@cassidywat
Cassidy Waterson
@cassidywat · 2:55

College Talk: The Transition to Upper-Division Courses

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I actually know it's not the same because UCSB is a Liberal art school, but pretty much they just require us to take a bunch of general education classes our first two years that really have nothing to do with our major but give us, I guess, well rounded knowledge before you can start taking those classes for your major. So pretty much like the switch for me coming into junior year where I can just take only classes for my major and also for this program, TMP, I'm in

#upperdivision #major #classesthatyouenjoy

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@FionaElizabeth
Fiona Hernandez
@FionaElizabeth · 0:26
I will say I agree with you. With the transition to these upper division classes, I do feel like I'm learning a lot more. I will say though, I feel like from my 100 level courses to now, like my 300, 400 level courses, I'm getting much more work in them, which I think can be harder for me to manage my time
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@cassidywat
Cassidy Waterson
@cassidywat · 1:07

@AngelaO

So that's super exciting. But yeah, I also had to take those core classes here at my school. They call them like prereqs for the major, but yeah, once you get through with those, as you already know, much more focused and concentrated. So yeah, a lot more interesting, at least in my mind. I don't know. I really appreciate it a lot more
@cassidywat
Cassidy Waterson
@cassidywat · 0:25

@FionaElizabeth

Hi Fiona. That is definitely so true about the more work that comes with like these upper division classes and time management and what not. It's been like so important for me since I started taking them. But yeah, kind of like once I found a schedule that works for me, I was able to manage it a bit more, but obviously I still get behind sometimes. It's definitely a lot more work, but yeah, I feel like it's just more rewarding in the end
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