20 Credit hours in Freshman Sem 1?

Okay, so the program I’m in for college means I’ll be graduating in 3 years instead of four, so I have to take 20-25 credits a semester. I’m taking a ton of stuff over the summer, but my freshman amount is still going to be around 20 credit hours, and the following classes:
General Chem (4 credits, has prerequisites that I’m taking over summer)
CALC 1 (4 credits, taking prereqs over summer)
SPAN 102 (4 credits, have taken prereqs)
HIST 111 (3 creds)
ENG 102 (Apparently very very easy 3 creds)
Info lit (required for grad, 1 cred)
Intro to my college (idk why they’re making freshmen take this but it’s a credit)

I feel like the only way I can survive taking all major classes in junior year is if I get all the gen eds out of the way now and take like 20 classes.

For context, it’s a third tier college and Calculus is my only 200 level course; I’m a history and applied math double major, and it’s one of the bachelor masters programs where I get my bachelor’s in 3 years then go get a master’s in engineering, and the professor in charge of the program told me that I’m the first trying to finish a double major in 3 years so…

This doesn’t sound enjoyable. Please reconsider. Why not just get a BS in engineering from the start? A masters most likely won’t move the needle.

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Sounds like a terrible idea. College is an adjustment in many ways – academically, socially, etc. IMO first semester freshman year is not the time to overload.

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The school doesn’t offer a BS in engineering, and I know it won’t be enjoyable, I want to know if it’ll be survivable lol like maybe more than 4 hours of sleep a night

What would be a better amount?

Can’t you graduate in 4 years and then get a masters? Do you have an affordable undergrad choice that offers an engineering degree? If you must do the three year program I would encourage you to rethink the double major.

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How about getting a BS in Applied Math only and read history books when you have free time? Then re-evaluate about engineering after year 3.

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I’m in a very specific special program where I’ll be skipping high school to get my bachelor’s and master’s, my school’s one of the only in the nation that offers it and it’s the only one I got into. The double major’s because I’m trying to get a few law internships like clerking because I want to go to law school after my master’s for patent law.

I thought you said you are getting a master’s in engineering?

No, I’m getting a master’s in engineering, and then I’m going to law school for patent law.

I think he means patent law after his masters in engineering but I get the confusion. Am I wrong?

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Yeah, you’re right, thanks!

Got it, duh, lol.

I think it will be tough to get a high GPA in the situation you are proposing. And law school admissions are mostly based on GPA and LSAT score…not the double major, not that you have a master’s in engineering.

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I would start by taking the normal courseload is for the school (adding the extra 1 credit class intro to college class is no issue of course).

Agree that there is no need to double major. Take history courses when they fit in your schedule (you can possibly do a minor with less stress).

It sounds to me like you are young and trying to rush through a bunch of degrees. Patent law is great, but give yourself some leeway to adjust your plans as you grow and learn more about different possible avenues you can take. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Patent law is on my son’s radar. He did Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech.

I’ll stick to getting a BS in math or physics or CS. Forget a double major in history. Nice idea but not practical. You’ll be busy enough.

Then finish your masters in engineering if you want. It’s not necessary for law school.

STEM majors typically do well on the LSAT. I think math majors typically have the highest scores.

Good luck.

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For the history major, it’s mostly because I have a lot more interest in history and I feel like I’d be taking those classes for fun anyways

You gotta drop that history major.

A double major in related fields (e.g., math, physics) in 4 years is hard. A double major in unrelated fields (e.g., double degree of BS in math and BA in history) in 4 years is pretty brutal.

A double major in unrelated fields in 3 years is, in my opinion, not really possible. Plus prereqs for your engineering masters (I assume that’s why you’re taking gen chem)? That’s insane. You will burn out and perform poorly in your courses. That will not equip you well for graduate school (or life).

With a BS in math, you won’t need to take a foreign language. You can take history-focused gen eds and read in your spare time to scratch your itch.

Get your BS in one subject and kick butt at it. Then grad school, law school, whatever, will be there for you and you’ll be well-prepared.

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Skipping high school? Getting a bachelor’s degree or two with dual majors in three years?

This sounds like a bad idea to me. I think that you are setting yourself up for failure. However, I think that we need a lot more information to give accurate advice.

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