@olieaa98
My son is a rising junior, and has taken four Econ courses. As noted above, you have to be VERY careful in terms of choosing your instructors in Econ. There are some truly excellent instructors, and there are some really crappy instructors. In light of that, course availability will be an issue for you.
For fall semester Banerjee (who is fantastic) is teaching one of the Intermediate Micro sections, but it’s already full/closed. Another section is listed as being taught by “Staff”, and it is full with a waiting list. The last section is being taught by Antoniadou. Although there are slots available in that section, she has an “avoid at all costs” reputation.
Intermediate Macro is not much better. Two sections, both taught by staff, both filled, with waiting lists of 22 and 37.
For my son, issues like this with course availability had a big effect on his first two years. There are ways to finesse the system, especially if you’re vigilant and quick with the trigger during the add/drop/swap period. But you might want to raise a bit of a stink with your adviser that as an incoming freshman it’s impossible for you to take an appropriate Econ course your first semester at the school.
P.S. @Bernie12 once wrote on these threads that you’re best off looking for good teachers as opposed to looking at course descriptions. A good teacher will make any course worthwhile. In light of that, Banerjee is teaching an Econ freshman seminar, although for variety you might want to take something out of your main area of interest for your seminar.