<p>I'm majoring in English in the fall as a freshman at UDub and want to know what classes I should sign up for. I'm from California, but I'm going to the first June orientation date. Any input is welcome, thank you!</p>
<p>You don’t just go to college and instantly begin working towards your major. In fact, doing so as a freshman your first quarter could potentially screw things up pretty bad.</p>
<p>Take general subject courses that give lots of usable credits. And honestly don’t even worry about that right now, your A&O session will totally prepare you for that, especially if you signed up for a specific interest A&O.</p>
<p>I’m a community college transfer student with over 100 credits- I’ll tell you what I’ve learned. You aren’t always going to end up majoring in what you think you’re going to. I went to school thinking I was going to be a computer science major- I went with that for a whole year before I decided it wasn’t right for me. Then I tried nursing. I finished all but two pre-reqs for nursing and found out I was WAY too squeamish for the job. Now I’m taking economics courses to see if business/economics is right for me (it isn’t). The point of the story is- your interests change- especially as you start pursuing them academically. </p>
<p>That being said, definitely register for English composition for your first quarter. You’re going to need it no matter what you do. My suggestion for a 15 credit load (pending you don’t have AP credit for these already) is to take English comp, chem, and any philosophy class. That gives you a good mixture of humanities, natural world, and social science. Keep in mind that you will need to take (I believe) at least 20 credits in each area.</p>
<p>Good luck making your decision and congrats on getting accepted!</p>