<p>U101 is very hit and miss. Three people failed my U101 class. Most classes have 100% A’s. It’s really luck of the draw. You could end up with a really difficult class like mine or a really easy fun class.</p>
<p>A great way to meet other freshmen and make friends is through U101, though. Two of my best friends in college are girls that I met in my U101 class. Dance 101 would probably be a large lecture class. Lecture classes make it difficult to make friends.</p>
<p>That being said, U101 isn’t a requirement for most majors to graduate. (I still haven’t figured out what majors do require it, although there was a junior in my class freshman year who had to take it because he switched to a major that required it.) An arts class usually is.</p>
<p>I’d rethink Dance 101 though. If you have other options (such as Music Appreciation, Jazz Appreciation, Theatre, etc), I’d recommend those. Most of the people I know who took Dance Appreciation really didn’t like it… but it does usually fit the requirements for graduation.</p>
<p>For transferring into Honors, smaller classes will help you. You’ll be able to know your professors better and get better recommendations. I’m not sure what your major is, but if you’re mostly in lecture courses, it might help to take U101 just so you can get a professor who knows you really well. If you’re like me, and most of your classes are small (25 or less), then that’s probably a lot less important.</p>
<p>Also, remember. You can add and drop classes any time you like during the first week, so it might serve you well to go ahead and sign up for one (or both if you can) and then go to class the first week and get a feel for things. I knew that my U101 class was going to be rough after our very first meeting during the Freshman Reading. When we met, our professor wanted to really discuss the book and was very serious about the whole thing. Afterwards, I talked to a lot of other students in different U101 classes and their professors were much more laid back and were more concerned with getting to know each other, rather than talk about some random book that literally never got mentioned again. I also took a look at the syllabus and saw how much work was going to be involved in the class. The signs are all there.</p>