<p>Going to Berkeley as a freshman Spring admit fpf student with a lot of general requirements already done. Whatever requirements are left over I'm planning to do in fpf. Currently a Math and Physics major however I want a general physical science background (I'm a learning junkie). Confident with math and (mech) physics skills (could do physics 7A and math 1B released finals without much difficulty. Can also prove most equations in both subjects). Have no experience with coding or programming.</p>
<p>Fall:
Math 1B - 4 units (doing this one for fun)
Sociology 3A - 4 units
English R1B - 4 units
Integrated Biology 41 - 2 units
Chem P - 0 units (I'm told this is the same courseload as a 2 unit course)</p>
<p>Total:14 units</p>
<p>Spring:
Math H53 - 4 Units
Math 54 - 4 units
Physics 7A - 4 Units
Engineering 7 - 4 Units</p>
<p>Total: 16 units</p>
<p>Is my schedule as a Freshman too unrealistic? Any recommendations?</p>
<p>Your schedule is not unrealistic, but there are a few things that could make it ALOT better.</p>
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<li><p>Math 1B has the highest fail rate of any course on campus, specifically in the fall semester. This is mainly due to it being a weeder course, but also because many students who take it in the fall usually only have credit for 1A, and aren’t used to Berkeley math rigor. in my opinion, it is a very poor choice for a class to take for “fun”.</p></li>
<li><p>E7 alone has projects that can take over 30 hours each to complete successfully, and if you have no programming experience, this class is going to be HARD. I would seriously consider putting E7 instead of math 1b in your first semester, as 16 units of all math and science including E7 is going to be mindblowing for most people.</p></li>
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<p>If you can ace the Math 1B final exams easily, then there is not much point in taking Math 1B. You may want to take some other course of interest instead. Due to the limited FPF course offerings, consider those which fulfill L&S breadth requirements like ESPM 50AC. Normally-large introductory courses like Anthropology 1, Anthropology 2AC, Psychology 1 may be offering in much smaller class sizes in FPF, so you may want to consider taking those in FPF if you are interested in taking them anyway (looks like you have have Sociology 3AC and Integrative Biology 41).</p>
<p>If you can ace the Physics 7A final exams easily, you may want to consider Physics H7A in the spring, if it is offered.</p>
<p>Chemistry P is for students who have not had high school chemistry who want to take Chemistry 1A (or 4A) later (these courses list high school chemistry as a prerequisite).</p>
<p>Engineering 7 (using MATLAB) is an introduction to computing specific to engineering applications. If you want a more general introduction to computing, consider CS 10. CS 61A is the first course for CS majors, if you are interested in CS enough.</p>
<p>Jweinst1: About a week after I SIRed to Berkeley I started doing their math and physics released finals. They’re challenging, but certainly doable and fun 
I can’t take E7 first semester because of FPF (They have a limited range of classes, so no E7)</p>
<p>ucbalumnus: I have nothing else to do in FPF. I’m coming to Berkeley with almost all my breaths done and half of the English requirement complete. I would LOVE to take H7A Physics but it’s only offered in the fall 
I’m actually planning to take Chem 4A in my sophomore year, so chemP isn’t a bad idea IMO.
CS 61A would be too advanced for me. And while CS 10 sounds tempting (The class has “beauty” and “joy”, a course designated to help you appreciate and understand computers. Very rare yet interesting to me), I’m going to stick with E7. E7 also fulfills a lot of pre-reqs for engineering classes in case I get interested in them later on. </p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback guys! Keep it coming! Anyone know how Math H53 is like? </p>
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<p>Lots of college courses taken while in high school? (note: the L&S 7-course breadth cannot be fulfilled with AP or IB scores)</p>
<p>If you have had a high school chemistry course, you can also try the final exams for Chemistry 1A and 4A to see where you stand relative to those courses at <a href=“Chemistry Courses - Tau Beta Pi, California Alpha Chapter”>https://tbp.berkeley.edu/courses/chem/</a> . For regular high school level chemistry or Chemistry P material, you can try the SAT subject test practice questions at <a href=“http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-subject-test-preparation-chemistry?practiceTestSectionIDKey=Subject.CHEMISTRY”>http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-subject-test-preparation-chemistry?practiceTestSectionIDKey=Subject.CHEMISTRY</a></p>
<p>Just thought to let you know that chem 4A is a freshmen course for chemistry majors that does have a 4-5 hour intense lab session each week, which involve lots of different machine assignments, lab reports etc. my friend who is a physics major hates lab courses( more of a pen and paper person) so I am not sure if you do or not.</p>
<p>Chem 1A has a 3 hour lab session that is much less intense but still involves lots of wet experiments</p>
<p>ucbalumnus: Probably the reason why I got into Berkeley was because of my community college record. And I complete forgot chemistry. Can’t do most things on those tests/SAT subject practice</p>
<p>Jweinst1: I hear lots of crazy things about Chem 4A. But I’m willing to learn. I want to learn.</p>