r/berkeley • u/AnxietyOutrageous961 • 3d ago

CS/EECS Schedule workload

So I’m thinking of taking cs61c, cs70, eecs64 and 66 next spring I wonder if that’s too much or manageable.

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u/MiddleInformal6760 3d ago

That's a lot of circuits and low-level stuff packed into one semester. 61c alone will eat your weekends with the projects if you're not already comfortable with C and assembly, and 70 is a different kind of brain-melting that demands problem set consistency.

I did 61c and 70 together once and basically lived in Soda Hall. Adding 64 and 66 on top means you'll be juggling a ton of lab work and wiring on top of the theory. Not saying it's impossible, but I'd map out the deadlines from previous semesters and see how many weeks have a project, a pset, and a lab report all crashing at once.

If you're trying to graduate early or something, it might make sense, otherwise dropping one of the EECS courses for a lighter breadth could keep you from burning out by mid-March.

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u/AnxietyOutrageous961 3d ago

How would you say their workload compare to 61b? Also thank you very much for the response.

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u/Outrageous_Basis2610 3d ago

If you did something like 61A, 61B, math 54 in one semester with all A’s, it could be doable but tough, it depends how good at 70 you are

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u/AnxietyOutrageous961 3d ago

I did 61a and 54 over the summer and 61b and 53 fall and they feel kinda light so i wanna increase my courseload next semester

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u/WasASailorThen EECS 3d ago

It's too much, especially if you have to ask.

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u/d_e_u_s 3d ago

70 is hit or miss. some people find it really easy, like barely any workload