Thanks for the replies!
Myosin, to answer your question: I'm doing quite well balancing my classes right now, grades wise - very good. Personally, I feel I could take on more material - I'm not stressed or anything (well midterms are coming up, so that always creates a sense of urgency) but other than that things are great.
But you're right! I really don't have to take them all before I graduate, do I? That would be an optimal plan, then I could save up some cash like you said... work... that's actually a really good idea for me. For some reason, I withdrew all logic and didn't think about that.
What classes would you recommend to take sooner than others? Like, for example, Physics since the one I need is trig based, and it would be good to have a solid foundation in trig fresh, right after you take the class and jump into the Physics course, etc. I ask because I'm trying to put together my own little scheduling plan with classes I need to take, in kind of a timeline format.
Thanks again!
It depends on how you want to pace yourself when you graduate.
I would get the non science prereqs, such as general psychology, abnormal psychology, and statistic out of the way while you're still an undergrad. Classes without three hour labs will let you concentrate on your core major classes right now.
Physics and chemistry are not hard, but they are very annoying, particularly the labs. The labs are actually the hardest part of those classes. Taking measurements, recording numbers, and doing the lab report is extremely tedious and time consuming. Not hard, just annoying. You'll also usually have lab partners who are a little on the "special" side, by which I mean they are not nearly as motivated to do well as you are.
Anatomy and biology are actually easy in undergrad classes because they are nothing more than hours of memorization and then regurgitating it back onto paper. You just spend hours memorizing the concepts. Not hard, but just like the other sciences, tedious and time consuming
If you could do these classes when all you had were these, it would remove a lot of stress and they would be easy As regardless of how difficult the classes actually are because you'll have so much time to study.
You could space them all out over the course of a year so you only have to deal with two or three of them at any given semester. Much easier on your life, especially while you are working; full time.
I was an exercise science major, so my physics course was only calc level. I took it almost a year after I took calc or any algebra class, and I had no problem getting an A. You don't need to remember everything from trig because the physics book will refresh you and I can only imagine you having to know a few of the core concepts for the class.
Hope that answers your question. Best of luck
