<p>Get in the habit of going to class early. Once it’s a habit, it’s hard to break. So start with a good habit rather than the bad one of skipping class…</p>
<p>I should also add that I am not a freshman. I’ve been working at the daycare by the school 6, months and I’ll be going on 3 years in march at another; it is exhausting!! Haha </p>
<p>My biggest fear is the writing, how can I keep up with 3 writing enhanced courses? </p>
<p>Schedule, schedule, schedule. That’s how you get through writing intensive courses. </p>
<p>-Write down the due dates of all your assignments and make note of where they lie within the months.
-Break down the writing processes of each assignments and assign due dates for those.
-Outline, thesis, and introductory paragraph is due so and so, 20% of essay due so and so, then so on
-Give yourself a day or two to a week for proof reading
-Stick with your dates assigned. Getting behind sucks.
-Rinse and repeat.</p>
<p>Best thing going in is to be aware of what is expected of you. Always look at what is up and coming for the month, week, and then day to stay on top of your priorities. </p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman with quite a few AP credits, so I don’t need to take the first semester Calculus, English, or Chemistry courses. BUT THE NEXT LEVEL CLASSES ARE ALL FULL! I am so angry. I am a math major, and cannot get in Calc 2 because all the sections have been filled. I’m having difficulty getting in English 1102, as well, but I think I will get in. Sucks going to a random state school where most people are placing into remedial algebra or trig, so when they get to calculus, they get priority registration over the freshman. :C</p>
<p>Or…that’s just how the system works - freshmen get the last pickings. No need to pick on those who having priority over you, no matter the reason. </p>
<p>@Chromium - The upperclassmen who get priority registration over you had to deal with the same scheduling difficulties as rising Freshman. They’re closer to a projected graduation and therefore need access to those classes over you - while it might be convenient for you to get into a certain class your first semester, for a rising senior, getting into that class could mean the difference between graduating on time or paying for another semester. </p>
<p>Right. I guess I’m just frustrated since my school is infamous for not having enough sections of gen eds. </p>
<p>Plan A:
Chemistry for Engineers
Honors Calculus I
Intro to Digital Computation Methods
University 101 (have to take this to retain a scholarship…)
Freshmen Honors Seminar</p>
<p>Plan B:
Honors Calculus I
(Honors) Physics I
Intro to Digital Computation Methods
University 101
Freshmen Honors Seminar
Intro to Engineering (maybe)</p>
<p>It’s rather infuriating trying to plan my schedule - all of the classes I need to take are at the same time! Out of 20+ chem lab sessions, only two don’t interfere with my calc class or comp methods class - even though freshmen majoring in mechanical engineering are expected to take all 3 the first semester. And both of those are full, so I’ll probably have to to with my plan b schedule (although physics will require instructor consent, since I will be simultaneously enrolled in calc, so if that doesn’t work… On to plan C…)</p>
<p>Spanish 202 (yay - I love Spanish!)
