Too many units for a freshman?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Davis
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<p>I signed up for the following classes for winter quarter:</p>

<p>POL 004
ECON 1A
SAS 002
PSYCH 001
and a freshman seminar</p>

<p>it totals 17 units.
i’m currently taking a freshman seminar and it’s minimal to no work, and i figured i could really use the easy A.</p>

<p>and it may be hard to believe with 17 units, but with this schedule, I have mondays and wednesdays starting at like 4pm and NO CLASS ON FRIDAYS :)</p>

<p>should i stick with this schedule? i wanted to load up more because i’ve only been taking 13 units this quarter…</p>

<p>plus, can someone tell me which classes I selected are hard/easy?</p>

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<p>That seems like a pretty standard load, and none of those classes are abnormally difficult or anything. You'll be fine as long as you keep up.</p>

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<p>mat 21c, ant 01, ecs 40, che 002c too hard? (17units)</p>

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<p>ecn 1a was pretty basic, but i had a crappy prof.
psc 1 had a lot of reading and you have to do experiments (you don't conduct them, you're just a subject in them)</p>

<p>i don't know about the other classes, but as long as you keep up with the readings and such, you should be fine. (assuming procrastination doesn't take over your life)</p>

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<p>dmission, your load sounds manageable, but it'll be tough. however, that tends to be the case with most engineering majors. i'm a cs major, and as time progresses, and i move into upper-div coursework, i find myself taking lighter loads (13-15 units).</p>

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<p>if i want to leave open the med school possibility, is it possible to fit in 1yr of physics, bio and 2 of chem as well as the math and cs reqs?</p>

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<p>I would talk to the CS advisor about that...</p>

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<p>why, is that hard to do?</p>

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<p>If you're just doing the CS major from the college of L&S, you should have enough time-- the major is only about 110 units. Let's say you allow 30 units for GEs (assuming that none of your med school classes fulfill GEs, which they do), and you still have 40 units left over. I think you should be fine.</p>

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<p>Don't worry so much about the units. Its not that much. I myself am taking 16 units this quarter and took 16 last quarter as well.</p>

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<p>dmission, how can u take che002c in winter when 2b wasn't offered during fall 08?</p>

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<p>When you get a 5 on the Chemistry AP exam, you consult with an adviser to decide which class you start with. He could've met with the adviser and they determined he should start with CHE 2C, but he didn't take the class till this quarter.</p>

<p>UC</a> Davis General Catalog | College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Examination Credit</p>

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<p>I'm planning on PHY9A, MAT22A, ECS50 (with Demet Aksoy), ECS60(with Hao Chen) next quarter. How does this look? Is it doable? Thanks.</p>

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<p>I know someone who took CS 50/60, MAT 22A, and MAT 21D last quarter. They did fine.</p>

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<p>Yeah it's the PHY9A that's kind of swaying my decision on whether or not to take two ecs classes. I've heard it's quite time consuming.</p>