<p>I’ve spent the last couple nights trying to decide my CAP course and then trying to piece together different scenarios (seminars i’d take, other classes etc and what hours won’t conflict with which) depending on whether I get into those classes or not. Sheesh…my head hurts from all the combinations. To those doing the same…what approach are you taking? I want to take mostly small classes since its my fresh year and i’d like some personal interaction to start off with…but then there’s the risk of getting closed out of the majority of them. Don’t you love Brown for its open curriculum? It is kinda coming back to bite me in the butt since there’s so many options…and we must pick 4 out of hundreds. I open this thread for any reflections/advice/ranting my fellow Brownies would care to partake in!!</p>
<p>Like you, my head is spinning. But as I search through BOCA and MOCHA and map out my courses for this fall and next spring, I keep trying to remind myself that there are still other opportunities for me to take those classes I really want, in future years at Brown, and that if it conflicts with something I know I should take as a Frosh, there are always 3 more years to take those courses.</p>
<p>With that being said, does anyone know why "Intro to Sleep" was canceled? I heard the class was amazing, and I was planning on taking it.</p>
<p>Ive decided that im just going to pick on the 28th or 29th...</p>
<p>i picked one CAP course. If i get in I'll be happy if not no big deal; there are plenty of other options. I'm just trying to not stress out too much, after all we have almost a full week after arriving on campus to meet with advisors and figure out classes and the such. Plus from what I've heard from a bunch of people is that if you get closed out of a class that you really want, you can go to the professor and ask for their permission to take the class, and since you've taken the initiative they dont usually say no.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that your ideas might totally change during shopping period. Of the 5 courses I was pre-registered for coming into orientation, I think I only ended up taking 2 of them. I dropped a few because they ended up not being the right placement or not being as interesting as I'd hoped, and picked up a few more during shopping period. You don't have to decide your entire schedule now. Preregister for a few small classes (with low caps like 20 or 30), then pick out a few more that you want to shop. You can figure out the rest when you get here.</p>
<p>Thanks!! Ilovebrown- would you mind explaining how the shopping system works? You guys are right...I shouldn't get too far ahead of myself :^)</p>
<p>When does preregistering start?</p>
<p>Preregistration and shopping are actually not very complicated, but they're hard to explain without making them sound very overwhelming. I'll try to briefly explain shopping period</p>
<p>Shopping period is the first two weeks of the semester. You can visit any class you like, stay for as long as you like, walk out whenever you want. You can add and drop courses throughout shopping period however you like. Some classes are capped, and some you need permission from the prof (this is what takes a while to explain), and all of those things get sorted out during shopping period. You use shopping period to figure out what classes you're going to take for the semester. A class may sound great on BOCA, but if the prof is dry, or there's not much substance to the syallabus, then you can find something else that interests you. You can also use it to explore different sections of the same class to figure out which profs (and times) you prefer. You can explore interesting classes in different departments for future reference -- I've kept syllabi from about a dozen classes that I've shopped and couldn't take in the current semester but hope to take eventually. Unfortunately, the first week of shopping period is a little chaotic and not a lot of actual work gets done, but by the second week, most classes are pretty much settled.</p>
<p>Having difficulty mapping out all the scenarios of what class combinations you could take?
Well, mocha.cs.brown.edu is a great tool to use to help plan out your schedule.
Check it out!</p>
<p>mocha troll</p>