I work with alot of students on Facebook, from the class of 2017 2018, 2019, and 2020. Look, we both have different viewpoints in this subject. There's a difference between impossibly hard (CS 102, CS 111, and CS 104a) to being able to pass and excel in what, two CS electives and one core class? If they can handle the class, they should take it. Reason why I chose that phrase is that if every student had equal access to classes + the university has enough resources to maintain the demand, then students who had the opportunities and upbringings to allow them to take more classes and work harder should also take the classes in the order their schedule permits. 104a will take a lot on your plate, but at the very least it's a combo that's manageable. 115 is the same way, bare minimum + a team project where you can legitimately spend 12-15 hours a week to build and plan with medium stress. In 121, you can do the bare minimum by doing the projects, doing well to complete all use cases + a mediocre project that you can achieve in a few weeks time. 121 and 115 will probably equal in the amount of workload added together to 104a. That being said, I'm going to answer OP's question. Those who take the "normal" route that most students go will always experience difficulty in getting their class. It's even sad to say that students who even go the extra step forward (one extra class per quarter + 3-4 summar classes), they'll still be at the curve of being able to get the classes they want, with 1-3 spots left to spare. Yes, class sizes are ridiculously small, but there's always a story to a student's success in getting classes, whether they took the extra time and money to take classes or go overboard in their studies per quarter. I've also met and mentored with many students even younger than me with credits that allowed them to take 3 classes in one pass by the beginning/middle of their sophomore year. (AP, + taking 4 summer classes ucsc + independent research ucsc freshman and sophomore year) It made a huge difference and allowed me to graduate and get a full time job fairly quickly. I was somewhere between the middle and high curve of the spectrum and received a lot of core CS classes in the first pass due to being senior standing very early in my college career. It's doable, it's possible, and they arguably rightfully deserve a chance to get in those classes. There are students who are already far ahead in their credits due to AP credits, taking summer classes, and taking more than 20+ units per quarter their freshmen/sophomore year. Well, I would be happier if we had built a classroom on the campus in the past 10 years and so on, but I suppose you see what I mean. Is it possible to survive the three? Honestly, I didn't know it was until one of the other early answerers said so: I only see the failures, and I see many of them.Īs long as the precious educational opportunity is not wasted, I am happy. It's just that isn't what usually happens. If the student asking the question takes these three classes, learns a lot, and doesn't do a late drop or withdrawal, then GO TEAM. I deal with the students who have late withdrawals from over-enrolling frequently. Second edit: In case it is unclear (and I made it unclear), my frustration is with wasted seats. You are keeping another student out of one of those courses: a student who may have been unable to get into any CS classes.Įdit: If you read below you can see that seniors can sign up for up to 19 units on first pass and that apparently it is possible to cheat yourself out of your proper educational experience and survive all three classes. If you finish all three without dropping one, it will be a miracle. You are taking 3 serious project courses-each known to take an enormous amount of time. Slug Gaming UCSC: Discord, Website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitterĭoxing (posting a user's information without their consent) r/SCsurf, a sub-reddit for Santa Cruz surfers. r/SantaCruzLocals, for more Santa Cruz related goodness Please seek out disciplinary, administrative, and judicial advice from the appropriate official UCSC department. Note: r/UCSC is not officially affiliated with UC Santa Cruz. Chat with UCSC STEM students (not r/UCSC affiliated) Chat with other UCSC students! (not r/UCSC affiliated) Chat with other CSE UCSC students! (not r/UCSC affiliated) Special thanks goes out to PooBrain for the new header image, and ThatAwesomeDude for the one prior. Useful post containing various contact info (thanks cheeekyslug) Guide to the Colleges (you're welcome incoming freshmen) Guide to the Colleges v2 (thanks FlamingCurry) A gathering place for friends of the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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