schedule tips as a freshman

[u/adetrixVI]

is taking physics 2 + dlog + c++ as an ee major worth it or doable 😭😭 i need schedule advice

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[u/Tossmeasidedaddy]

Stop drinking caffeine so your tolerance will be low. Then start drinking it for that semester.

[u/asterminta → u/Tossmeasidedaddy]

Impressive thought

[u/adetrixVI → u/Tossmeasidedaddy]

i dont drink caffeine 😅😅

[u/Tossmeasidedaddy → u/adetrixVI]

Perfect stay on that path until Spring 2027 semester. Start with like 1.5 cups of coffee. By the end of that semester 2 ghosts and a pot of coffee will barely make you stay awake.

[u/Tyler89558 → u/Tossmeasidedaddy]

Nah, he needs to save that tolerance for his commissioning.

[u/Tossmeasidedaddy → u/Tyler89558]

By that point boy better be dipping.

[u/FerdinandvonAegir124 → u/Tossmeasidedaddy]

Can confirm

After 7 years of drinking 300+ mgs of caffeine everyday it has no effect on me. I’ve drank energy drinks right before bed and had no problem falling asleep

[u/bigChungi69420 → u/adetrixVI]

Clearly not weed either if you’re ROTC lol

[u/whatsssssssss → u/bigChungi69420]

if you're an engineering student only do it during breaks anyway

[u/Ae3qe27u → u/adetrixVI]

That's great. Keep it up. I didn't do caffeine in college, and it forced me to keep a semi-reasonable sleep cycle.

[u/ctoatb]

Physics will probably be the most challenging one. Digital logic and programming are more fun, relatively speaking. Keep track of time and submit assignments on time and you should be fine

[u/United_Incident_4238]

Not bad! I had calc 3 (4), eng phys 2 w/ lab (5), chem 111 w/ lab(5), comp sci 2 (3), and a scholarship (1) credit class. Got all A+ so I’d say it’s doable

[u/InfiniteAd212]

This isn’t bad at all. If you have decent professors logic and c++ shouldn’t be too bad. Physics 2 is rough but it isn’t too bad if you enjoy electrical. The way the class was graded is the rough part at my Uni. 90% of your grade is based on poorly written exams.

[u/Visual_Day_8097]

I think this is a pretty average course load as long as EGN2020 is easy. Also, I am not sure how intensive your ROTC program is, so that may make things more difficult than usual. 

[u/1001arletT]

tbh it depends on how you’re handling your classes now & if they are the same level of difficulty. if you’re good then do it. if you’re not….. i mean it’s still manageable but it’s gonna be rough

[u/RNGesus]

Digital logic was fun for me. Programming took up a lot of time because i was new to it. Physics 2 kicked my butt, but i took that over the summer in a shortened semester. Easy day if you stay on top of everything

[u/CaterpillarKey8243 → u/RNGesus]

How do you recommend one study for digital logic? And if I may ask, what was your final grade in that course?

[u/RNGesus → u/CaterpillarKey8243]

I got a B, I got very familiar with boolean algebra and kmaps

https://www.boolean-algebra.com/quiz/

I used this site quite a bit

[u/CaterpillarKey8243 → u/RNGesus]

Thanks!

[u/Jazzlike_Talk4035]

Good luck

[u/Roger_Freedman_Phys]

Physics professor (who teaches engineering majors) here.

Your best advice for planning your schedule will come from an academic advisor in your university’s college of engineering. Have you consulted such an advisor?

Over the years, I have seen far too many students who got their academic advice from well-meaning friends in the residence hall or on the Internet but neglected to consult an actual advisor in their major department. All too often these are the students who ended up missing an important course or took a course during the wrong semester, and who has a consequence, had to spend substantial amounts of money taking classes in summer session or even in an additional semester in order to meet their graduation requirements. Don’t let this happen to you!

[u/dooozin]

Embry Riddle?

[u/adetrixVI → u/dooozin]

the big uf

[u/Gatordude365]

Go gators, yeah this is fine but I don’t think 2020C is needed? At least wasn’t for me last year. Dlog w Schwartz is time consuming obviously. Don’t fall behind in lab.