<p>^^Sounds grim, or heroic, or both. Son says he knows someone taking DS and Math 230.</p>
<p>Oh, lovely. I’d still give the nudge to Orgo, though, because of its notoriety for difficult grading, and because the requisite lab is a massive time-sink that Math 230 can’t match.</p>
<p>amciw, thanks for your kind words about time management. It’s a major challenge for any college student (particularly freshmen who are making many adjustments) and also i think, especially for Elis who seem to thrive on ECs. My son is in L3 Russian, but there is still a significant amount of homework and language lab type work that is hugely time consuming. so over the weekend, after much soul searching, he took the decision to drop Russian for now. He had the option of taking L5 Latin this fall, so he’ll probably do that in the spring semester or take a QR course to meet the skills requirement. i think his big sib’s advice was excellent and in the end, carried the day. She argued that Directed Studies is only for freshman year and he should make the most of it. </p>
<p>memake–i cannot imagine Orgo + Directed Studies. my hat’s off to your daughter!</p>
<p>(p.s. when i looked at my son’s schedule for the week without the Russian classes and homework, it was still completely packed out and i have no idea how the Russian ever fit in)</p>
<p>“memake–i cannot imagine Orgo + Directed Studies. my hat’s off to your daughter!”</p>
<p>No no. She declined the DS option. She’s pretty busy, though, with 5 credits + YSO + a couple of other music things (don’t want to get too detailed/identifying). Although the organic chemistry takes the most amount of prep time, none of the classes feel like guts to her. She’s particularly troubled by her lack of practise time.</p>
<p>memake–it’s still a heavy load, with or without DS! scheduling the practice time is an ongoing challenge, but i have a feeling your daughter is doing well. are you going up for any of the YSO concerts?</p>
<p>Glad to hear that; he made the right choice. What college is he in?</p>