Math for Elementary Teachers I (bleh)
Biology for Elementary Teachers I (bleh)
Honors Speech
Introduction to Education Technology
Honors Education Majors Seminar
Honors College Seminar: Monstrosity (with a fantastic professor - yay!)</p>
<p>17 credits, although I might add in another honors seminar. We’ll see.</p>
<p>MWF
Psych 105- Intro to Psych
History 105- Roots of Contemporary Issues
Chem 101- Intro to Chem</p>
<p>TWThF
Spanish 101</p>
<p>Tuesday
Chem 101 Lab (four hours long… Blech)</p>
<p>Thursday will definitely be laundry day :-)</p>
<p>I’m still working my schedule, but my tentative schedule for fall quarter is:</p>
<p>Modern Japanese Reading and Discussion
Asian American History
Daoist Traditions</p>
<p>I still need one more class to be at the minimum 13 units required for full-time students, though. All the classes I listed are 4 units and therefore total 12 units. </p>
<p>M/W
College Mathematics 8-8:50 am
Sign Language 102 10-10:50 am
Buried Cities/Lost Tribes 12-1:15 pm</p>
<p>T/Th
Psychology Statistics and lab 10:30 am - 12:50 pm</p>
<p>Tip: If you don’t like doing homework at home, then try to get it done at school. Last semester I put a 2-4 hour gap in between classes so the homework wouldn’t pile up too much by the end of the day. And it usually worked since I’m more productive at school than anywhere else. But I was sooo tired. My MWF classes lasted nearly all day. I would sometimes end up taking a nap in the library. There goes the productivity that I scheduled in! So this semester I’m trying only one hour.</p>
<p>Edit: I might still add another class for T/Th</p>
<p>Good luck to all of the engineering/science majors this fall–no way could I handle those types of schedules!</p>
<p>My courses:
Italian 1
Intro to Catholic Theology
History Workshop
History of Modern Israel
Macroeconomics</p>
<p>Tip: You need to plan ahead for papers and projects. Like seriously, because nobody enjoys writing 6 pages or putting together a presentation the night before it’s due.</p>
<p>I honestly can’t understand how people write papers entirely the day they’re due. I’d end up turning in complete crap.</p>
<p>It’s because everyone posts and jokes about “haha I am doing my paper at the last minute :-)” so they think it’s normal. It’s starts in high school. Pretty much every valedictorian speech I’ve heard started with “I wrote this last night like I did with all my AP class essays!!!”. I’d rather save myself the stress and work a little everyday starting the day it’s due.</p>
<p>Procrastination is common.</p>
<p>I’m able to write papers within one or two days. I am a good writer and my professors are pleased with the work I turn in. Could they be better papers? Yes? Do I work on them ahead of time to prevent the rush to finish? No. </p>
<p>I don’t work on papers a little each day. I can’t keep a consistent train of thought with my papers. I work best in chunks that are closely aligned with each other. </p>
<p>Best thing to do is find out what works best for you. Some really do write great papers just a day or two before it’s due. </p>
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<p>Usually what I do is start researching several days before it’s due and see what I can do with my available sources and information. I jot down notes on everything I find, and then a couple days before the paper’s due I look over the sources and notes to write out the actual paper. Then the day before/morning of (if it’s due in the afternoon) I do final edits. As a general rule, my papers turn out worse if I do them in small chunks for the same reason that Niquii said. So yeah, it really does depend on the person. I wouldn’t recommend doing everything the night before though (as I did unintentionally this past quarter).</p>
<p>I’m taking 17 credit hours this semester. I feel like the busier I am with school, the better I do. Last year (junior year) was the busiest year of my academic career, and it was the best that I had done since my first semester of freshman year where things were really easy for me. I think it’s the fact that when I have a heavy a course load, I feel like I should always be doing something school related, so I slack less. Anyways, the following is my schedule.</p>
<p>Finite Element Analysis: MWF 8:30-9:20
Intro to Environmental Science: MWF 9:30-10:20
Physical Properties of Biological Materials: lecture 2:30-3:20 MW, lab 1:30-3:20 T
Project Planning and Management: 4:30-5:20
GIS: lecture TR 9:30-10:20, lab 3:30-5:20 W
Senior Seminar: TR 10:30-11:20
Intro to Sociology: Online</p>
<p>I’m also working 10:45-2:00 M, 4-9 T, and 10:30-3 Sunday. I’m happy to have a lot of free time at the end of the week to wrap up any loose ends, and I’ll hopefully have time to go to office hours if needed.</p>
<p>@Jazzii What on Earth is Philosophy for Children?</p>
<p>This is my last semester and I also have two jobs… and I still need to be added to two of these courses. @_@</p>
<p>BIOS 590R: Seminar in Biostatistics (1 Credit Hour, Pass/Fail)
MATH 361: Probability & Statistics, I (Pass/Fail)
MATH 425: Mathematical Economics
SOC 214: Class/Status/Power
SOC 266: Global Change
SOC 355W: Social Research I
SOC 457W: Development of Sociological Theory</p>
<p>@aigiqinf its a literature course. </p>