<p>i have a lot of friends commuting from that area. it’s doable, and a lot less cheaper, but you have to make an effort to find friends/form study groups/etc. shouldn’t be too much of a problem. also, it limits your scheduling, because it’s obviously less convenient to have 8am classes or 5pm classes since you have to drive home… so take that into consideration as well. especially as a CSE major, you will have a lot of pre-req classes to do at various times…</p>
<p>Thanks for your input. Can you make any suggestions on making that effort to meet people? Also, will this be a handicap to my GPA? By that I mean will I be getting lower grades than those who live on campus.</p>
<p>make an effort to talk to people in your classes, ask them to study together, have lunch sometime, you know… the more people the better. it shouldn’t be a handicap to your GPA as long as you stay on top of things. my friends who commute are also commuting next year, so it’s clearly not a problem to them… try it out for a year and see how it goes. living on campus is obviously a lot more convenient, but i think that people here waste so much time anyway, haha…</p>
<p>Instead of dealing with libraries and time limits, just buy the previous edition of the book (about $15) after asking the professor if the new edition is significantly different–most professors designed their class using a previous edition of the txtbk.</p>
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<p>I have one friend who’s a CS major and commutes. It’s harder for her to meet people since she’s not living in the dorms, but she’s involved in a couple of student groups at school so she stays on campus for the meetings and then goes home afterward. </p>
<p>Your GPA shouldn’t be influenced and may be higher than others because you won’t be as distracted as those living in the dorms. (assumption)</p>
<p>Is there a way to waitlist in a discussion class while i am already enrolled in a different sectiondiscussion class. I am in an 8am discussion but i want to try and get into an 11 AM discussion, however there is one person on the waitlist. is there anyway to waitlist for this while still keeping my 8:00am in case i don’t get into the class</p>
<p>How does summer housing work for the Research Experience for Undergraduates? I’m currently enrolled in summer classes and will be dropping them if I get in to that program, but either way I need housing. How does that work?</p>
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<p>As far as I know, that’s not possible. You should talk to your teacher/TAs and see if they will let you switch sections. Usually, they are willing to as long as you can find someone from another section to trade with.</p>
<p>Does anyone know about taking courses online? How exactly does it work? Would you recommend it? Because I am considering taking Desma9 over the summer…</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>how hard would this schedule be for a first quarter freshman?</p>
<p>Chem 20A (maybe honors)
Physics 6A
Math 32A
Econ 11</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>^you should take it light and then gradually add on your schedule</p>
<p>Should probably drop that physics.</p>
<p>Should probably change that physics to a 1A and add an 89HC</p>
<p>Why would I need an Honors contract class? Or was this sarcasm?</p>
<p>With that heavy a course-load, thought maybe you were a massochist. So a little bit of sarcasm, yes.</p>
<p>haha ok thanks</p>
<p>Though honestly, I don’t see why you would take 6A instead of 1A if you’re taking Math 32A and Chem 20A.</p>
<p>biochemistry</p>
<p>why are there two math series, Math 3a and 3b and Math 31a and 31b, and how hard is the placement test to get into these, thanks</p>
<p>3 is for people not majoring in physical sciences. From what I’ve seen there isn’t a placement test for the 30’s</p>