How is my Duke Freshman schedule?

eagertolearn
Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:20:53 +0000

OP,
Your Focus counts towards the seminar credit. As for whether to take Chem 31 v. Chem 43 v. Chem 151 (old numbers), that’s really up to you. I have heard that Chem 43 helps in preparation for Orgo; however, if you have AP credit of a 5, I would jump straight into Orgo 1. There is a slight advantage to taking Orgo 1 your first semester freshman year because of the curve, but as SBR mentioned, it is really not all that different in comparison to the alternate curve. Orgo’s really not that difficult if you work hard and practice constantly. Unless you have Hong, which you won’t. He held us to an exceptionally high standard because he was a fantastic professor.

-eagertolearn