<p>UGBA 10 - Robinson
FRENCH 2 - it says Chavdarian, but all the sections do…explanation?
POLI SCI 2 - Janos
ESPM 50ac - Spreyer
& MATH 16a @ BCC </p>
<p>It’s 16 units + 3 BCC units, which is more than recommended but I hear languages aren’t hard, just busy work, and ESPM 50ac is a fairly easy class (I opted to take it instead of a random seminar, most are full anyway).</p>
<p>Does anyone have any input on Janos as a teacher?</p>
<p>Also, can I get from Lewis to Wheeler or Wheeler to Cheit in 10 minutes? The 10 minute Berkeley time rule applies to ALL classes right?</p>
<p>And how does this schedule look in general? Thank you very much in advance!</p>
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<li> Don’t take UGBA 10 your first semester. It’s a tough transition.</li>
<li> I heard language classes are very demanding. I’ve never heard that they’re not hard.</li>
<li> Taking math at BBC counts as concurrent enrollment. You have to petition for it and you should have better reasons than not wanting to take the harder calc class at Berkeley.</li>
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<p>That’s not going to fly, especially for a freshman since you have 7 more semesters to take the class. When it refers to course availability, it’s mainly talking about seniors who need to take a class to graduate, but can’t because the class conflicts with another core class.</p>
<p>Yeah I wouldn’t recommend UGBA first semester either. I also heard it’s not that hard, but because majority of students in that class are Haas-hopefuls, curves are killer.</p>
<p>ahh so too drop french or ugba? i was pretty set on both :-/
also, i’d be short on units and i wouldn’t mind seminars, but the ones i was interested in are full</p>
<p>im sure you could do fine in ugba (or just as well as you would do if you took it another semester) but it’s a pretty annoying class. you have a graded curved assignment (either paper/test) 9 of the 15 weeks and i rather chill and hangout (with less on my mind) my first semester.</p>
<p>Seda Chavdarian is the director of lower div. French, so she’s always listed. Usually you get a GSI. French 2 is work – all language courses are. It’s definitely at a different level than HS French. If you have the interest and the focus, it shouldn’t be hard, especially if you’ve had a solid background.</p>
<p>You can take a decal class to make up for units if you drop something else like UGBA.</p>
<p>if I didn’t take the Math course at BCC, would my schedule be too heavy?
16 units is more than recommended, and I definitely want time to be able to get to know the people in my dorms and make friends haha</p>
<p>16 units is recommended. The problem I’ve seen with taking 12 or 13 units is that you start off thinking that Cal is easier than it is. Most people I know took 16~18 units in their first semester and didn’t experience any “difficulty shock” or whatever you’d like to call it.</p>
<p>I do suggest dropping the BCC course, not only because your 16-unit load is enough (especially French - difficulty is not as big of a problem as effort required, as that translates to time), but because the time it takes to go from UC to BCC and back will add up.</p>
<p>My recommendation is 16 units, all on campus, whatever that works out to be for you.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input! I wanted to take Math 16A at BCC so I could transition into Math 16B at Cal. Math 16A’s curve is just too hard at Cal and I heard that 16B’s Harrington isn’t too bad, but I think i’ll just hold off on that and go with 16 units.</p>
<p>This is horrible advice. The issue isn’t “difficulty shock”. The issue is that there are a lot of distractions as a new freshman. Taking too many units is a recipe for disaster.</p>
<p>Like I said, most people I knew did pretty well - the most disastrous first semester GPA was at least a 3.0 (best were 4.0 and a few 3.9s). Most of the distractions come at the beginning of the semester when courses haven’t ramped up yet, so I don’t think the transition to college really gets in the way with a 16-unit load.</p>
<p>Some random points from my experience:
I hear language classes are, in general, easy to ace.
I would suggest adding 5 classes and possibly dropping one.
Some would advise you to take UGBA10 to see if it’s ‘right’ for you (then you should take no more than 4 classes)
A doable schedule really depends on you. Take into consideration your ‘travel’ time too. + clubs, etc.</p>
<p>I agree with statement. I’ve taken around 15-17 units since freshman year. It’s very much so doable. Distractions come along, but you get used to them by the end of the first semester. </p>
<p>Try not to sign up for everything your freshman year. Chill a little, maybe 1-2 clubs. But if you try every club/activity, you’ll find that you’re going to none-stop club meetings etc.</p>
<p>I personally took UGBA 10 my first sem and got an A. </p>
<p>And ESPM 50AC is a joke… it doesn’t really count as a class. (took this before also)</p>
<p>does anyone have input about professor janos?</p>
<p>so in general…
UGBA 10
POLI SCI 2
FRENCH 2
ESPM 50ac
should be a find load, though it’s 16 units?
(Should I nix the BCC Math16a class? It’s one night a week.)</p>
<p>I do want to be able to get to know my dormmates and have some time to just explore as well.
also, any input is greatly appreciated! It really helps to hear everyone’s opinions, even if they are differing.</p>
<p>That looks really doable and won’t stress you out too much. B/c in fall you’re meeting people, getting a little partying in, joining clubs, going to games you don’t want to have more than that going on.</p>