In the fall I think im gonna take Physics 1 + Lab, Organic Chem + Lab, Calc 3, and an intro to matericals science class. The materials class and physics lab are supposed to be easy. Calc should be manageable. Orgo and physics together are what scares me. I know a bunch of kids who struggle in each one seperately, so together i can't see it being any better. Anybody take a schedule that looked similar to this? Any engineers who could offer some advice on the difficulty of all these? Much appreciated.

I am a mechanical major, Bio medical minor.

Physics 1 is cake, just do not fall behind right in the beginning or catching up will really difficult. I took a material systems class our school calls it, really really easy stuff, just a lot of memorization. Calc 3 wasnt too bad, our work load depended on what professor you had, ours was not a whole lot of work outside of class if you could keep up. I didnt have to take O chem but I have heard it is a ton of work.

This semester I have Biology 2, Heat and mass transfer, engineering economics, advanced mechanics of materials and senior design. It is bending me over on top of working 25 hours a week.

I've heard from most people here that physics is really tough, but the grading system is a little softer so im hoping that will help me out. Organic chem is just gonna be a bitch and i know it, 9 hours of class a week for 5 credits. 4 exams (for the class part) and thats your grade. Its required for my degree tho so i wanna just get it out of the way since i need it for the higher level classes too. Oh well, im sure you got it worse since the only biomed i know just gets crapped on by the school.

well Physics can be really really tough if it doesn't click right off the bat. I knew a lot of kids who had to retake it, it was definitely the first class the required a lot of outside class work. We had these homework problems writtne by this program called CAPA. We had a CAPA assignment due every Friday by 5 and they would take about 10 solid hours to get done. Everything in there is the basis for every class for the rest of you major, so it is definitely something you want to learn and not just pretend to learn enough pass.

Yea im pretty sure i need to average 15-17 credits a semester to graduate with my Materials Science Major and a minor in Econ. Im thinkin if i take spring classes i hopefully won't have to take this shitty of semester's all the time. Oh well, i like chemistry a decent amount but when i took inorganic my first semester the exams were the hardest ones i've taken so far. Oh well, at least i won't have to do anymore programming shit. I would rather cut my dick and balls off and have it become a traumatizing internet sensation than do that shit again.

Im an ME major... and the physics is the basis for a lot of classes.

Make sure you actually learn it. What other ME classes do you have to take?

That sounds a lot like my statics class haha. We had these long terrible 3 problem sets due MWF every week, it was a ton of work and a ton of material. Mine was kind of hard but I actually enjoyed it.

Meah. Some of my friends said similar shit. They came in with loads of AP credits and can afford to take 12 a semester and graduate on time. I can't afford to take that few (my rents are currently paying for my tuition, but i know they can't afford it for very long). I just gotta sack up and work my ass off to graduate in time.

Ochem sucks ass. i'm <strike>failing</strike> taking it right now

thats a lot of credits for taking those classes. At my old school people said cal 3 was easier then cal 2 if you understood that one. physics 1 shouldn't be too bad. o chem is going to bend you over no matter what. have fun living in the library for the semester.

I took pretty much the same schedule as that once, only it was Calc 2 and instead of Materials I added a Molecular Biology class. It's a tough workload, but it's definitely manageable.

I liked Organic. The lab is not really that bad either. The first hour or so you set up the experiment, and then you usually have at least an hour or two of down time. Just make sure to take a look at the experiment before you get into lab so you know what you're going to be doing, and don't have to waste time with the other school donks looking around at what everyone else is doing.

Physics should not be a problem with your background in Calc. That's what a lot of people struggle with in that course. Well, that and the formulas. The lab is a joke.

It's going to suck, but like you said, these are classes you have to take, so just suck it up and get through it. Good luck.

when ppl say things like this i wonder;

a)have they ever taken a load like this with these classes

b)have they ever had a social life

c)are they just saying this for shits and giggles or to sound smart/experienced

obv no offense meant

Yes I have experience. 27hrs Spring of my Junior yr...including Chem and Calc+20-30hrs a week part time job and a girlfriend.

I took 21 credits one semester and 18 the next, but that was all BS intro crap classes that I wanted to get out of the way.

You might want to think about this one, those are some tough classes.

Why not slow down, lighten the load, and actually LEARN something by concentrating on each one individually?

Im in pharmacy school and we are taking 20hrs this semester, its a lot of material but its very doable.

I really liked Ochem but some people hated it and really had a tough time with it in undergrad.