molliebatmit

Most people take four classes per semester (48 units). Freshmen are limited to 54 units in the fall and 57 units in the spring; everybody else can take as many units as will not make them crazy.

Kitties!!!

What about Terrascope? Does anyone know of any good or bad reviews of it and whether you can take Terrascope and ESG at the same time?

PiperXP

They're both excellent programs for those who like what they offer. I ended up dropping Terrascope because I didn't like it, but I have some friends who absolutely loved it. Second term, I was lucky enough to get into ESG, and I ended up loving that

prime235

What are the classes you have to take (fall and spring) if you join ESG or Concourse?

carmel

for esg--- you have to at least half of your subjects in esg. for me that meant 8.012, 18.02 and 3.091, except that the esg version of 3.091 just means going to an esg recitation (you still go to sadoway's lectures with everyone else. or don't go. whichever.)

here is the faq page from the esg website--
F.A.Q. — ESG: Experimental Study Group

prime235

Hm, what happens if you finish your core by 2nd semester or have only say a single classes left? Do you just start taking mainstream courses then?

carmel

i think so? it is not the case for /too/ many people that they pass out of 8.01 and 18.02, and take 18.03, 8.02, and chemistry in the fall. presumably you can take bio in esg in the spring and the rest mainstream, or all mainstream, but i think that means you are no longer "in esg".... of course you would still be welcome to hang out there. and you could TA a core class if you were good at one of them.

prime235

oh, last question, if you're in esg or concourse, do you have to take 18.03?

PiperXP

No. They don't require you to take a particular class - they require you to take a certain number of classes with them.