i couldn't find the other uci thread so i decided to create another one
i was wondering...how many classes are most of u takin in a quarter? i'm planning to take around 3-4...but?

yeah it makes me sad that the original Irvine thread disappeared into oblivion!

I'm taking three classes (Honors HumCore, Econ 20, and Math 2), a total of 16 units.

what about you?
by the way your avatar picture looks familiar. I think I might've facebook-surfed onto yours haha

I think I'm taking 2, because that's what was recommended at Academic Advising. But I feel like that's too few. Tentatively, I'm going to take HumCore and Intro to American Gov. Maybe I'll also take a math class or Soc Sci 3A.

^ oh weird! my academic advisor (social sciences) said that taking three is just right (12 units). I want to take just two, because I'm scared I won't be able to handle the workload. But at the same time I'm scared I'm not getting enough units. At this point, 180 seems like A LOTTTT.

im taking 3 too, thats already too much for me, are u guys all incoming freshmen?

^ Yeah, I am. gosh three is really difficult to handle? ugh and one of my classes is an honors class. But I was looking at my major requirements and there seems to be an endless list of classes I need to take. I might even need to sign up for summer sessions at some point.

Wahh..? I'm taking four classes!

I asked my advisor if I could take another one and he looked at me funny and said it would be really intense. He said because I'm an incoming freshman, I should take fewer classes and that 18 units was too much to handle at first. I was like oh-okay! lol, so I am plan to take four classes:

University Studies2
Writing 39A
Econ20A
--I plan on taking a chinese course, but I need to wait for my placement results. If I don't take it the first quarter, I plan on replacing it with a Psych class.

Glad to know you guys are going to Irvine too!

It's really crazy. Yesterday was when the first enrollment window opened for CHP and Summer Bridge people and hella classes already have a waitlist. o_o The # of people enrolled hasn't even reached the "Max." in WebSOC. really weird.

anyway I'm in CHP so I enrolled yesterday. I'm an idiot and I thought I could enroll in any discussion I wanted, not realizing the discussions correspond to certain lectures -__- so now I have an 8AM class (I was trying to avoiiiiiid anything before 9)

andd Irvine wasn't cool enough to provide those cool timetables for us to visualize our schedules, so I made my own hahah
http://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fall06ko9.jpg

ohhhh darn my enrollment window opens on the 15th of august what an ass
but i'm plannin on taking 3 classes cuz that was what was recommended at the orientation for bio majors OMG is seems so overwhelmin listenting to those speakers talk away...
i'm taking humanities core, bio 93, and chem 1 a
i also wanna take a class i enjoy T__________T

UCI represent! woot. oh man anyone taking O chem next quarter *BARF*

even tho ure only taking 2 classes, its worth the units of 3 classes. ure humcore discussion is worth 4 and ure humcore lecture is also worth 4. usually discussions arent worth any units but humcore is pretty work intensive so they doubled the units. oh and if you add socsci3a try ure hardest NOT to get wrigley!!!! good luck wit humcore, i loved that class!

btw im on my sister's username.

Nice to see a UCI topic here

I'm planning to take:
- Humcore 1A
- Either between Psychology P9 (Depending on the class being full by the time my window opens and I'm pretty sure it will since it's a popular course and there's not that many spots available as of now ), and Intro to Asian American Studies.

I would love to stick with those two classes (12 units), but I'm afraid I'll fall short on units later on (I may be wrong). It seems like most people are taking three courses as incoming freshman this fall. I don't want to feel like I'm cheating myself, but then I've heard that humcore is challenging.

Is anyone else taking the seminar for humcore? I know it isn't required and it's worth no units, but I've heard that it may help you get questions answered that you couldn't ask during a lecture.


Zot...zot...zot...

GODDDDD SO DO I
I was a total choir lover in high school and I wish I could take choir at UCI. But it's 7PM-9:50PM and I bet I'd be too tired to go at that time. plus once I move out and live in apartment, I won't want to commute to Irvine just to take choir.. as much as I love it. bah. I guess I'll just take... yoga or some dance class starting winter quarter =]

ah my window opens tomorrow~ i'm planning on taking 3 classes as well..

-writing39A
-intro to international studies11
-social science 3A (comp sci.) i originally wanted to take stats Social Science10A but i needa take stupid comp sci first cuz its a prereq for SS10A.. sigh
- and i wanna take korean but that depends on my placement test..

I'm debating between Writing39B & HumCor...Someone help! I dunno what to choose

You guys may have already come across this forum, but for those who haven't...

Anteater Forum

It helped me out a lot with questions I've had

HumCore has A LOT more reading and writing, so prepared to spend a lot of time on this class. To me, HumCore seems a lot more fulfilling academically because of all the topics that will be covered.

When I went to SPOP, a counselor said that Writing39 is very straightforward, you work on developing paragraphs, essays, personal writing style, etc. I guess it's up to you what you prefer to learn about. A big thing to consider is that HumCore fulfills a lot of breadth requirements (categories I, IV, and VII-A)

Here's the syllabus for HumCore 2006-2007. It has the list of books and also the lesson plan for every week.

im taking 4 classes and 2 labs
-writing 39B
-Math 2B
-Physics 7A
-Physics 7LA
-Chem 1A
-Chem 1LA
total of 18 units..
i know im gonna die.. but oh well. at least i'll die at school (?) LOL iono

Just two
HumCor 1A and Intro to stats

^ I ended up with just 2 classes, too. HumCor 1A and Intro to Intl Relations = 12 units.

wow...ive noticed that there rnt that many of uci students here in soompi compared to schools lik ucla & ucsd

i took three classes for my first quarter too...most first years do....but i'm taking five classes not including discussions for fall 2006 quarter

Do you guys know when we're suppose to turn in our health forms? It doesn't even say the due date... Or Maybe I didn't read the papers carefully?

