<p>You seem to have a good general idea now and I think you are very ready for your advising appointment. Your adviser will be able to hash out the last few details with you now that you have a general idea of what to take first semester 
You definitely do not need to have a complete plan walking in (some people barely have any idea) and the adviser will (most likely) have a knowledge of a wider breadth of classes in and out of artsci. </p>
<p>17 might be a bit much though. I have heard people take General Chemistry without Gen chem lab (not premeds just cause they were interested) but Iāve only heard of 1 or 2 cases. Itās a possibility though if thereās a good chance you wonāt do premed/a science major. However, if you arenāt going to do either one of those, there are MUCH EASIER ways to fulfill the natural sciences cluster. </p>
<p>And haha, I completely understand what you feel when you look at the course listings. Freshman year is a great opportunity to take what you like and you should take full advantage of it (just donāt overload). You should also check out āCourse Evaluationsā in webstac which has all sorts of great information about certain professors, grades, teaching ability etc.</p>
<p>I checked out Course Evaluations, but I think the format of ratemyprofessors.com is a bit easier to use.</p>
<p>I really donāt WANT to take gen chem, but if I do want to be a science major, itās pretty much necessary, isnāt it?</p>
<p>For a biology major, yes. For a physics major, no. If you are seriously considering a science major, then taking Gen Chem would be a good idea.</p>
<p>Ratemyprofessors is great but it doesnāt offer nearly as much information as Course Evals - (I would look at āDifficulty of classā rating - Orgo gets about 6.5 out of 7, gen chem about 6.2, your average class 4-5, easier classes below 4. Also I would look at expected grade distributions near the bottom of each detailed evaluation- pretty self explanatory). </p>
<p>Course evals divide not only by professor, but by semester (profs can change - RMP just compiles all years regardless). Also many more people per semester contribute to evals, making it much more reliable than the very few who contribute to RMP. Just my thoughts.</p>
<p>I agree that the course evals are very helpful. Iāve used them many times.</p>
<p>okay thanks tbh I couldnāt figure out how to use it but Iāll trust you guys that all of this info is there somewhere haha</p>