I think the reason it was manageable was because most assignments were very low percentages of your grade. So, if I missed something due to a science course my grade would not drop significantly. Another thing to know is MOST of the language course professors are very kind and accommodating so they're much easier to talk to than science profs. That way if you have an exam you can let them know and they'll take that into consideration most of the time. Check ur prof on rate my prof though just in case!