<p>@fangdarren: Actually, I believe International students have their pass times before orientation because your orientation is so much later.</p>
<p>@OperationIvy: Tentatively, you would miss lunch, a student panel, and the very beginning of your college overview the first day. The second day you would miss part of the VIP workshop (which is mandatory for all incoming students), the financial aid presentation, and lunch.</p>
<p>You should email a professional staff member and your professors. You may need to work something out on either end, and I don’t have the authority to tell you what you can and cannot miss.</p>
<p>@Traveler: You could try emailing a psychology major advisor and see what they recommend. You should try to fulfill any requirements you need (ie. Entry Level Writing Requirement) and take Psychology 1 your first quarter. If you can get into Chemistry 2A, take it. Otherwise, it’s fine to start it in the winter.</p>
<p>Do you know whether the Math and Chem placement exams are iPad compatible? I don’t want to have to bring a laptop while traveling (which, aargh, is during the entire window for the Ag freshman placement exam dates). Also, what happens if someone can’t take the tests at the usual time (like, doesn’t have internet access)? Can they still register for classes at orientation and, if so, when would they take the exams (e.g. when is the “makeup test” window going to be)?</p>
<p>Yes, you can register for your classes (EXCEPT math and chemistry classes) at orientation even if you didn’t take the math and chemistry placement exams.</p>
<p>How important is having a computer at Orientation? The signup said it wasn’t required, but I’m wondering if I need to borrow one (I have a desktop) so I can take notes and such.</p>
<p>My orientation day is on August 1st and 2nd and I’m kinda worried that by that time the chem2a class and math class I want will be filled up. Do you know how fast they fill up, and whether they give the classes away to the first people who attend orientation or do they spread an equal amount of spaces out per session?</p>
<p>@ FitnessGuru: Only if there’s free time AND you have your student ID card with you (so you can get in free), otherwise you’d have to pay a fee (I think it’s $7.50).</p>
<p>You can pick it up anytime during their business hours at the Memorial Union in the AggieCard office on the first floor, right across from the Guest Services desk. :)</p>
<p>Hey, do you know around what time the first day of orientation ends? I’m staying with my dad off campus so I want to know around what time he should pick me up. I know the second day is around 5.</p>
<p>So I went to orientation and got my classes. I need to take English 3 but it was full. Do you still I will be able to take it next quarter or will it will be filled up also? When am I suppose to take the class if I can’t get it?</p>
<p>Well what you can do is waitlist the course during Pass 2 (from Aug. 26 - Sept. 6. Your Pass 2 time, provided on Sisweb, will be within this date range). If you manage to get onto the top 5 spots on the waiting list, you’ll have an extremely good chance of getting into the class, because there WILL be a few people who end up dropping within the first or second week of class. It is unknown whether the class will be filled up by the time you’re able to sign up for winter classes, because 1) winter quarter pass times have not been released yet (they don’t get released until around November) and no one has signed up for winter quarter classes yet, and 2) we don’t know when your pass 1 time would be yet.</p>
<p>I just had my orientation as well and couldn’t get any math or science classes (MAT 17A and CHE 2A). I’m a biosci major so now I have to waitlist. Is there a good chance that more sections will open up because right now I only have GEs. Also, since I don’t have math and science, will I be behind in my 4-year track?</p>
<p>No, not at all. You also have the option of taking classes over summer, so you can graduate in 4 years. However, just know that if you don’t graduate in four years and have to stay an extra quarter, it isn’t a bad thing. And no, no more sections will open up if the class is full to capacity because lecture halls have a limit on how many students they can hold, otherwise there’d be issues with the fire safety code.</p>
<p>Thanks and also could you explain the waitlisting process. I read it online, but it was kind of confusing. If I waitlist a class, do I have to drop one of the classes I have now so that I don’t exceed the credit limit? What if I don’t get off the waitlist, then what? Also I know that sisweb won’t allow you to enroll if there is a time conflict. With waitlisting, do I have to manually check that myself or drop a class so that the waitlisted class will be able to work?</p>
<p>@ Sawtelle: Basically during pass 2, you input in the CRN number of the course you want to waitlist in the same way you would add classes, only an error will appear, and you will be asked if you want to waitlist (the nice thing is it will also tell you what your waitlist number will be, so you can decide right away if it’s worth it to waitlist or not. I wouldn’t recommend waitlisting if you get a number beyond 10, because unless your professor is incredibly kind (like my NPB 101 professor who decided to let in everyone off the waitlist), it’s nearly impossible to get off the waitlist, especially if the class is required for many majors. If you’re talking about the 17 unit credit limit (or is it less for freshmen? I was a transfer student, so I don’t know what the freshmen credit limit is), that’s only for Pass 1. For Pass 2, you can add classes beyond the credit limit, but waitlisted classes do not count towards the credit limit until you actually get in–this is why financial aid tells you that you must be enrolled in 12 or more units and that waitlisted classes don’t count towards those units. What other class do you have that would conflict with the classes you’re trying to waitlist? </p>
<p>@ Juan20: You can take it in winter. No, you won’t be behind.</p>