, imo. It’s really easy to fall asleep in the class.
History 2C: Easy class, but again it depends on your TA. I really liked this class, and Teo is really engaging.</p>
<p>History 13C
Pol Sci 20</p>
<p>Adding to the (easy) DMA10 discussion:
Course material: You can probably Stumbleupon art/design and learn more in less time. Stuff like Japanese toys, IKEA, random European designs and some history/classics behind it, if I remember correctly.
Midterms: TAs are highest authority. Essay. Easy.
Final: Huhtamo and all TAs meet and grade each project as a group.
3 Quizzes: 1,2) were lecture/course reader material. third was pro/con alarm clocks.
in-class project: should be a good grade if you take your time and think as a group.
There are even easier GEs if you want the GPA. </p>
<p>Anybody here take any form of ComLit (2AW-2DW, 4AW-4DW preferably) or any particular WritIIs that stood out to you?</p>
<p>@jolius: easier GEs? please tell</p>
<p>What is a very easy LS with lab ge?</p>
<p>if you’re looking for easy GEs search the easy GE thread, or bump the thread with the above post confidentiality.</p>
<p>@Jolius @transpublic I’m probably going to take Arch & UD 30, for me, it isn’t about an easy grade since I’ll do well regardless. Trying to find really good classes I’m interested in.</p>