<p>Wow, thanks, sly si!</p>
<p>So, we can’t enroll in classes until we talk with our advisor. This also means we’re screwed into buying textbooks at full price from the campus bookstore, does it not? Does this change in future quarters?</p>
<p>The bookstore has a policy that lets you return books before the study list deadline (basically the deadline where you can no longer drop classes without penalty or add classes). Most people buy the books they need urgently, find them cheaper elsewhere, then return the bookstore textbook.</p>
<p>Is this a bad idea? I’m thinking yes, but I’m hoping someone gives me a “no, you’re fine” haha:</p>
<p>Econ 1A
IHUM
Math 19 (maybe, maybe 41)
Poli Sci 1
Intro Sem</p>
<p>Also, does anyone have any experience having taken upper-level classes as freshman? I’m most likely going to be an IR major but I find the stuff that will be taught in PoliSci 1 extremely boring (I read through the syllabus) and I was hoping to take a mid-100 level class that seems much more interesting my autumn quarter. Not sure if this is a good idea though.</p>
<p>Nah.That’s totallly doable. Actually it’s a pretty easy schedule. Quite a few of readings and essays, but they’re not hard.</p>
<p>Disagree–it might be doable, but it’s not easy by first-quarter-freshman standards. None of the classes are that hard, it’s the quantity of them that could cause problems for you.</p>
<p>Man, I got IHUM Race and Reunions… reviews on Courserank are definitely discouraging me D: Is this class at least an easy A if super boring and useless??</p>
<p>there is no easy A in Ihum buddy. it’s called Bhum for a reason. I think it’s Bguaranteed. You have to do a lot of works to get A.<br>
@bluebubble and Sly Si: OK I take back what I said. I think it’s an OK schedule. Not hard and not easy. You should drop one of the class.</p>
<p>Meh yea, I think I’m going to switch polisci 1 for an upper-level polisci. I’m trying to take as many interesting classes as I can because I freaking hated high school but I’m a huge nerd. Thanks for your input though, I think I may drop a class.</p>
<p>Has anyone by any chance ever taken Policy and Climate Change?</p>
<p>We’re allowed to appeal IHUM courses right? I’m looking at the courses I’m interested in, and using courserank to add courses and see what my schedule would be like… and I potentially have freakin three overlapping courses on Mon and Wed morning?! Why are all classes scheduled on Mon/Wed… but anyhow, scheduling conflicts are legit reasons to appeal right?</p>
<p>^ Yep. A 12er told me that’s fine as long as the section/course you want to switch to isn’t completely full. Apparently IHUM sections are easier to switch than PWR.</p>
<p>One more question, how easy/interesting are the basic Stats courses? Specifically Stats 60?</p>
<p>Stats 60 is cake. Very basic. If you have taken AP stats, it’s a repeat. Easiest class I took at Stanford by far.</p>
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<p>Yeah me too…I think there are like 3 courses I’m interested in takign that overlap on monday/wednesday morning.</p>
<p>Is 20 units too much for autumn quarter… taking into consideration that it’ll be my first quarter of college and I may not be used to the workload??</p>
<p>Chem 31X
IHUM
PWR
Math 41
Introsem</p>
<p>Bluebubbles – don’t worry about taking 100 level PS classes. The PS department is very open about taking classes when you need to, so go ahead and take the 100-level class if you want. I took PS 114S as my first PS class, and it rocked (also did pretty well). It’s really a matter of how much you read the material and how much you understand how it applies to whatever overarching topic the class is about. The 200 level classes are considered “advanced” undergraduate seminars, but they don’t necessarily have prerequisites. Just know that PS 1 is required for IR. The earlier you get rid of it, perhaps the better.</p>
<p>Are the class numbers that are found with the official class names an indication of how difficult or advanced that class is? For exmaple is English 102 more advanced that English 47, or are the numbers meaningless?</p>
<p>Another question: Will Academic Advisors be against students taking more than the average 15 units and more than 3-4 classes? Will they just advise you against it or will they actually look down on you for having such a schedule? Also, will we have to meet with them at the beginning of every quarter or just on a flexible basis?</p>
<p>Class numbers are organized by department, so some departments organize them differently from others. Generally, the higher the number, the more difficult the class, but this is by no means always true. Varies by dept.</p>
<p>Academic advisors generally do not impose themselves on you. They tend to have a problem when you’re taking 21 units and getting C’s in all your classes, but for the most part, they want you to feel comfortable. I can’t imagine an academic advisor seriously looking down on you for taking 15 units your freshman year, if anything they may encourage it. If you take 20 units, they’ll say give it a try but don’t feel like you’re obligated to take 20.</p>
<p>I’m assuming you’re talking about freshman advisors here. Generally, they tend to do 2-3 major meetings a year (at least one of them a nice meal). They’re basically available for you, anytime you feel you need to talk to them, setup an appointment. Some freshman advisors are better than others (big note here: an advisor in your field of interest is not necessarily a good freshman advisor, so don’t fret if you get someone seemingly unrelated). Just know that you also have a dorm academic advisor, many advisors in Sweet hall, and you can even approach profs in departments you’re interested in. I find that the dorm academic advisors are generally more in tune with specific courses, freshman advisors have a good idea of what to expect, sweet hall advisors are great for scholarship/opportunity info, and dept. profs are great for dept. specific things. Again, this is a highly generalized view of the bottom line: there’s tons of advising if and when you need it. You can and should pitch important questions to many advisors to get all the answers.</p>
<p>Olive Tree: where in michigan are you from?</p>
<p>Thanks! That was very helpful.</p>
<p>I’m from Lansing and don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of it!</p>
<p>I was looking through the Approaching Stanford handbook and it tells us of the several GERs we need. I’m kind of confused as to what Ed for Citizenship means… and also how is the best way to complete the GERs, mainly the ones that have nothing to do with my major?</p>