Freshman Year Chem Class

catsmash
Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:35:34 +0000

Hi, I’m an incoming freshman who plans to major in chemical engineering. Because I received a 5 on AP Chem during junior year of high school, my advisor suggested that I simply not take any chemistry courses at all during freshman year (as the chem AP credit allows me to skip the entire general chemistry sequence), and then take orgo sophomore year. Alternatively, if I were feeling brave enough, my advisor noted that I could just take orgo freshman year.

Is taking no chem classes freshman year actually a good idea? I’m really worried that, by the time of sophomore year, I’ll have forgotten most of my chem and be unprepared for orgo. Or maybe I should take orgo as a freshman? I really have no idea what to make of this.

What would you guys recommend I do?