<p>My D, a science major who discovered the joys of Spanish at UofC (not a drop of it before starting there!) could not decide which spanish classes to take winter quarter junior year. She was deciding between two upper division undergrad courses and a grad course. She sat in each and liked each so much that she took all three, along with another non-Spanish course and regular lab research.</p>
<p>She survived the experience quite well without any adverse impact on GPA. She also took honors classes whenever she had the chance, and even gave up AP credit for chemistry and biology. Honors O Chem was a piece of work, since she was a rare non-chem major in the class, but she did not miss a beat.</p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind is that UofC, unlike some of its peers, has full time professional advisors for undergrads, in addition to plentiful departmental advisors. The advising can keep the enthusiasm in check, suggest alternatives, prod, motivate, etc. as needed.</p>
<p>One benefit of family weekend especially for first year parents is the chance to meet advisors. They make clear they work for our kids and will not tolerate parental interference, but also put a human face on what can be a key part of our kid’s college experience. For example, it was D’s advisor that pushed D toward certain scholarships.</p>