19 credits first semester

SmithieandProud
Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:26:21 +0000

Latin is required for Medevial studies, but Greek is not. And correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the Greek class at Smith taught through the Classics department (i.e. it’s Ancient Greek, so it’s not going to help you with study abroad…It’s for students who need the Greek to read Virgil and others in the original)? Elementary Latin and Elementary Greek are both really challenging courses. I’m actually surprised you could even make them fit into your schedule time-wise, since I’m pretty sure they meet every day. I would really consider taking one or the other, because keep in mind that with elementary language classes you need to take both semesters or you don’t get credit for either semester, so there’s no dropping out at the end of Fall semester.

Honestly, I would drop one of those language classes and instead take Intro to Anthropology. You need that as a pre-req if you’re serious about trying to major in Anthro and I’m pretty sure it’s only offered in the Fall. If you really want to keep your options open, that’s the way I would do it.

Re: Yoga, it probably will be full, but go to the class for the first couple of weeks anyway. A lot of upperclasswomen who signed up for it in the spring may be less enthusiastic in the fall, so likely a lot of people will drop out as it goes along. That was certainly the case with most of the ESS classes I was in. Also, if I could make a suggestion, one ESS class that’s really fun for beginners and likely to not be full is Squash. If you like fencing (i.e. playing against a partner, learning footwork and wristwork) you probably would also like squash.