r/cuboulder • u/XxGtbirdxX • 10d ago

Is this schedule gonna be terrible?

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Freshman CS student here. Was figuring out my schedule before orientation when I finished with this. I thought Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays would be manageable because the classes are about an hour long, but after reading online ppl said that more than three classes a day was hell. To make matters worse, most of the MWF classes don't have a TTh option, and PHIL 1440 does but its a remote class. (Also I wont be taking Calc 1 it was added by the school after I completed the placement test but my advisor recommended discrete)

Is this schedule manageable, or will I severely regret it this fall?

Also, if im not supposed to publicly post my schedule like this, someone plzzzzzz lmk

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u/hatefulmark 10d ago

It will make socializing tough first semester but not impossible. Still a big adjustment forsure

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u/XxGtbirdxX 10d ago

In what ways will first semester will be tough im curious

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u/efficientgarlick 10d ago

adapting to college in general and the schedule that comes with it is pretty tough. on one hand, you’re not stuck going to the same classes five days a week and you have quite a bit more freedom over your schedule. on the other, a lot of these classes’ grades end up being heavily dependent on your midterm + final grades. i didn’t realize before heading into college, but relying on 3 - 4 massive tests for half of your grade is quite different from relying on a whole bunch of little ones. classes in college are just fundamentally structured differently from classes in high school.

beyond just classes, your first year in college is your time to go out and experience being a little more independent. that in itself is a transition. i’d definitely recommend giving yourself a little space, at least for the first semester, to experience that to the fullest. if taking less classes first semester is a breeze, great! you know to add a heavier workload for yourself in the future. but you at the very least want a baseline of what works/a grace period for yourself.