College Students!! Did you get your Gen Eds out of the way or did you mix and match it with your major requirements

[ZobelDeAyala]

Which is the new approach? Getting your gen Eds out of the way (will probably take freshman and sophomore year). Leaving junior and senior year with classes solely based on your major.

 

Or

 

Mix and match your Gen Eds with your classes based on your major?

 

Which is the smartest and easiest approach in maintaining a high GPA?

[SeeYaWithYou]

Mixed it along the way, it kept me the most stimulated

[ninedaysqueen]

I mixed and matched and was happier for it. 

[Only 1 U Need Connoisseur]

I am doing gen ed + pre req atm.. before I transfer. I attend community college atm =) I will transfer in my sophomore year. 

[foo]

I barely have any GEs to take since I had so much AP credit, but I'm saving them for later.

[Katie]

I got them out of the way but I also transferred so I didn't really have the option to take my major courses except for intro level stuff until my junior year.

 

IDK what's better though, but I'm glad I got them done early.

[night vale.]

Did all of them first, then major

[vader]

im getting them out the way i got most of it out the way but i have to do two more (?) which im doing in fall and hopefully ill be done by then

[Junkrat]

dropped out

[coconut water]

Mix and match. If you do all your gen eds in the beginning, you're gonna end up having semesters with all 300-400 level courses all having to do with your major and that's a lot of work and a lot of pressure. It's better to have a balance of major classes and gen eds so you have some intense courses and some easier, more laid back courses. 

[lymphnode]

Mix and Match to balance the course load out

[SAYAKA]

i got them all out of the way my first two years. I would say mixing them in is a lot better and more fun. That way you have a "breather" class in between your major courses 

[Deâ„“phina]

In CEGEP, we had a specific track per program so we had to do them over the course of the program (and you had to take 4 courses of English, 3 of Phys Ed, 3 of Social sciences... each one needing the one before as a prereq anyway so no ways of shoving them all in a single semester).

 

In university, this foolishness stops and no one will force you to take Math if you major in Greek studies.

[Candykiss]

I had AP credit so I finished my gen eds freshmen year

 

All my major classes are killing me rn 

[e m ✩]

I got them out of the way but I also transferred so I didn't really have the option to take my major courses except for intro level stuff until my junior year.

 

IDK what's better though, but I'm glad I got them done early.

 

^^^^^^ this is what i did too, but i also wish i could have started on my major a little earlier bc now i'm stuck finishing all of my BIG major requirements (senior overview, senior thesis) in one semester. it's overwhelming

[SAUCY]

we dont have that nonsense in australia (cept one place) so didnt have to do courses I didnt want to. ha 

[GreyB]

I got my GE's out of the way first. Am finishing my major stuff now. i like it because I got to take the classes i didn't like to take first (GE) and am taking the classes i do like now (major).

[skcebl]

Took my gen ed's first. It was University policy. Honestly, gen eds are a scam. If you can get them out of the way at a community college, do that. Or take a lot of AP classes in high school.

[A Hamster Named Loneliness]

Mix and matched. A lot of the science courses I took not only fulfilled science GE requirements, but other GE requirements as well. 

[Regality]

I took alot of general ed classes first because I'm undeclared, but I would recommend mixing them up so you don't stress yourself

[LoveBB]

mix and match, just to have a more well-rounded semester. I simply find that more interesting than just taking major req classes each semester.

[JamaisVu]

I got them out of the way my freshman year, but out system is different from the US.

 

The only general education courses everybody needs is a 2 semester block of humanities that will take about 6 credits each semester. 

 

My major's course requirement was too strict and there aren't many schedule options after the first year courses (first year courses overlap with chemistry/microbio/medicine majors, but after that it's all strictly for biology majors). Better to get the gen eds out of the way before you're stuck wondering why the heck are you taking general philosophy when you should be studying for physiology and cell & molec bio. 

 

I found them to be a frustrating waste of time that left me with nothing learned and a lot of time gone down the drain, so that's another reason to get them over with the first year. 

 

If you're talking about things like general chemistry, biology, physics, maths and statistics...those are the building blocks of the rest. Take those first. You need them. 

 

Also, what would you rather have? "Easier" classes between high-level courses that still require coursework and attendance...or a free block to nap/study between classes?

[sakurahanabira]

I got most of my gen eds out of the way at a community college. But some of those gen eds fell in line with my major so I was able to hit two birds with one stone.

[GirlBye]

General ed plus my pre-reqs

[Aloha]

Mix and Match is what I am currently doing.