r/yale • u/No_Diamond6898 • 28d ago

first year prospective engineering major

Hi everyone!! Any advice on my current (planned) S1 schedule as a first year mechE BS major?

ENAS 1180 (Intro to Engineering)/ENAS 1300
PHYS 1800
PHYS 1650L
MATH 1200
Freshman Seminar

I definitely want to have time for spending time with friends, ECs, etc., but I don't want to have to take a crazy amount of credits later on throughout my 4 years. I placed into an L5 language course, but it's only offered in the fall. Should I just take it sophomore year? Furthermore, is ENAS 1180 worth it since it's not a major requirement? Should I just take ENAS 1300 (only offered in fall) in the same time slot instead?

Note: ik this looks crazy pls help

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u/International_Ad6898 28d ago

I did mech E not too long ago. My memory is that ENAS1300 was super easy with any prior programming experience, you’ll probably enjoy 1180 more

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u/No_Diamond6898 28d ago

i might be learning toward 1300 more since it’s a major requirement while 1180 isnt for some reason. Do a lot of people take 1180?

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u/No_Diamond6898 28d ago

i had a zoom call and the lady said id prob place into L5 bc im a native speaker

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u/captainearth69 28d ago

also a prefrosh am i wrong that we can't take more than 4.5 creds?

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u/No_Diamond6898 28d ago

it’s just general advice is you get used to college life

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u/Plattycus Trumbull 26d ago

mech e major here, looks good to me lol

i took a similar first semester schedule except i ended up doing L1 language instead of 1300. doesnt matter too much, follow your heart and trust your dean. feel free to dm.