<p>A bit of clarification: as a first semester first-year, you can take up to 4 courses (most take 4, some do take 3). 4 courses may or may not be equivalent to 4 units of credit. You can take a lab (or more, though it’s not recommended) and have a credit total of 4.25 or 4.5. </p>
<p>Personally, my 4.0 units first-semester first year was more than enough work for me. There’s a lot of other factors you have to consider you first semester, so you shouldn’t bite off more than you can chew with your courseload. </p>
<p>PS. advantgious – you wake up really really early… especially with daylight savings time</p>