i like to plan early. so what? :3

Colleges & Universities Columbia University
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<p>Hi guys. I’m going to be a SEAS student this fall, and I was worrying a little about my course schedule. I know that SEAS students are required to take 5 classes each semester, but there are 9 columns of courses to take (physics, chem, english, required nontech, required tech, compsci, phys ed, and gateway)!! I guess that leaves us freshpeople to plan out our own schedules by picking five classes, right?
For a prospective ORFE or CS major, how does this look:

  1. physics (level 1, 1401, 1402)
  2. chemistry (level 1, 1403)
  3. calculus (level 3, V1101)
  4. english comp (c1010) —> (second semester, this is gateway lab)
  5. econ (W1105) ----> (second semester, this is computer science)
    ^ Does this seem like a brutal schedule? Too easy?</p>
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<p>this is pretty much the easiest schedule a SEAS freshman can take. engineering students generally take 5 or 6 courses their first semester.</p>

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<p>it is not brutal at all, pretty standard for first year students in engineering.</p>

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<p>okay thank you.
also, would a 3.3-2.5 GPA from freshman/sophomore year cut it for financial engineering?? or would i need a 3.6+ to be competitive?</p>