<p>no i'm a current student. you guys will love midd.</p>
<p>I use a combination of middkid.com and ratemyprofessor.com, but that together is still lacking sometimes. Choosing freshmen fall classes works like this: during orientation you will go to the 'academic forum' where all the departments will have desks and professors representing them. You have hours to go around and ask anything you could ever want to know about the courses, major requirements, etc. Then you'll meet with your advisor, your FYS professor, who may or may not be very helpful. You'll get a number somewhere, and then you'll have to go to where registration is, take a survey (which takes a while, so be there early for your time to go in), and then they'll admit people in by 50s, and you run around to all the tables, have professors sign off your card with what classes you want, and then you return and give your card to the registrar before leaving.</p>
<p>For freshmen, I'd be careful about intro science classes (like biology) and 200 level Spanish and French classes. I remember people complaining that these filled up really quickly. I'd also say spread out your choices a bit; it's nice to lay some foundations of what you think you may want to major in, but you never know what can happen--you might fall in love with the 4th class you chose because it was the only thing left and you were number 564 out of 579. It happens. Also don't overstress if you don't get the classes you want, it's not the last word. You can contact the professor, show up to the class anyway, and if there's seats still left, he/she may sign your add card. A <em>little</em> persistance--not annoyance, mind you--can get you in the class you want to be in. People are always changing their mind and dropping courses at the last minute, leaving room for you. Lastly, if you're considering starting a language, start immediately.</p>