What classes should you take your freshman year?

Question

What are some of these "breath" requirements? What did you take your freshman year? Also, how far apart should I space my classes?

Answer 1

CLASSES THAT WOULD BE COMFORTABLE FOR A FRESHMAN WOULD BE THE BASIC SUBJECTS THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HAD IN HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU ARE AWARE OF TO FEEL AS IF YOU ARE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL . THAT WOULD BE ENGLISH. MATH ,HISTORY, PHYSCIAL EDUCATION AND TWO ELECTIVES SUCH AS BAND, MUSIC, CLASSES AND AT LEAST ONE MAJOR CLASS. THAT YOU FEEL GOOD WITH. DON'T TAKE NO MORE THAN 5 OR 6 CLASSES AND THATS A LOT . iF YOU HAVE TO TAKE A BIOLOGY, ANATOMY COURSE DONT TAKE 6 ONLY TAKE 4 BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE LAB CLASSES . iF YOU HAVE TO WORK TRY AND SEE IF YOU CAN ARRANGE THEM MWF ONLY OR T. TH FOR YOU SCIENCE CLASSES. ARE BE BREE TO HAVE A JOB. kEEP YOUR CLASSES BACK TO BACK LIKE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WHAT I DID AND IT WAS GOOD AND WORKED FOR ME.THEN AGAIN IT DEPENDS ON YOU WHAT YOU CAN HANDLE AND COMPLETE AND THE GRADES YOU WANT TO MAKE. AND IF YOU ARE A BUSY BODY LIKE TO SEE AND BEE EVEERYWHERE. TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT YOU DIDNT DO IN HIGH SCHOOL AND REMEMBER YOUR PARENTS ARE NOT THERE YOU ARE YOUR OWN BOSS. SO YOU HAVE TO THINK THINK THINK AND BE SMART. DONT GET WILD. BECAUSE YOU DONT HAVE mom and dad HA AH AH. BUT YOU GOT FIVE SENSES AND USE THEM TO STAY SAFE, SMART, ALERT, AND THE PURPOSE YOU ARE GOING TO SCHOOL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT TO BETTER YOUR SELF AND YOUR CONDITION. YOUR FUTURE. A J O B THAT WILL HELP YOU TO MAKE MONEY.

Answer 2

For sure take English and I am not just saying that because I am your English teacher; it is actually helpful! As for your other 2 breadth requirements, I would ask an upperclassman at UCLA what they would suggest for 2-3 relatively easy classes because you definitely do not want to overwhelm yourself the first quarter. Take no more than 2 classes at a time that you know you might struggle with. The rest should be classes that you know you can do well in so that you can gain some confidence and begin to pad the ol' GPA. I would offer more specific breadth requirements but I only know what the easy ones are for CAL!!! Go Bears!

Answer 3

You should take the classes that the university requires first. This gives you time to explore different majors and minors.... especially if you are unsure of what you want to major in... and this might let you see that what you thought you wanted to major in you really don't like. Get your hard classes out of the way... just in case you don't pass them freshman year you have time to take them again. Trust me this helps. Don't space your classes out to far. It is reasonable to take 14-18 credits... depending on how organized and responsible you are. Remember to keep up with what courses you should be taking... don't be totally dependent on your counselor because they can steer you wrong and just when you are suppose to graduate they say you are missing a class. That sucks. My freshman year I had biology, introduction to computers, anatomy, freshman algebra and I can't remember all of them but most of them were university requirements.. By Sophomore year, the second sememster I declared a major and started implementing my major classes while finishing up the univ. requirements.

Answer 4

math, english, a science class (like chemistry, biology, physics), a class related to your major.
Usually an advisor will recommend classes to you.
I would try to take the classes close together. My freshman year my classes were spread out. I had a 9am and then later I had a 6pm class. It just makes the day seem longer. Back to back classes were better for me because if I returned to my dorm room I usually didn't want to leave again in an hour. I liked to get my classes done with in the shortest amount of time possible.
I also tried to get all my classes on the same day, like Mon, Wed, Fri, then you have Tues and Thurs off.

Answer 5

Get all your 101s out of the way. I put my Chem 101 class off until my senior year because I just couldn't make it fit in my schedule, and spent the whole semester kicking myself. No one I knew was in the class and I had to interrupt all my thesis stuff to go spend time in a class I knew I would never need. It would have been better to do it early when I still cared about things like graduation requirements.

Answer 6

I'd suggest taking a equal number of your harder classes as easy ones. I also tried to get my PE requirements out of the way. I also tried to space my classes so that I had atleast a hour between classes, so I could maybe get back to the dorm and carry less to each class. So I could get my things together for each class, and have some time to review some for my next class.

Answer 7

CRam in those frosh classes. They're basically busy work. You'll want to give yourself more time when you get later into college for those big research papers and tests. They're more important. Also, more classes help because it gives you a better understanding of what you want to do.

Just be very diverse in the first year. the worst thing you can do is be specific in your course load ("I want to be a history teacher" so you take all history classes until you realize you HATE reading). Don't trap yourself right away.

Go to www.pickaprof.com to research your classes!!!!!

Answer 8

i recommend taking classes that are prerequisites for other classes that you have to take later on. nothing's worse than having to delay your graduation because you didn't start a required sequence soon enough. e.g. college algebra/trigonometry before you can take calculus 1, etc. this is especially true if you are stuck taking remedial courses in english or math

Answer 9

If your major is undecided, just take the General Education classes first. Ask your advisor for more details about the GE classes at your school.

Answer 10

I am assuming that you are going to UCLA, (because of Bruin love), so if you are, my advice would be balance out classes that are easy/enjoyable for you with requirements. If you are going to UCLA, you can take Fiat Lux seminars, which are open for freshmen and sophomores. Hope this helps.