<p>1) It’s a brutal class. One of the hardest you’ll ever have at NYU. It’s designed to be that way to shock you into realizing what the college workload is like. Many of the teachers are graduate TAs, and a lot of students really struggle to adjust their writing style from the very formulaic high school style to a more adult one. Projects tend to be tough, and unless you’re a very good, creative writer (i.e. one who probably struggled to fit in the box in high school) … it’ll probably be a very time consuming class for you.</p>
<p>There are three ‘cycles’, each one involves two or three drafts and revisions and a final, so in essence you have nine prompts to turn in. You get a grade for each cycle which then gets weighed against your participation, attendance, and other small factors for a final grade.</p>
<p>2) If you passed the placement exam you are in good enough standing to take the course. Do not worry. Study the material, beat it into your brain, get the grade.</p>
<p>3) I took Intensive Intermediate so I can’t answer it perfectly, but it was fairly straightforward. Study the grammar, memorize the vocab, practice pronunciation, and prep for quizzes. An hour a day puts you in great shape.</p>
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<li>You’re looking at 50 minutes minimum via subway, so I wouldn’t say this is feasible if you plan to shower before class. If you don’t have a class following your 9:30, you could just cram food after practice, rush onto the train, go to class grimy (it’s college, and at 9:30am no one expects much of you anyway) and shower after. The real question is why on earth you want a 9:30am when you’re in college. ;)</li>
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