too much for a freshmen?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hey</p>

<p>First semester:
chem1a w/ stacy
math1a w/ agol
polisci5 w/ gurowitz
chinese1ax w/staff</p>

<p>15 units total. or i could go with sociology1 with swidler and/or classics10a with Mastronarde instead of polisci and/or chinese. </p>

<p>too taxing? any reason to avoid a certain class/prof?</p>

<p>please comment!</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>Sounds like a good schedule.</p>

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<p>Reasonable, especially if you've had some calculus already and/or taken AP chemistry. If calculus is brand new for you and you haven't taken AP chemistry, though, I would lighten the load to give more time to devote to those two classes.</p>

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<p>hmm...</p>

<p>now, what about this:
chem1a
math1a
mcb32 (physiology)
mcb55 (plagues and pandemics)
chinese1ax</p>

<p>total of 17. the undergrad mcb courses seem really cool, but im not sure if then my sched would be too science heavy.</p>

<p>can anyone attest to the difficulty of UG MCB courses and chinese 1ax?</p>

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<p>though the unit total sounds normal-ish, you have 5 classes. this would be a bit much for a first semester freshman, though it is definitely doable. if i were you, i would go for the first schedule you posted, or something similar to it with only 4 classes. chinese1ax, though only 3 units, is quite a bit of busy work each week, and thus it kind of disguises itself in terms of units. make sure to take this into account when planning your schedule.</p>