<p>Aside from the special Freshman focus and seminar classes, what are some of the favorite freshman classes? My D was waitlisted for a number of the classes she was interested in taking and is now looking for some good alternate options. So many classes that look interesting to her either have prerequisites or are already filled (by upperclassmen, I presume).</p>
<p>Intro to Great Philosophers with Prof Brown...T/Th 9-10:30 am</p>
<p>If she's even vaguely interested in psychology, Intro to Psych is a prerequisite for basically all upper-level psych classes, and it's a good class to help transition to college academics.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. Any other thoughts? She is already signed up for Intro to Psych and her freshman focus program meets during the time of the Intro to Great Philosophers class (which sounds fabulous!)</p>
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<p>Have you heard about <a href="http://www.ratemyprofessors.com?%5B/url%5D">www.ratemyprofessors.com?</a> If D has a course book you can check out what students say about professors and their classes via this site....</p>
<p>What are her academic interests? And things she's not interested in? I mean, are there any artsci requirements that might be hard for her to fill? I had a great time in Intro to Political Theory (with Rehfeld), and plus it'll fill her SS cluster. Although, if she's taking psych, she likely won't need these classes to fill requirements. They'd just be for fun.</p>
<p>Melanieeek, Rehfeld's Political theory class is filled. MacMullen is also teaching that class. Have you heard anything about him? His rating on rate my professor is good, but not as strong as Rehfeld.</p>
<p>MacMullen is very smart and charming. He and Rehfeld are actually pretty close friends. When I registered for Rehfeld's class, I was originally on the waitlist, too, but he'll most likely expand the class by 10-20 seats (as he did both semesters last year), so it's worth trying. Should be a great class with either prof, though.</p>
<p>I have no idea if this class is filled or not, but I really loved Introduction to Human Evolution. (Of course, I might be partial since I'm an anthropology major).</p>
<p>Is Intro to Great Philosophers the same thing as Great Philosophers - Phil 125C?</p>
<p>Yes, Into to Great Philosophers is the same as Great Philosophers-Phil 125</p>
<p>Take Intro to American Politics by William Lowry. Lowry is an amazing professor, and the class is fairly easy if you do the reading.</p>
<p>Another class that I liked was Intro to Fiction Writing.</p>
<p>oh gosh, washu's creative writing classes are fabulous, but good luck getting into one like fiction writing!</p>
<p>If you really want a class, then email the professor and ask him/her to overenroll. I've gotten every single class that I've ever wanted because of such tactics.</p>
<p>Also, attend the class, even if you are waitlisted, and make sure you talk to the professor at the end of class. Sometimes a face, and the knowledge that you are persistent enough to ask in person can be a benefit as well. As for the larger classes, especially the required intro classes, I wouldn't worry about being on the waitlist, because generally the professors just take everyone off within the first week. Another thing to remember is that a lot of people sign up for say, 21 units of credit, and then only end up taking 15-18. This way you have the option of dropping a class that might sound good on paper, but turns out to be not what you expected in the first lecture. So waitlists get emptied that way too, after the first couple of lectures.</p>
<p>I'm having a hard time filling my schedule. How's Intro to Linguistics or the beginning Computer Science class?</p>
<p>eleph, that's a good idead.</p>