<p>I’m kind of struggling in one of my General Ed courses (DES 40) right now. I don’t want to put myself in an early hole, especially since I’m a freshman! I currently am barely maintaining my full-time status with 12 units, and the P/NP deadline is November 5th. My concern is that, as much as my instinct tells me to do P/NP, only 2 classes will reflect my GPA if I do decide P/NP. I believe I have a good chance at an A in one of them (MAT 21B), but the other one not quite as much (a programming general ed class, I have basic programming skills and have been doing well on the HWs but don’t know how the midterm is going to be). However, DES 40 is based on 3 exams and a research paper. I didn’t do well on the first exam (got a C), and I’m terrible with research papers and writing in general. Should I go P/NP, or is that actually a bigger risk?
P.S. I’m going to do 17 units Winter Quarter, and am hoping to get my English requirement done with ENL 3. Can I take that P/NP? And will too many P/NP classes (like if they make up 1/4 of my units) present a negative impression of me?</p>