need an easy filler course

tulanechild
Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:27:36 +0000

I’m actually not a science major. I did what you are doing now for the wrong reasons. I could do science well enough but hated it with a passion. Nothing about it excited me or motivated me to put any more effort than what was needed to make that A. My motives were this: I’ve got to be pre-med, I’ve got to be a doctor, I’ve got to make money. Life is short, however, and I realized I’d much rather teach than be a doctor. That’s what motivates me and makes me happy.

In the end, I don’t think what I did was a mistake. I got all of my science requirements out of the way my first semester. However, if I could do it again, I would have taken one science class per semester and filled the rest with classes that interested me. Why? There’s no reason to fill your schedule with hard science classes unless you are pre-med. (For the record, I also would have taken geology instead of chemistry, because this actually interests me.)

Don’t tie yourself down with the scholars programme. If you want to be pre-med, you can accomplish this your second semester sophomore year if you really want to. If you don’t study abroad it is even easier. I suggest taking a science, math, language, tides, a class that fills the cultural requirement at Tulane, and maybe an easy fine arts class (dance or music theory.) That way you’re getting a good taste of ALL subjects while filling (most) all your requirements. It also will be an easier schedule.