How to Pick Your (1st year) College Classes at UChicago ft. tea on HUMA courses

I go through how I picked my college classes for my freshman year at UChicago - I definitely overthought it and worried too much, but here are some pieces of advice that I wish I had known before I got started
I go through details within the UChicago core, which classes are easy, which classes are harder (remember its very subjective), and also included some general college class planning strategy for you guys!
Let me know if this was helpful, and best of luck to everyone coming to UC in the fall :)
*I’m so sorry it glitched from 0:24-0:28 !! I didn’t notice until just now right before I scheduled the upload and deleted the old footage so I can’t re-do it;-;*
📌 T I M E S T A M P S
0:33 Brief overview of UChicago’s core curriculum
1:10 General advice #1
1:30 How I chose my first year classes
2:23 Overview of all my classes first year 3 quarters
2:27 My classes: HUMA Reading Cultures
4:22 My classes: SOSC Power Identity and Resistance
4:57 How to choose the right class for you
5:33 The inside look at all the core HUMA classes
- Readings in World Lit 5:44
- Philosophical Perspectives 5:53
- Greece & Rome Texts 6:23
- Human Being & Citizen 6:42
- Intro to Humanities 7:16
- Reading Cultures (recap) 7:22
- Media Aesthetics 7:41
- Language & the Human 8:40
- Poetry & the Human 9:01
9:08 How to choose the right class / section for you! (2 methods)
11:08 My classes: BIOS Metabolism sequence
13:11 My classes: MATH Calc 152
14:01 General advice #2
15:35 General advice #3
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[@asynchloe]

sorry about the short glitch beforehand ._. I didn't notice it until I deleted the original footage ahhh

[@Qo0_0]

Swag😎

[@yeriwon]

i was satisfied with my HUM choices and i see this 👁👄👁

[@kagakai7729]

Really appreciate the people that give advice on what to actually DO once you get into one of the hardest schools in the world. Remember my friend getting into MIT and straight up admitting that he hadn't quite thought about what he'd do once he actually got in lol

[@noface6744]

thank u sm chloe !! just got in and am binge watching ur videos- they're so helpful

[@ruilinhuang3440]

Love this video! Although the first round of pre-reg was already ended, it is still super helpful for choosing classes!

[@charliecarvajal7036]

0:23 Nice moves👌💃

[@reecetippery7470]

Epilepsy... 👁 👄 👁

[@justahugenerd1278]

I thought my computer was having a seizure

[@Qo0_0]

Cha cha real smooth

[@a_rie.-.]

You made me think my phone was glitching I was bout to sue Apple for a sec 😭

[@jones2277]

you have an excellent channel. i'm going to tell my nieces and nephews about it.

[@j4x.luxciou]

Thank you for this! So if we’re kinda pinned down taking a lot of prereqs for our majors first year, is there some easier SOSC sequence you would recommend taking or a year or what types of majors the sequences kind of align with? Thank you!

[@scorpioplays4354]

Woahh what was that?? Thought my phone was glitching lol

[@shen7728]

Caltech and U.Chicago is quite similar in the core requirement....cool

[@jovanal3217]

Thoughts on the best study abroad for civilizations core?

[@winnyguan8772]

Hey 👋! I am very interested in UChicago and am very passionate about STEM/Science, can you share more about the STEM majors/ programs that are offered in UChicago and also what the community is like?

[@RamaNarayanan15_garud]

Incoming '24 students can't pick their SOSC anymore. It's a bundle :(

[@jacksu8980]

Hi! I’m an incoming freshman and also an econ major. What would you say about taking civ and hum together first year? I’ve been considering doing that.

[@annakatz]

hey, incoming first years! If you’re not in the groupme already, hmu!! We often talk abt course selection etc!! Unfortunately hum selection is already done, but we’ll have more info on sosc and other courses soon!!

[@marsrover7485]

Where can I find the link to join the groupme chat? I'm an incoming freshman and I'd love to join the chat:)

[@scorpioplays4354]

@@marsrover7485 same

[@sophia68725]

incoming uchicago freshman here. you've literally saved me omg. how do you recommend getting in touch with alumni/older students??? through what medium?

[@thomashowald4105]

would you recommend taking four classes for an athlete?

[@longyangli7800]

Hi Chole! I'm incoming student this year, i would want to join the WeChat groups. Where can I find them?

[@yacobplayz6524]

Has anyone taken any of the math 160s?

[@graceyang9607]

Hi Chloe! I just got accepted to UChic and I also use WeChat haha. Do you know where I can find these group chats? Do I need an invite from someone? Thank you!!

[@mengzhanliufu18]

i can pull u in the UChicago 2025 incoming sts group

[@graceyang9607]

@@mengzhanliufu18 that would be great, thank you! lmk what info you need :))

[@runzhecui2600]

@@mengzhanliufu18 I'm also class of 2025 is it possible to also add me? Thx regardless

[@jessieliang8158]

Hahahahahhaha another glitch at 0:25 😂

[@wolfmangoland7972]

There is a mental health crisis at U Chicago. It is not a happy Campus.

[@suthiraphanassarat8669]

Hi Chloe, you’re taking a well-rounded education based on your choice of courses but I would rather focus on topics that relate more to developing skills for the real world such as computer science, data science, economic & financial analysis, etc. You should focus on what knowledge & skills most employers are looking for in college graduates!!

[@asynchloe]

hahah thanks for the advice! but this is the wrong channel for that~

[@orlandov3313]

You have pretty privileged. Sorry it had to be said.

[@asynchloe]

very true!! it conflicts with my low self esteem but logically speaking it's something i have to admit despite my personal qualms -- it's also I mention it in my vid about side hustles -- success in anything online is largely in part to how you look to get people to click on the video