yeah. I agree with what everyone has said. I think in the past, particularly freshman year, I have had trouble adjusting to the quarter system and it went a little faster than I was comfortable with, but in general, I think there are two important things I should have done to really allay (sp?) that problem: 1.) Don't treat classes like targets. This isn't one of those circus games where you try to knock over as many as possible as quick as you can. I tried to take all my hard classes at once, and did miserably in all of them. Pick one, maybe two hard classes, and then pick other classes which are bearable, but not as hard. Also, be aware that all 'cores' are going to sucks. Physics core (40 series or 50 series), math core (40 - 50 series), biocore (40 series, I think), econ core (50 series), chem core (30 series) are going to suck and be a lot of work. But. Once you get through them, I've heard from people in various majors, it's not so bad. 2.) Manage your time well. Look at when and where your major assignments will come, be prepared, be on top of it. Go to class, take good notes, stay on top of the work. It'll pay off. Don't give in to the temptation to slack. I'm definitely more a slower learner, but I think these two things help.
well, that's for quarter system. i don't actually know about semester system. what major, or what sort of thing, do you want to do? like, techie or fuzzy? engineering, bio, chem, english...??
I have no clue. I'm only a sophomore (will be a junior in three days, yay!) but I think something in international relations or something like that. I took accounting this year, and realized business was not my thing. So probably international relations or history. =/
Oh. I think that something like MS&E (Management Science & Engineering) might be something for you to try. I mean, there's lots of "Business-y" degrees to look at, like MS&E and/or Econ. And then there's business school, too; Stanford doesn't offer an undergrad degree for business. They're all different and there's lots of different things to try. Accounting, I think, is only one portion of business so I wouldn't necessarily let that scare you off. As for the Sophomore thing, I think it's pretty early to be worrying about any of this stuff, you still have a number of years before you even have to worry about this stuff. I would just leave it till you are at least a Junior or something, applying to schools and whatnot. But who knows. I tend to do everything a little late. Or just, am strongly committed to what I want to do; idk.
1.) Don't treat classes like targets. This isn't one of those circus games where you try to knock over as many as possible as quick as you can. I tried to take all my hard classes at once, and did miserably in all of them. Pick one, maybe two hard classes, and then pick other classes which are bearable, but not as hard. Also, be aware that all 'cores' are going to sucks. Physics core (40 series or 50 series), math core (40 - 50 series), biocore (40 series, I think), econ core (50 series), chem core (30 series) are going to suck and be a lot of work. But. Once you get through them, I've heard from people in various majors, it's not so bad.
2.) Manage your time well. Look at when and where your major assignments will come, be prepared, be on top of it. Go to class, take good notes, stay on top of the work. It'll pay off. Don't give in to the temptation to slack.
I'm definitely more a slower learner, but I think these two things help.
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what major, or what sort of thing, do you want to do? like, techie or fuzzy? engineering, bio, chem, english...??
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As for the Sophomore thing, I think it's pretty early to be worrying about any of this stuff, you still have a number of years before you even have to worry about this stuff. I would just leave it till you are at least a Junior or something, applying to schools and whatnot. But who knows. I tend to do everything a little late. Or just, am strongly committed to what I want to do; idk.
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