<p>Hey, I don’t know if this will help but this was my schedule first and second semester:</p>
<p>Fall semester:
Gen Chem 141- Mulford (excellent prof, goes a little fast, hard tests, but great lecturer. Other good lecturers include Morkin who also gives out hard tests, and Weaver who I heard isn’t that great of a lecturer compared to the other two, but his tests are generally regarded as “easier” in that they are more straightforward)</p>
<p>Bio 141- Escobar (easy tests, but kind of boring. People generally say Spell is the best lecturer, and of course, gives out the hardest tests. Eisen does case studies, which basically allows you to apply what you learned in class to new situations.)</p>
<p>Drawing/Painting I (should have been an easy A, but I failed my sketchbook check since I didn’t pay attention that it was worth 30%. Don’t be an idiot like me and assume things, read the syllabus twice and pay attention to the grade distribution. -_-‘’ Also, subjective in grading art pieces.)</p>
<p>Freshmen seminar (Religious themes in Miyazaki’s films- Reinders (easy A, weekly essays based on films, regurgitation of reading information on the midterm/final. Chill teacher, extra credit project that everyone got 100%'s on, fun class. ^_^)</p>
<p>Spring semester:
Chem 142- Mulford (Many complaints that he goes too fast. He actually goes at the same speed, but the material was new unlike 141, so many found it hard to keep up. I was one of them, but I also suck at science so if you can handle it, go for him! Again, amazing lecturer. My friends all got A’s. Kindt was a new teacher. Easy 1st and 3rd test, but hard 2nd test. Covered less material than other teachers. I’ve heard mixed reviews about him)</p>
<p>Bio 142- Passalacqua (AMAZING PROF. Written tests, so if you suck at MC like me, you’ll probably do well in her class. She worked under Eisen so her class is similar to his; she does case studies too. I personally found these very rewarding and challenging, since it really forces you to think about what you learned and apply it, rather than straight up memorization. She’s a great lecturer as well, a lot of students enjoyed her. I heard bad things about Shepherd and Campbell, something about using Spell’s [the hardest prof, remember?] tests yet being awful lecturers.)</p>
<p>Art History 102- Fletcher (I had AP credit for 101, but you don’t have to take 101 to take 102. Emory has a very strong Art History program, and 101/102 is unique in that the course utilizes all the Art History profs. Instead of one prof lecturing you in all the styles and periods of art, you have diff profs who are all experts in their fields rotate in lecturing you in what they’re good at. It really exposes you to the diff profs lecture styles early on, and definitely helped me decide which profs I wanted and which ones I didn’t in the future [I’m an Art History major.] Easy A if you can remember and regurgitate stuff. I went to all the classes but never read the textbook, didn’t review, and only studied the day before the midterm/final and got A’s on both of them. You have mini seminar style classes on Thursdays or Fridays where there are about 10-20 ppl per class to go over that week’s lectures. Professor Fletcher’s amazing, as is Merrill. I heard Stone was good too. I didn’t really like Cronan.)</p>
<p>Ancient Egyptian Studies- Goldman (I love this man! Very cool, very chill, very interested in his students. Weekly papers due. Grading of these papers is subjective, but we had two quizzes and no midterm/final. He also tells you what you need to remember for the quizzes- basically, giving out the questions ahead of time. I think everyone made A’s on those quizzes. Lots of mandatory reading, since he places heavy emphasis on participation.) </p>
<p>As you can see, I didn’t take a heavy “premed load”. I enjoy the humanities and would rather balance out two science classes with classes I found interesting. I’m taking Orgo, Chinese, Math, and Art History next semester, same load except Bio in place of Art History Spring semester for sophomore year, and Physics, Chinese, unknown class, and a high level Bio class junior year. </p>
<p>Ah, forgot to mention. I got credit so I skipped out of the English freshmen writing class. Also, keep in mind that Chem and Bio both have weekly labs. Many people have complained during exam times, since it seemed like these were two extra classes as opposed to components of the classes they were taking. But only during exam times (and sometimes Bio lab papers. Ew.) For the remaining time, most people generally do their prelabs/studying for weekly Bio quizzes 15 minutes before class, and have gotten good grades. Anyways, good luck! The professors here are amazing, all (and I mean ALL) of the professors I had were extremely welcoming and eager to help during office hours, and encourage you to attend office hours. And aside from some competitive premed snobs, the majority of the premeds here are friendly and cooperative with each other.</p>