Does this look like a decent 1st semester plan?

RubberLotus
Sat, 06 Jul 2013 22:58:07 +0000

Hello, everyone.

My Orientation at College Park is in just a few days, and I’m still afraid that I don’t know my left from my right when it comes to what classes I should and shouldn’t (or can’t) pick. Right now, I’ve gotten into the Honors College’s Gemstone, and my tentative plan is to double-major in Math (on the Statistics track) and Government & Politics.

I’ve been told that it’s a bad idea for a freshman to try to take more than 5 classes in his first semester. With that in mind, I’ve drawn up the following plan for what to fill out at Orientation:


GEMS 100 (mandatory, from what I hear)
ENGL 101 (Academic Writing)
ECON 200
MATH 340
MATH 310


Am I biting off more than I can chew with such an arrangement? If there are any technical issues you find (like a freshman signing up for a sophomore-and-higher-only class) please tell me ASAP!

Also, right now, I’m only registered for a single major in Government & Politics. How do I add the Mathematics - Statistics Track to that?