Student Health Center HAS TO receive your health forms BY September 18th I believe. Or was it September 22nd.. well yeah just get them in before welcome week!

yay, irvine people :]
i'm taking 4 classes, maybe 5 (i'm waitlisted for 1)

does anyone know when we get roommate assignments? i know they said beginning of september, but i was just wondering how you know for sure that you'll get a dorm?
actually, i kind of wanted to know how if the tuition price includes the dorm.

i have so many questions >___<

ITS DUE BY SEPTEMBER 8th TO THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER!!!!!!



WE GET IT DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND...and as an incoming freshman...ur GUARANTEEED a spot

THANK YOU, YOU LIFESAVER! :]

A few more questions guys...

1. What exactly is a discussion class?

2. Do you get graded in a discussion class?

Thanks in advance

hmm this is accordin to what i heard...since im also an incomin freshman... u have discussion classes after a lecture...lectures are in a big room full of students, after u hear these lectures u have a discussion class in which a small group of ppl, usually around 20-30, get together with the professor to discuss over what had been gone through in the previous lectures... hmm i dunno if u get graded though...GOOD QUESTION.

by the way, nice to meet u. i am diana or u can call me miji. hopfully ill c u aorund uci im so excited wer startin!!!



np haha

Well, at orientation, they said that you usually have to take a discussion class with a lecture. It's just a smaller portions of your lecture class where you go more in depth on the subject you're learning, I think. I'm not sure if you're graded, though.

what is exactly due? what do you mean by the health forms? is it for the health insurance plan? are you talking about the form in the small booklet? =/ im so confused!

If you log into your UCI Student Billing System. Under USHIP Waiver Application on the left sidebar you fill it out and submit it by Sept. 8th, 2006. It's for your Undergraduate Health Insurance Fee (USHIP) Waiver Application.

Here is the link to the UCI Student Billing System

*As far as the packets that were mailed to you, I believe that it's information on the student insurance and whatnot (Same thing), but double check to make sure by calling in, I still have to read through those packets.

+ You may already know this, but on a sidenote, be sure to ALWAYS double check what/when you need to turn things in. You can call into the office, check online, and ask others as well. Hope this helped

BTW, my name is Steve, nice to meet you guys

UCI is a retarded school. and for all you incoming 1st yrs taking 4-5 classes, wow gud luck ur gonna have a GREAT TIME >_<

btw, discussions vary depending on ur classes. for sum discussions, they take roll, and it counts towards participation pts. in the class, and sum you dont have to turn up at all. but all i kno is that discussions aren't a seperate grade. hope that helped you guys a lil bit more.
im incoming 2nd year taking 18 units this summer rite now and im contemplating suicide =p

MEMEMEMEMEMEME

1 stats
1 lower division poli sci
2 upper division poli sci

3 of my classes have lab/disc bleh

ZOT ZOT ZOT!!!

hmmm im taking bio, chem and psychology = 12 units?
man and i thought i procrasinate. lol

moving in on sept 17 =[ so late

I thought health forms were due by the 18th

I just turned my health forms in like four weeks ago cuz I wasn't sure when they were due I still don't know when they are due...

I'm moving in on the 16th! I'm pretty excited!! I'm dorming in Middle Earth-Aldor...Where are you guys dorming?

The USHIP Waiver should have been submitted on the 8th, if you wanted to go through with a waiver. I'm pretty sure that the health forms are due by or before the 18th to the health office.

Where are you guys dorming at? I'm in Middle Earth Isengard, even though my first choice was Mesa, Oh well. The good thing is I don't have a roommate... YET.

I'm in Middle Earth too...Calmindon. First choice was Mesa Court though -___-
I move in on the 16th too :]

im in mesa court --- cuesta.
woot! im excited~~~ moving in on the 17th ^-^

It's okay, I didn't get my first choice of Mesa either T.T

It's all good though =)

^ me too! Hello fellow hallmate!

I got my first choice residence hall (Middle Earth) and first choice theme (interpersonal relationships). I'm not sure if it's because I'm in CHP but yeah, I guess I got lucky.

EXCEPT I wish I got Mesa hahaha I kind of changed my mind after I submitted my housing preferences. AH WELL, really we'll all be happy wherever we end up

I'm living in VALIMAR
also lucky to be getting Phase III, though it's farthest away from the core of the campus

oh wow!!! alotta middle-earth ppl XDD
i'm in grey havens...moving in this sat @ 12-1 O_O kinda excited but at the same time

I don't know what some of you look like But see you tomorrow! hehe

um...do u know martin myung??? cuz i dink i saw u on his facebook b4..not sure if its u though...

Yea i know martin! you know martin? I'm gunna add you on facebook okay? hahaha

hi, i'm at shadowfax in ME. nice to meet u guys !

yes! proud to say i'm going to be a UCI student!! woot!! but im curious as to whether this is really asian dominated. It says something like 53% asian on the website. I was like

Yeah it's pretty damn Asian! I don't really notice because I went to an equally (if not more) Asian high school. It's not that bad though, I think.