Vanderbilt first semeseter course load too hard?

Kaleab470
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 14:01:24 +0000

Hello,

I am an incoming freshman to Vanderbilt University and going for the CS and Math double major. The following are the classes I enrolled for:
Math 1300
CS 1101
Physics 1601 with labs
Introduction to engineering 1401-1403

(Total of 14 hrs)

I have taken upto the end of calculus 3 in my high school but I have to start from calc 1 in college because I don’t have credits for them. So even though I hear that 1300 is a tough course I feel it would be reasonable easy. I have also taken a college introduction to CS with python this year so I feel that too would be manageable plus I am currently learning Java too (the language used in CS1101). The introduction to engineering modules aren’t generally hard from what I heard. The physics with lab course is going to be the one course I feel will really challenge me. I’m not saying that the others will be a walk in the park, I mean it’s Vanderbilt after all, but that I already saw the syllabus for CS1101 and math1300 and I’m familiar with almost all of what is taught. Although this is what I feel, my advisor and many others think I should take an easier load and shouldn’t take calc and physics at the same time. What are your thoughts on this matter? There’s still the open enrollment period so I can still change my schedule.