Hi, I’m an incoming freshman and my current fall schedule is BIOL 180 (with Jon Herron) and AMATH 208. That puts me at 9 credits, which I know is part-time. I’m a pre-major planning to apply to CS and possibly another STEM major in the spring cycle. I’ve already met the credit requirements except the science one, which is why I’m taking bio.

I have a few questions:

1. Does being part-time affect how majors like CS see your application? I know it can affect financial aid (though I don’t get much), but I’m more worried if it makes me look less capable or serious in terms of rigor.
2. Are BIOL 180 and AMATH 208 hard classes to take together? I did well in high school (4.0 GPA) but I’m nervous about college being much harder. Any advice for Herron or the general difficulty of these courses would help. There’s no professor listed yet for AMATH 208, which is unfortunate. Obviously I would love to hear experiences and study tips for both classes.
3. I’m thinking about adding a third class to get to full-time and to start on my A&H, W, DIV, SSc credits. I don’t like most of the class options I see (a lot are too culture or language focused for my liking), but I’m hoping someone knows a class that’s interesting (with a good professor!), not too hard, and not a big time commitment. (Also multiple requirements being satisfied would help!)

Thanks for any help.

Freshman schedule advice: part time status, class difficulty, and class recs