Academic exploration vs. maintaining GPA???

Princetonian2012
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:24:58 +0000

Thanks for answering! This is exactly the type of information I was hoping for.
Also, I was wondering,

1. Are large intro classes (humanities or otherwise) easier or harder to get As in? I heard that though the material is easy, the curve tends to be unforgiving.

2. Should I be looking to take 100-level hum courses during the first semester? or more difficult 200 level ones? this is all really new to me so forgive me if these are sort of silly questions.

3. Are freshman seminars / the writing seminar harder to earn As in? If they are considered hard courses, I should take them with easier course loads right?

4. Would you recommend that I take the HUM sequence (216/217)? It seems interesting but hard – I don’t want be overambitious and kill my GPA right off the bat.
and, embarassing as it is to ask,

5. Broadly speaking, what are considered “easy-A courses” or courses where it is easy to earn a good grade in? would these perhaps be humanities classes in general?
Thanks!