Definitely sounds like a good plan. If you have a major picked out, then start adding some of the lower level requirements to your class schedule starting in the Spring semester. It’s good to get as many of those over with as you can early. Finish your generals as soon as you can, but it’s not a big deal if you’re still taking a science class your senior year–in fact, it mixes things up a bit!

I’m guessing you’re taking 12 credits with those classes, which is a good number to start off. If you handle it fine, move up to 15 in the Spring.

Good luck at school! Remember, you’re paying a lot for tuition, so go to class once in a while (esp that math class if you struggle). Take advantage of the professors’ office hours if you have questions–your grade will be better because you know more and because the professor knows you!

Before I begin, so many factors contribute to this solution (do you study well? are you strong in the fundamental topics pertaining to these classes? can you sacrifice your time for this schedule? can your body/mind handle this strain?). And before you read this, if you are already worried and scared, then maybe that is a sign that you should re-consider your scheduling decision. If your a good student, you will be able to adapt to the difficulty and succeed. Of course the pace, workload, etc. is going to be excruciatingly difficult and time consuming, but you will find that you are an able and competent student. Personally, I feel the more work I push onto myself, the more focused and dedicated I become. But again, your life should be balanced. You should not compromise your social life, personal life, family life, etc. for your academic life. It’s unfair to yourself and others, you should enjoy life as it only comes once. By reading your schedule, we can already safely assume that the majority of your time is going to be dedicated to classes. But you have to account for homework time and study time when midterms/finals come around. Can you make this time sacrifice? Can you push aside friends and other activities? Remember, classes are good, but it’s human experience and events that really expand your mind. That is why you should be going to a university, not for the classes but for the experience. Also, do taking all these courses help or hurt you in the long run? For example, would you want 4 B’s in one semester or 2 A’s in two semesters? Remember to be patient. If your confident that you can handle AND do well in all these classes, of course do it! But if you feel like you need to space these classes out over time (as most people would), then don’t be afraid to take a bit more time and take this path instead. Hope this helps, UC Santa Cruz EE Student

it’s definitely doable. it usually depends on the professor on whether or not you have a lot of homework/essays/projects to do. just make sure you have enough time to study at home for each subject.

just don’t overload yourself with too many classes like i did my first semester in college. i decided to take 6 classes while having a part time job. i ended up failing 1 and getting a D in another. especially if this is your very first semester in college i would suggest that you start off slow to see how many courses you are capable of. if you can pull off an acceptable grade then take more classes.

Yes, very doable for a 1st timer adjusting to college. It is a full-time schedule, but not over doing it. Once you adjust, you can move up to take more credit hours next semester if you want. As long as you and your advisor agree to this for your major, you will be fine!

Really depends on many things. In terms of hours/credits, isn’t that about 12? It’s the minimum for a full-time student at my school. It should be perfect for settling in. If your high school prepared you well, it should be fairly easy.

Just think of it this way. You used to be going to high school M-F for about 7-8 hours a day (~35-40 hrs/week). With this schedule you’re spending about 12 hrs/week. You should have plenty of time to study or do whatever you want.

Most of the freshmen I know take about 5 classes at 15 hours/credits.

I hope you’ve already spoken to an advisor at your college before picking your classes. You want to be sure you’re taking the classes that you need to graduate.

It looks good to me though. The guy who says it doesn’t look challenging is just trying to show off his brain to compensate for something else. You’re doing fine.

To be honest, it doesn’t sound very challenging to me at all — so it is certainly “doable.”

During my first semester of college, I took Calculus, Physics, Physics Lab, Advanced French, Philosophy and English Literature and Composition.