Duke Academic atmosphere?

erudition
Thu, 12 Mar 2015 04:33:37 +0000

@jacobson123‌ : the only class that you’ll “need” to take EGR103 (a MATLAB class). Half of the Duke freshmen are randomly assigned to take Writing 101 during their first semester; the other half take it during their second semester; so right now you can’t really take whether you have to take Writing 101 your first semester or not.
The most suitable option would be to follow the following combination:

1. EGR 103

2. Writing 101, or a SocialScience/Humanities class

3. A math class (most students begin with Calc 1 or 2, but I would suggest skipping these if possible)

4. A chem class (some begin with Chem 101, while others with Organic. 101 is not hard, but Orgo is notoriously hard. Try to avoid both if possible (I’m not sure if Orgo can be avoided though))