<p>Yes, most HASS classes, and most classes in general, are 12 units.</p>
<p>7.013/7.014 seem to be taking a heavy slam. Theyāre not bad classes at all. Yes, Lander is a great professor, but if squeezing intro bio into the Fall semester is a hard fit and taking intro bio in the Spring isnāt, you really ought to opt for the latter (or pass out altogether).</p>
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Is your fluency in Spanish above Level IV? You will probably be evaluated by professors to determine if the class choice is appropriate.</p>
<p>If you applied for a freshman seminar or F/ASIP, will you have enough time to also do Concourse. Concourse sounds like a great program. Is there a catch?</p>
<p>The FAQ they sent us in the mail said that some people believe Concourse isnāt the āMIT experienceā but I think it sounds great, too. The only thing is that I have a HASS class Iām very interested in that isnāt offered by Concourse, the physics course makes me nervous because Iām not very strong in math, and I donāt know about the 3.091 class. The letter said that itās a combination of 3.091 and 5.11x - has anyone taken it? Could someone comment on that? 
thanks!</p>
<p>Hmmm, it may be that Globalization alone is 9 units specifically so freshman can take the class with a language. </p>
<p>Iāve taken 5 years of Spanish, and Iāve gathered from the MIT site and CC that it corresponds pretty much with your levels in high school. So Iām hoping taking Spanish V on the college level wonāt be to much of a leap. </p>
<p>Itās not that Iām obsessed with Lander, though I must admit Genomics gave me a little bit of Lander fever. Itās more Iām oriented towards the curriculum of 7.12, more interested in molecular biology.</p>
<p>I feel as if the 7.01xās donāt differ in how much molecular biology is covered (or more specifically, 7.012 and 7.013 donāt differ)ā¦</p>
<p>Iām also interested in esg/concourse, but want to take a different HASS course than the one available. Is that possible? Also, what exactly is the difference between these two learning communities?</p>
<p>I guess itās more that molecular biology is the only part that interests me and Iād like to limit exposure to the rest.</p>
<p>Then youāre in luck ā MITās biology department is almost exclusively a molecular/cell biology department.</p>
<p>The description in the course catalogue says:
The differences in the topics covered between the two classes, IMO, are very slight.</p>
<p>ESG requires that you take at least two classes with them first term - neither of those classes have to be HASS.</p>
<p>To answer the original question, Iāve always felt that Bio was harder than Chem, especially at MIT. The thing with Chem, especially orgo, is that it requires a ton of studying, but if you put in the work it was more manageable. Bio, on the other hand, I could never find an effective way of preparing for those exams. There would simply be too many curveballs on the exams that I wouldnāt see.</p>
<p>I would think that taking Chem and Bio in the fall and skipping out on a HASS would be the right thing to do. The one drawback though, is that if youāre looking to get sophomore standing, you have to take a CI-H, and not taking the HASS would cause you to not have it.</p>
<p>@ aznxboy, canāt you then just take a HASS Spring of freshman year?</p>
<p>@Walton - I think you might be confused. You become a sophomore your third term at MIT. However, if you happen to be ahead enough and get a CI-H done first term at MIT (among other things), you can be considered a sophomore by second term. Taking a CI-H during your second term wonāt let you get sophomore standing for that term :D</p>
<p>That said, sophomore standing isnāt actually a big deal. No credit limit and you get an adviser - but plenty of people are fine with the credit limit and itās not difficult to figure out what you should take your second term.</p>
<p>plus if you become a sophomore donāt you miss out on A/B/C no record.</p>
<p>āMiss out onā? A/B/C/no record is useless in some peopleās situations.</p>
<p>I thought early sophomore standing was the greatest thing ever.</p>
<p>Of course you want it to be useless, but if it comes to the point that youād actually fail the class or get a D, Iād want it and Iām sure many others would also.</p>
<p>I guess you could guage first semesters academic load in deciding to go for sophomore standing.</p>
<p>Well, sophomore standing or no, you can still drop a class very late in the semester ā if you were going to get a D or an F, youād almost certainly have an inkling early enough to drop the class.</p>
<p>Sophomore standing is useful if you want to take more than the freshman credit limit in the spring. For most of us mere mortals, not so useful. :)</p>
<p>Sophomore standing is pretty pointless unless you know what you want to major in. If you do, then you can declare your major and get an advisor, which is nice. If you donāt, you might as well take the extra time to make your decision.</p>