<p>If you’re going to be an engineering major, I’d recommend pref-ing the engineering electives you’re interested in first, then whatever intro level hum class seems interesting next. </p>
<p>This will probably be your only chance to take Autonomous Vehicles or Energy Engineering, so don’t miss out on those if they interest you. </p>
<p>Using your elective for a hum would be smart because engineering majors get so few free electives. If you take a random bio or “Art of Calculus” elective right off the bat, then you’re basically giving up an engineering upper-div elective or a technical elective that’ll be far more useful/interesting than the random frosh ones. </p>
<p>As far as choosing hums goes, don’t worry about understanding the hum requirements. Just choose whatever interests you. Avoid upper-div (100+) hums unless you have a strong interest and foundation in the subject.</p>
<p>@Suin: I’m pretty sure the Econ 54 class would be on the Mudd campus. The Pomona Micro class is Econ 52 and the CMC version is Econ 50.</p>