How's Freshman Edge?

failure622
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 01:16:22 +0000

I did Transfer Edge two years ago. I entered as a junior, EECS, pretty behind on lower div classes. I took CS61A and CS61BL together over the summer… don’t do that.

The Edge program is basically just for students who want to take summer classes before they enter. You’ll get a bit of a fee cut, and they’ll have a couple programs on campus. I think they also reserve space in housing for incoming students, and you’ll get to live with a bunch of other Edge students, though I didn’t live on campus that summer. I think they also do some day trips, like to SF or an amusement park, but again I kinda tuned out on that part. I was in the program because it made summer session a little less expensive, and I was doing summer either way.

As for academics… summer moves twice as fast. That means you should only be taking half of a normal workload, or less. 8 credits (~2 real classes) is a full load. Don’t take two technical classes together, it won’t be fun, and you’ll want some time to hang out with new friends or explore the area. I’ve heard humanities classes (or the reading/comp requirements) are a little easier over the summer, but I don’t have any personal experience with those.