<p>i know we wrote tentative courses in one of the forms..but I might want to change..when do we actually sign up for real?</p>
<p>During freshman week, you'll have an appointment with your advisor, and sign up for chosen courses online shortly thereafter. You aren't committed to anything you've put down on that form, but have some concrete idea what you want to do going into your appointment. No advisor can or is going to choose your courses for you... they exist mainly to ensure that you stay in the balance between insanity and not getting in your course requirements.</p>
<p>right after your advising appointment during orientation week. what you filled out on those forms is meaningless. you sign up using SCORE. <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/SCORE%5B/url%5D">www.princeton.edu/SCORE</a></p>
<p>do we find out our advisors ahead of time? just because I have a whole buttload of questions that are suddenly coming up and want help :-(</p>
<p>What kind of questions? Even if you don't know your advisor yet, you can probably call a department representative or something, depending on the issue. (For instance, I remember calling Dean B of the engineering school once as a prefrosh... but I don't know who the obvious person is for ABs.) Helps if your concerns are specific enough to be targeted to an individual, of course.</p>
<p>Hmm, that's a good idea. Mostly I want to know if I can be a math major but still be prepped enough to do well on the MCATs. And if they offer certificates in molecular biology, or if you have to be more specific (i.e. biophysics etc.). And if it is at all humanly possible to do a Math major and Africa and Neuroscience minor.</p>
<p>There's a certificate in biophysics, but not in molecular bio (concentration only). And by Africa do you mean like African Studies? That's cool :)</p>
<p>You can definately be a math major and be prepped enough for the mcats (and you have to be if you're thinking about pursuing a biophysics or neuro certificate)</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that for the biophysics certificate you need to be either majoring in mol or physics, as the requirements are different for the home departments. The other problem with getting certificates in disparate subjects is that you need to have your thesis (and I think your JPs) relate to all of the departments, or you need to do a second independent work. It might be easier to be a physics major, get a biophysics and neuro certificate, as well as an applied math certificate. There are definately projects that could relate all four, plus more of the classes would overlap, leaving enough time for all of the distribution requirements.</p>
<p>A lot of freshmen come in thinking that they are going to get 5 or 6 certificates, but I dont think many end up doing that. Just take interesting classes, and it doesnt really matter if you ahve the certificate or not, you have the classes on the transcript.</p>
<p>Hope that helps</p>
<p>I would rather cut off my elbows than be a physics major. No joke.</p>
<p>I actually think i figured out a schedule today where I am a math major with Neuroscience and African certificates AND fill all my requirements for med school... I'm scaring even myself looking at that sentence...</p>
<p>For Neuroscience, it says that if you aren't a Psych or Bio major, talk to them and they'll figure out a plan that works, and I figure there has to be some overlap between math and neuroscience... the african part can just chill in the background ;)</p>
<p>that sounds really ambitious... math, neuroscience, and african studies? sounds like the next 4 years are going to be a lot of work.</p>
<p>Basically I think I want to be a doctor in Africa, but I can't give up my math major... so...</p>
<p>LoL... yeah, I can see where you are coming from. Math is just too cool not to major in it.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, I'm hoping I never have to touch math again...</p>
<p>RIGHT ON, ZANTE! No more math. Ever. Except a silly intra-department stats course.</p>
<p>lol. My schedule (today I plotted out for the next FOUR years) definitely calls for at least 1 math course every semester, and some semesters 2, plus some semesters a science, so that's basically 3 math classes some semesters... oh man.</p>
<p>Seriously I need an advisor NOW.</p>
<p>haha... I haven't even really thought about spring of my freshman year, let alone the 3 years after that.</p>
<p>I hadn't originally, but now with my new plans, I figured I needed to see if it were even feasible, and it TOTALLY is, as long as I always get the exact classes I need and don't go insane in the process... damn...</p>
<p>Question: senior year, does your thesis count as a class? So I could take 3 "real" classes and a "thesis" class?</p>
<p>thesis counts as 2 classes</p>
<p>Ok, so then I will be taking "5" classes senior year, I'll handle that.</p>
<p>thesis counts as 1 class each semester. you take 3 real classes in the fall and 3 real classes in the spring (or 4 and 2). otherwise, you need 4 courses per semester except one where you have to take 5. JPs do not count as a class</p>