<p>I am a bio major as of now.</p>
<p>So basically i signed up for Humanities cause the Writing 39B was full. I am not good at English so i just went for Humanities. I feel that i can write better on "humanities" subjects rather than rhetoric writing topics. Is humanities harder? Does humanities look better on transcrpit? can someone break down the pros and cons of each? Plzzzzzzzzzzzz</p>
<p>im not sure about this but i heard humanities is a lot harder than writing, but someone will have to confirm that =/</p>
<p>Well i got a B in my AP English class and i didn't study for the AP and got a 3......... Writing or Humanities??? I have dropped Humanities and waitlisted for Writing what are my chances of getting of the waitlist.</p>
<p>ur gonna hate life if you take humanities</p>
<p>a lot of ppl drop from the w39b class so theres a good chacne you can get in.</p>
<p>There's no problem taking w39b in the winter either, that's what I did. You can take math or breadth right now</p>
<p>What breadth (an elective rite?) would be good to take as a frosh? I am good at Math, i enjoy psych, e-con i have bad experience from hs teacher, i am trying to follow a pre-med route.... </p>
<p>any suggestions? </p>
<p>Unrelated Q: Is there a limit on how many units you can take and can you make an exception to that limit?</p>
<p>breadth for him is like GE for us, they changed the naming system on us lol</p>
<p>for limits i think there is a cap at maybe 19 or 20? not sure</p>
<p>the limit is 20.</p>
<p>yeah you can go over if you're a pro kid and get it approved. also another easy way is to get an add card.</p>
<p>i don't recommend going over 20 though, esp in your first quarter of college. I did take 21 in the spring by having my research professor sign an add card.</p>
<p>good class to take right now would be math/soemthing in breadth 4 (humanistic inquiry)</p>
<p>Neither Writing 39B-C nor Hum Core is easy, but Hum Core takes more time. There's a LOT of reading.<br>
Watch out for GE 4 humanities courses where you have to write papers. Some profs. sort of assume you've had lower division writing. A Psych course for GE 3 could be good if you've done some psych. And have a look at the University Studies First Year Programs. If there's one you're interested in and can schedule, you can knock off some lower division writing and GE requirements with courses intended for freshmen.</p>
<p>Take Hum Core if you want to take a challenging class that is as engrossing and thought provoking as it is memorable. It will really prepare you to be a better analyzer and writer, i can say that first hand. From my understanding, Hum Core is reading, discussing, analyzing, and writing about it. The other class is just...writing. Its hard, but worth it.</p>
<p>Hum Core was very challenging because you had to keep up with your reading. If you didn't, then you could fall behind in discussions and not understand the subject material for essays. That happened to plenty of people and they all dropped the class, but if you keep on top of your game, then the class is very rewarding as see things from different viewpoints.</p>
<p>On the other hand, writing is merely writing, where you pick a topic and write about it. That is basically all class time is devoted to, discussing about what you need to be writing about. Might seem easier because you just have to choose something to write about and read relevant subject material (meaning you could pick something that is interesting to you and simpler to read) but the experience in my opinion isn't as rewarding. The decision on what to take, however, is entirely up to you.</p>