<p>pianoman- it would depend on 2 things:</p>
<p>1) does your school even notify WashU? (A girl in my high school had a major probation pop up for cheating, yet the school didn’t notify claremont mckenna where she had applied ED).</p>
<p>2) how bad was the infraction? Academic vs criminal is a big difference.</p>
<p>Well my school told me that they are obligated to update any disciplinary action to the colleges. I guess my school lied… sly. The probation would be for smoking on campus, which is against the school rule but I am old enough for.</p>
<p>What is the usual number of credits that freshman take? Is 18 too much of a load for a first semester freshman at wash u? I’m attending the fsap, so I feel like I’d be more prepared for a heavier course load, but I don’t know.</p>
<p>18 is a little on the heavy side. Most freshmen probably take 14 or 15. Depending on the difficulty, 18 could certainly be possible. But you’ll have plenty of time to take classes, so you may want to lighten the load for your first semester.</p>
<p>Depending on your advisor, you might not be approved to take more than 15 first semester freshman year. That was my advisor’s soft cap (I was allowed to take 15 + a one credit lecture only course), but that isn’t the case for every advisor. Either way, I’d say 14/15 is the average.</p>
<p>Edit: Spelling</p>
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Approval or not, your advisor can’t really stop you from signing up for more than 15 credits no matter what they say.
Especially if you’re using a course shopping technique.</p>
<p>To the question - I took 18 my freshman fall, but one of the classes was an art class (so a TON of work, but not difficult in the same way gen chem is, for example).</p>
<p>I am attedning WashU in the fall and am very interested in Public Health, so was interested in hearing opinions of the Medicine and Society Freshman Seminar from anyone who is in or knows about the program. Particularly I would be interested in the make up of the students - is it all Pre-Meds or is there a mix or students who are interested in the topic, but aren’t planning on persuing Pre-Med? Also, is the selection process very selective?</p>
<p>Thanks for any information anyone has!</p>
<p>Posting my question here too. My daughter is looking to register for a pre-orientation program and cant decide btwn 3: LAUNCH, KWUR or Leadership in Service. Any advice? Other ones that might be great? Reviews?</p>
<p>Hello, everyone! Incoming freshman–can anyone tell me anything about the Nemerov program that isn’t already on the website? I’m curious as to what to expect from the program next fall.</p>
<p>Hi, I got the Eliot Scholarship and I was wondering if it is subjective to any changes? I understand that it is need based, so will the amount of money I receive change over time? Will the percent remain the same as the cost increases?</p>
<p>It should stay the same, or even increase as a percentage of tuition increases. That was our experience for our daughter, assuming that your FAFSA info stays relatively the same year to year.</p>
<p>just a quick question about the credit system. On the washU site, “In the College of Art, one semester unit of credit is assigned for every two hours of work completed in class and one hour of work completed outside of class per week for one semester”. Does that mean for example, in Writing I which is 3 units, that we spend 6 hours a week in class ( or in other words meet 6 times a week).</p>
<p>No, I’m not sure where you read that to be honest. A 3 credit course will nearly always meet for 3 hours each week. The 1:1 ratio generally holds true, although it can be off by a bit, depending on the specific course.</p>
<p>Edit: I found the source, and I think your quote applies solely to art classes. Arts & Sciences courses follow the 1:1 ratio, while Art apparently does not.</p>
<p>Art classes are 3 credits for 6 hours of class, divided into two 3-hour sessions either M/W or T/Th. </p>
<p>I’m not sure what the second part of that means, maybe that classes taken not in the college of art follow the typical 1 credit per 1 hour of class model? Which is true. </p>
<p>If you’re going to be a first semester art student, please keep in mind that you definitely do NOT want to exceed the recommended 15 credits of class (16 technically because I believe you still have to take the 1-credit “Practices” course on Fridays). I took the 16 credits my freshman fall, and doing that you end up taking almost a full day (as in, 24 hours) of class a week. Then add in extracurriculars, outside studio time, homework, etc. and it can be very overwhelming. Be smart and don’t push your limits to much your first semester. You have plenty of time for tthat!</p>
<p>My daughter is considering attending an ArtSci summer weekend and registering for fall classes early is listed as part of it. Is this a big advantage or will the classes generally still be open if she were to register at the typical registration? Also, aside from meeting other students early and getting background on dorm life, are these weekends considered to be of value or mostly social? Not sure I want to drop $300 on a plane ticket if it’s pretty much social. Thanks for your thoughts!</p>
<p>The big intro classes (chem, physics, calculus, etc.) will have at least one section available at normal registration. The advantage to registering early is twofold.</p>
<p>1.) You can choose the section of the class with the best professor, or fits best into your schedule.</p>
<p>2.) You can get a seat in smaller, discussion based (usually humanities) classes, which isn’t guaranteed at normal registration time.</p>
<p>From what I understand (I did not go to one myself), many benefits from the weekend is social. You do get to register early, and you do get to meet your advisor, but I really wouldn’t say you are at a disadvantage if you do not go.</p>
<p>@Ryan- any recs re best Chem 111 professor?</p>
<p>I actually do not. The best professor actually just retired after this past year, and I have not had or heard anything about the three professors for this coming fall.</p>
<p>PsychoDad- </p>
<p>In general, people like Frey. I’ve heard good things about Buhro too. No idea about the third. </p>
<p>People who wait to register will most likely get the main prof they want for gen chem. what might be difficult is not getting a poor time for the recitation sections, but you can deal with that. (Recitations are typically led by grad students)</p>
<p>Thanks Johnson- and congrats on graduating!</p>