u/Existing_Physics2804

I made my schedule a while ago, but everyone I show says its a lot and I'll be really overwhelmed. I need all the classes I'm taking and I don't really want to drop any cause I'll just have to take it eventually, but will it really be that bad? Just for reference, I plan on doing a double major in Aerospace Engineering and Physics and the classes I'm taking are: Physics 1, Calc 1, Intro to Modern Physics, Essence of Engineering Mechanics, and Media and Society (for my HASS inquiry course). I figured that doing 5 classes a semester would be standard for a double major but a lot of people are telling me that it's too much and now I'm worried I'll do bad in my classes.

Update: After reading the replies, I think I probably will drop a class just so I dont overwhelm myself with too much in my first semester. Im going to talk to my advisor about this, but I think I'll drop Essence of Engineering Mechanics now and take it in the spring. Can anyone who has taken this class before confirm if thats a good idea? I wanted to get the HASS Inquiry course out of the way, but if I have to I'll drop that and take it in the spring instead if its best to take essence of engineering mechanics in the fall.

Hello, I'm an incoming freshman to RPI who plans on double-majoring in physics and engineering. I'm trying to start making a schedule, and I wasn't sure if I should retake physics 1 and calculus. I took AP Physics 1 and AP Calc BC, and I scored high enough on both that I could use the credit to skip the classes and go straight to physics 2 and calc 2. Is this jump worth it, or are the classes important enough that I should retake them?

Originally, I committed to RPI to major in aerospace engineering and minor in astrophysics. But I found out on Monday that I had been taken off the waitlist for Boston University, which was incredibly unexpected. If I went to BU, I would major in Astrophysics and minor in mechanical engineering (which was my original plan). There was also a BS-MS program I might pursue. I don't really know what to do. I believe that RPI is better for engineering, but BU is better for astrophysics. I'm really interested in both astrophysics and engineering, and I hope to have a job in the future that lets me do both. I liked Boston a lot, but at the end of the day, I should be more concerned about my career than the area I would be in. Which one should I do?

Originally, I committed to RPI to major in aerospace engineering and minor in astrophysics. But I found out on Monday that I had been taken off the waitlist for Boston University, which was incredibly unexpected. If I went to BU, I would major in Astrophysics and minor in mechanical engineering (which was my original plan). There was also a BS-MS program I might pursue. I don't really know what to do. I believe that RPI is better for engineering, but BU is better for astrophysics. I'm really interested in both astrophysics and engineering, and I hope to have a job in the future that lets me do both. I liked Boston a lot, but at the end of the day, I should be more concerned about my career than the area I would be in. Which one should I do?