Not taking math first semester of college?

Marita
Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:13:43 +0000

My college only allows freshmen to take four courses in the fall semester. If all goes according to plan, I will enroll in an intensive Western civilization class that takes up two course slots, as well as a French literature class (I haven’t taken French for several months and feel that it’s necessary to jump back in, especially since I love the language). I originally was going to make the fourth course Calculus I or II, but my college offers small classes for freshmen only on interesting subjects, and the one I’m most interested in–about ancient Egypt and with an outstanding professor–is in the fall, so I would actually prefer taking that.

Other info that might help: I am interested in majoring in English, history, politics, philosophy, classics, etc. I have always liked math but know that I will not major or minor in it. I spent senior year doing fairly well in AP Calculus AB, and I’m not sure how far I plan to go in taking math courses in college…it’s possible I would only take two or three more during my undergraduate career because I have so many other academic interests.

Would it be bad for me to have an all-humanities courseload for first semester? Would taking a break from math until the spring dull my mind or something along those lines?