<p>I've noticed some classes meet on alternate Wednesdays. Why does Wellesley have this alternating meeting time for some classes? Are these alternate days used for lectures, discussions, or study sessions, etc?</p>
<p>Some classes do, but for the most part, alternate Wednesdays are extra classes. It's a compromise for classes that want to meet more than two but less than three times a week. Generally the Mon/Thurs classes will meet one Wed and the Tue/Fri class the other Wed.</p>
<p>In general the humanities meet two times a week and the sciences meet a full three times a week, but that's not always the rule. A lot of upper level Astronomy classes meet just twice a week. I believe Econ does the Alt thing a lot. Expect to meet more than three times a week for an intensive intro language class. Upper level Humanities type seminars meet once a week for obsenely long times- like three hours.</p>
<p>Of course I happen to take classes in the departments that meet EVERY Wednesday. Still trying to figure that one out myself.</p>
<p>Like WendyMouse said, it's the happy medium between meeting twice and three times a week. I only encountered it in my math class, and it's really not as obnoxious as it might look ... unless you're taking two Alt classes (make sure they don't conflict :-P)</p>
<p>Different departments have different scheduling quirks, but it all works out in the end.</p>