<p>I have a question about timing of registration for freshman first semester courses. I am aware that you turn in your selection card outlining a number of 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc choices for each requirement. (which has been done in this case) and they pick the classes. However, they told my niece that she would not meet with or talk to her first year advisor until orientation on Aug. 19th and/or the classes wouldn’t be scheduled or revealed to her until then. That just didn’t seem to make sense to me. Can you tell me if this is true for freshman this year, or should she call the first year studies department back and pursue speaking to the advisor now? Any other entering freshman -can you please let me know what you were told or experienced. </p>
<p>That sounds very odd. I went through this process five years ago and my first year advisor called me personally right around this time. I do not know if this is true for freshman this year but I would highly suggest that your niece call the first year studies department and get the name and contact info of her first year advisor. Regardless of whatever policy may be in place this year, it couldn’t hurt for your niece to get in contact with the advisor now to get her two cents in about her schedule.</p>
<p>North2South: I’m an incoming freshman, and have been told that our schedules will be available online in very early August. Then, during Orientation, if any changes need to be made, you have the opportunity to meet with your advisor to fix things before the first day of classes.
If your niece took any AP exams this year, she should check her Course Selection Form online (under the First Year of Studies Tab on insidend) to see if her 2010 scores have been recorded there. If not, she should give her advisor and/or the Collegeboard a call to make sure that the scores are on their way to ND. (That’s what I had to do). That should be helpful in making sure that she gets placed into the correct classes.
Hope that helps! :)</p>
<p>^yes that is how it works — ND doesn’t want thousands of phone calls about freshmen schedules so they wait til you are on campus. You will get your schedule in early August (August 1st last year) and then you can order books at that time.</p>
<p>appledude – we got them on July 2nd last year — you should go to the “Home Under the Dome” tab and I believe that it can be found on inside.nd.edu I believe. However, we were told that they would come out mid to late July but they published them very early. I think someone on facebook said they said it probably will come out in the third week of July — you should also get an email as well — but I am not positive but that is what happened last year. Both your roommate and dorm assignment come at once. </p>
<p>forgotten_person - I don’t know how to post pictures – if you can i will try to find some — but basically it is a heavy, heavy coat and maybe a scarf, definitely some gloves and hats (maybe more) and many wear jeans but maybe some heavy pants as well – if you go to a shop, just buy some winter gear - if you go to a store, then ask them to show you heavy winter clothing.</p>
<p>Yea, thanks. If anyone finds their housing information out then for sure post it so we can all look. Also, I found out that I did make a 5 on Cal 1. Any last thoughts on taking it or skipping ahead?. Thanks again.</p>
<p>Seeing that you got a 5 and ND only requires a 4 it shows that you truly understood Calc 1. Now, if you want an easy class retake it though it WILL be very boring. If you want a little more of a challenge and also free up your future schedule to take an extra elective class of an area of your interest, take Calc. 2 – sounds meaningless to have one extra class but it can be nice senior year to just take a class that is not in your major that just interests you … i suggest taking Calc. 2 but it is up to you to decide.</p>
<p>@hawkswim09: you can post the link to the pictures? It’s just that I need something to show my parents. They’re worried that I would freeze to death. Do they have heating everywhere indoors?</p>
<p>Can anyone tell some experience with first year Honors Seminars? I look through the required books and they are very unfamiliar. Is it like an English literature class or just debate/discussion ?</p>
<p>my seminar class was a discussion of American Saints — we read two books over about 2 1/2 weeks and discussed them and then discussed some additional provided articles and papers by some other professionals. The second half was basically one day presentations by the entire class followed by a little discussion afterwards. </p>
<p>I heard of another one where they read 7 books over the course of the semester and then they had to write a number of papers. I heard the class was more lecture based though.</p>
<p>I am not sure if you are referring just to transfer orientations, in which case I am sure (and by the way if it is did they announce whether transfers get a dorm room or not - just wondering)… for freshmen, you would move-in right away. You basically are not allowed on campus until 9:00 for 1st and 3rd floors and 11:00 for 2nd and 4th floors (or at least that is how it was last year) … so, at that point you would spend several hours moving in all of your stuff and then go out and get the accessories (unless you already bought them) - does this make sense?</p>
<p>Yes, what you says makes sense – sounds like they’re very organized about move-in times! And no, no word yet on the lottery numbers for housing – think that’s going to be in @2 weeks – fingers crossed for an on-campus room as really don’t want to have to deal with looking for off-campus for a new student there. </p>
<p>Thanks for all your info – you really seem to know everything there is to know about ND!</p>
<p>no problem – best of luck with the lottery - if you don’t get housing I would advise that during your classes you be very outgoing and meeting new people and explaining your situation and I would imagine that many of them will invite you back to their rooms after classes and such so you don’t feel isolated. I have a friend who is transferring and I am hoping that he takes the same advice that I am giving you – you are new to ND and don’t know many people and it is tough for those that will live off campus. However, ND is a family and if you tell them your situation it shouldn’t take long to find some good friends and that way you have a place to go other than a public area after classes to hang out. </p>
<p>As for general move-in, they have continued to change the process over and over again. Last year they started the staggered move-ins as an attempt to control traffic a little. Usually what happens is you pull in and then there is an attendant that directs you to a parking lot where you wait in lines by dorms and then another attendant releases you when a car in front of that dorm leaves. So it can be 15-20 minutes of waiting for a spot to open. However, like I said before, it is critical to remain patience. As a sort of advertisement, Alumni Hall is probably one of the best dorms to move-in to … we have the whole main circle to ourslves and we can fit a lot of people in the circle and have a steady move-in. Also, each time you come in again you have to wait - so plan trips wisely. Also, I am not trying to be mean, but men’s dorms usually move quicker as the Frosh-O teams from each dorm will help you get all of your stuff and men are usually stronger than women so they move faster (and women usually have more stuff too) - so women be extra patient … haha</p>
<p>My D got a 5 on the Calc b/c examine and on her registration form tried to sign up for calc 2 as kind of a refresher (she is a math major). when her schedule came she has calc 3. She met with advisor and he said this was notre dame and she needed to challenge herself. She did just fine.</p>
<p>^^as I have said I have never heard someone say they wished they retook a math they had credit for but I have heard plenty of complaints by those who took math over (and plus sometimes it hurts their GPA b/c they don’t take it seriously enough).</p>
<p>I scored a 5 on that same exam, took Calc 2 as a refresher, and struggled a bit. I think it was the multiple choice exam format that really challenged me. I prefer more free response exams which is actually what you get a lot of in Calc 3.</p>
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