Incoming freshman w/ a couple questions
Hello, I‘ll keep this quick. I‘ll be studying ECE in the fall and had a few questions:
I understand AP Credits don’t count towards graduation, but they can open up extra elective spaces by advancing you. How does this process work regarding submitting your AP scores and selecting the classes. Also is there an AP cap?
This sort of plays into the last question. How does class selection work? Since enrolling they haven‘t been sending much information and I feel left in the dark.
Considering that I will have a 14-inch laptop, what backpacks do you all recommend? I’m looking to have one for all of college which is compact.
FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS ONLY: What is the ideal first year class selection? Also, I get credit for all my AP’s, but is there a class I should consider taking again even if I got the credit?
FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS ONLY: Lastly, I will most likely be buying the ROG Zephryus G14 (14-inch screen) because I like the fact that it can be upgraded easily, has good cooling, and is lightweight. What specs are good: graphics card (either 5080, 5070ti, 5070, or 5060ti or 5060), chip (Intel or AMD), RAM (is 32GB enough?), storage (1 or 2TB). I’ve always been a budget desktop computer guy because my usage was always simple (Fusion360, Minecraft, or Internet Browsing), so I’m a little out of my element here. I understand a more capable computer consumes more battery so ideally the simpler the better. At the end of the day this laptop allows me to upgrade the battery later on if I run into trouble though.