<p>perhaps, still feel somewhat bitter.</p>
<p>StyxxNStones your first pass in September? That blows, I’m sorry :(</p>
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<p>Hahaha, well, kinda… It’s my second pass that’s in September, but due to me being an incoming freshman, I don’t get a first pass…</p>
<p>Right now, I only have 6 units registered thanks to the (rather unenthusiastic, I must say) help of a college adviser… I’m not usually an optimist, but 6 units is better than none at all. They’re both classes I need toward my major, but there’s one of them that’s virtually useless unless I get its pairing for this quarter (I have Chem 1AL, but no Chem 1A… xD).</p>
<p>If I don’t manage to get Chem 1A, that’s two units dropped there.</p>
<p>At this point, I just want to get enough units to be considered a full time student and not waste my parents’ money… Hopefully something will open up. I have somewhat full confidence that the system will at least get me units that I can take… Even if the classes aren’t really in my interest.</p>
<p>I’m curious if my future times in class registration will be a lot easier, due to my incoming Sophomore standing and my priority registration as an honor student… But I’ve heard that both of those are virtually useless… Can anyone elaborate?</p>
<p>The first quarter at UCSB will likely be the only quarter that you stress over about getting classes. After the first quarter, your pass times should allow you to get needed classes as long as you sign up right when your pass time starts. But for those of you complaining, remember that during your second pass times, classes will open up in GOLD, and you have to monitor that as often as you can during that time. Secondly, those huge classes like Chemistry will end up accommidating pretty much everyone that needs that class. You will either be able to crash it, or meet with an advisor in your major to get that class.</p>
<p>For those that are bashing UCSB, you should have done your homework. Anyone can go onto the registrar site and view which classes are full and open and see that it will be crowded. Anyone can look at the large student body and see that it is too big to cater to every kid like a high school or some CC’s can do. Try finding a class at a CC with the location of UCSB right now, and I think you’ll see that the overcrowding is directly related to the perfect location of the college. UCSB is the big college experience and isn’t right for everyone.</p>
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<p>did that, called UCSB and they said transfer students have reserved spaces in closed classes. wrong.</p>
<p>Maybe the reserved seats for closed classes for students who didn’t go to orientation? I just don’t think it would be right for there to be virtually NO CLASSES. I mean cmon. They know what they’re doing</p>
<p>i went to orientation, which was overpriced imo. i met with my transfer adviser, i read all the literature. maybe they’re just disorganized or something? i checked the schedule a few months before my orientation and noticed many of the classes in my major were full and closed. i emailed the department and UCSB admin. and said transfer students have some kind of priority, and not to worry about the class schedule online because it doesn’t show available classes for transfers.</p>
<p>wrong. same schedule, same classes full. i would crash classes if i could but i need to be enrolled in 12 units in order to receive the maximum amount of aid. i feel sorry for people who are paying 100%, for classes that either don’t matter for their major or just don’t matter at all. like honestly, i think ethnic studies really needs a downgrade in terms of availability, definitely one of the most unmarketable degrees atm.</p>
<p>Aw :-/ It’s stressful especially since I didn’t go to orientation but hope I get 12 units haha. I need to take 6 random classes out of my major anyway. But maybe it’s your major? I see random classes open every where but only one class open in my major.</p>
<p>i have a pretty common major. a lot of the classes available last i checked are in like…sociology, hard science courses (though they be closed now), interesting/fun classes are full. im thankful i got at least one class in my major, but it’s still pretty lame imo, and this kind of experience was never discussed during orientation.</p>
<p>Sorry you have to go through this 
I’m guessing first quarter will be the worst but your second quarter will be full of classes you actually need!</p>
<p>Sanfranciscokid,
Sign up for any classes to meet the 12 units. Take nutrition or health or something and drop them when you get the ones you wanted. I really think you will be surprised at what opens up when everyone starts finalizing their schedules during the next passes. The only problem you might have is if transfer student passes occur when all the other students aren’t making changes. I would continue to try to reach an advisor in your major and set up a scheduled meeting. They want you to graduate on time, and they do have some pull (especially if not getting major classes will not allow you to graduate on time), but they may want to wait and see if you can secure the classes as I described above. Its also rare to not get a class by crashing it or waitlisting it. Full classes usually end up with final numbers that are less than full even after the crashers and waitlisters are done.</p>
<p>As some have stated above, the first quarter will likely be the only quarter that this happens. And you are right in saying they are somewhat disorganized, mainly because they just have too many students and too many departments that don’t work together well. I know students in UCLA and Berkeley that have the exact same issues as you are having, so I think it is just a factor when choosing a very large school.</p>
<p>If you don’t have a good amount of your units by now, I say just pester a college adviser through e-mail by having him register courses for you as you see them open up… I’ve gotten a few classes this way already.</p>
<p>Oh… and for UCSB, public full aid requires only 6 units… Not 12… Unless your financial aid is special, you should have your money already, SFkid. Mine was shot to my BARC a few days ago…</p>
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<p>it depends on how much aid you get. 12 is for 100% (but not necessarily a giant calgrant) of the aid allocated i believe. still taking out subsidized loans unfortunately. and the health insurance fee, LOL. wow am i glad i have insurance or else that’s basically all the money i was granted for additional expenditures for the quarter. ill try and crash, but i already have a schedule. kind of annoying that the teachers name still aren’t available. since the quarter is 10 weeks i imagine courses are much more accelerated than semester schools. i was able to crash a class 2-3 weeks into it at cc.</p>