<p>Alright, I keep hearing about people signing up for classes and stuff. I have no idea how this class stuff works. Do we pick classes online on Albert or do we just wait until orientation and let the academic advisor handle most of it. No idea what I'm supposed to do.</p>
<p>Which school are you? Apparently depends on the school. Also, international students may have a different sign up time.</p>
<p>CAS - register during summer orientation sessions (except international students and students not able to attend orientation sessions)</p>
<p>Stern - register closer to time of Welcome Week. not quite sure if they get online registration times. Wait for input from a Stern student or check Stern website for new student info.</p>
<p>Tisch - supposed to receive email notification about online registration sometime in July, I think. Tisch students also will be contacted by advisors (online?) in the summer.</p>
<p>Correction: It looks like STERN students register in June, according to an online reference I just read. Just wait for email notification via your NYU email account. Make sure the account is activated. A Stern student can still chime in.</p>
<p>Also Tisch students may be notified earlier via email, maybe June instead of July. Check the Tisch website, section with info for new students.</p>
<p>Stern registration for new students link follows. Sorry I got orientation confused with registration. The orientation is during Welcome Week. Registration in June:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.stern.nyu.edu/UC/NewStudents/index.htm[/url]”>http://www.stern.nyu.edu/UC/NewStudents/index.htm</a></p>
<p>Tisch registration for new students link:</p>
<p>[New</a> Student Registration: Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“Undergraduate Admissions”>Undergraduate Admissions)</p>
<p>And last but not least, CAS orientation and registration happen at the same time:</p>
<p>[Welcome</a> to NYU!, CAS Orientation | NYU](<a href=“http://orientation.cas.nyu.edu/object/cas.orientation.welcometonyu]Welcome”>http://orientation.cas.nyu.edu/object/cas.orientation.welcometonyu)</p>
<p>Please note I have not covered all the undergrad schools of NYU here.
You get the idea and what to search for with your respective schools.</p>
<p>As it said in the topic box, CAS.</p>
<p>I’ve seen that link before, but my other question is are you supposed to try and make your own schedule in advance or does the advisor just handle most of it?</p>
<p>Haha, reading too many links and working with my iPad which is harder for me to take everything in. Somehow you sounded like CAS, probably picked up CAS but did not focus on it at all. </p>
<p>Well, you should be prepared with the MAP requirements you want to fulfill and any other classes you plan to take. You should get info about which classes are open for assignment shortly before the meeting with the advisor. I think I spoke to or got a text from S the night before the meeting with his assigned advisor during the CAS orientation, informing me he knew which classes and which instructors were available. In principle, you are supposed to be talking to your advisor first, but I think if you are better prepared and know the classes you should take and the sequence of classes for your MAP requirements, as well as possible major/ electives you want to take, the advisement time can be shortened so your advisor can key in your choices early. That is, if certain classes are really important for you to get into. You might even let your advisor know that you want to work around a class or classes and ask the advisor nicely to key them in first, then you can discuss other issues. Of course, the advisor’s role is to advise and he/she may have important suggestions for you to consider. So it is a matter of being flexible but “aggressive” about inputting classes early that are known to be tough to get into. Of course, this is not as important if you are able to be flexible and come up with alternative class choices if shut out of top class choices.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind some of these advisors are temporary ( not your permanent advisor) and they may not be as knowledgeable about course matters and polcies. My S encountered a problem with misinformation from the temporary advisor.</p>
<p>Just to give you an idea. Generally, Writing the Essay classes fill up fast, esp. The ones with good times or ones known to be well taught/ have easier grading. If you do not get into WTE, then it would be good to be ready with a Texts and Ideas class or classes to sign up for. It is not recommended to take these two together. However, you want to get these done as soon as you can. With these two as anchor for the MAP requirements for freshman year, you may consider the intro classes for your subjects of interest or electives you want to take. Cultures and Contexts was also another class S took to complete as many MAP requirements as possible. The rest of your schedule depends on your intended major(s) and requirements for that major or minor. I think it is important tot do some thinking before meeting with your advisor and then tweaking whatever is necessary based on the advisor’s feedback (and hope you get amgood advisor who works fast and efficiently).</p>
<p>Furthermore, if you need language classes, science or math classes to fulfill MAP requirements, think about which ones you want to sign up for and with whom. The popular classes do shut out early so be prepared with back-up choices.</p>
<p>Try to balance harder classes with more manageable classes for yourself. Are you hard core science or need an easier science. Who with? Do you like math or do you need to consider the easiest type of math class for a non math major? These are all good preparatory questions for yourself. NYU should give a guideline similar to this to get you ready for advisement because you have to decide in relatively short time during the registration time at CAS orientation.</p>
<p>Does a freshman HAVE to take Writing the Essay in the fall semester, or can he defer it to the spring semester?</p>
<p>Hi, SingaporeDon,</p>
<p>WTE can be taken in the spring. You may have no choice since the WTE classes seem to close rather early in the registration process. Most freshmen tend to sign up for it in the fall. S took WTE in spring 2011.</p>