<p>1) Is it recommend to waive FWS with AP credit? Are non-first years ever required to take FWS (yeah, probably a stupid question)?</p>
<p>All Cornell undergrads have to take two FWS’s sometime before they graduate. Most folks take them their first year, but some do not. AP credits can be used to bypass one or even both seminars, however. You can take the seminars if you think you’re writing is of a high enough quality. There’s always the Knight Institute walk-in if you ever have writing issues.</p>
<p>2) Is it better to retake classes even though I have credits for them so I can do well in class? I’m afraid that my foundation isn’t good enough.</p>
<p>Such as Calc I? I honestly wouldn’t bother. You could if you think you haven’t learned core material properly, but Calc I and Calc II tend to be more difficult than their worth depending on the professor. If you have credits for a course not directly related to your major–but still fits a requirement–I wouldn’t bother wasting time.</p>
<p>4) Are we supposed to pick classes alone, or does someone go over our schedule with us? If there’s someone, where do we contact them?</p>
<p>In most cases, you pick courses based on your major and college requirements during pre-enrollment (or later if you forget >_>). For some folks, certain classes are set in stone and cannot be removed from their schedule, however. Much of schedule building really depends on preference, plans, and other interests. You do have an academic adviser to help you during orientation week and in the future. That adviser is typically a professor or some other faculty member.</p>