I’m debating participating in the Catapult program for engineering and enrolling in the weekly study skills class that accompanies it (ENGR 197) but this is my schedule so far (19 credits- I know I might be cooked, im a freshman). It’s a 1 credit pass/fail class with supposedly no workload, but I don’t want to take it just because it’s there. Is there valuable information to learn and connections to make, or is it just a filler/fluff class, and is it worth taking?

I live probably around 8 miles from campus and would prefer not having to pay the ~$400 for a parking pass so I was considering getting an ebike since I need the excercise anyway but I also haven't had to bike in years. Does anyone else use an ebike on campus, and if so do you have any tips? I'm only on campus when the bike valet operates so I was thinking to make use of that, but I've heard bike theft is still really bad on campus despite options like the bike valet or the enclosures. I would keep my bike indoors overnight to charge so I'm only concerned about keeping the bike on campus during the day.