This was my second time taking the course, and it was much better the second time despite the larger class size. Clay is a great instructor and had an awesome team of teaching assistants (Meza and Aditya) that were there to help with individual assignments. My honest piece of advice is to be prepared for the immense workload and class schedule. It can be really hard sometimes to fit it into your schedule and you will miss out on a lot of stuff outside the class. Sometimes this class can be as emotionally challenging as it is academically challenging, so please take the time to evaluate your desires behind taking the class. I really want to say that it is worth it, but my next test results are the only thing that can answer that question.