classes left for incoming freshmen

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Barbara
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<p>i was checking out the schedules for next year and it looks like the classes are filling up really fast! how many spots are usually left by orientation?</p>

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<p>I’m worried about this too. For one thing I noticed that Writing 2, which I think is a prereq for a lot of classes(so I really wanted to take it 1st quarter), is almost completely full. Can anyone tell us what classes they were able to get into for their first quarter?</p>

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<p>Writing 2 is completely full. (My suitemate was complaining about it lol.)</p>

<p>And GOLD crashed just now.</p>

<p>Good luck in trying to find classes lol. Just check GOLD from time to time during your passtime 2 or 3, and see if there are any open spots. (Chances are, if you look enough at the right time or just get lucky, an open spot on a desired class will pop up here and there. . . )</p>

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<p>does the pace of registration let down at all? i mean, at this rate, every single freshman level class will be full by late june</p>

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<p>If you are in the honors program does priority registration allow you to get any class you want??</p>

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<p>Based on information obtained by phone from the registrar priority registration for Honors students doesn’t kick in until 2nd quarter.</p>

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<p>Honors does not kick in for new freshmen until second quarter. </p>

<p>If you are in the honors program, you simply get an earlier passtime (by as much as 5 days ahead of everyone else.)</p>

<p>No, you don’t get to choose ANY class you want – you still have to follow the pre-reqs and stuff. The advantage of an earlier passtime, however, is that most (if not all) classes you even give a thought of taking are open for your choosing. </p>

<p>Now, keep in mind guys, after fall quarter passtime, if UCSB transfers your HS/AP/CC credit in time for the winter quarter, you will get a slightly earlier passtime than everyone else in your grade level. (Students with more units completed under their belt get earlier passtimes.)</p>

<p>Now. . .if you don’t have the schedule you want, feel free to haggle with other students for the desired classes and such lol.</p>

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<p>are the majority of freshman level classes usually still open by orientation?</p>

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<p>Should be. EVERYONE gets at least 12 units.</p>

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<p>thanks. it just worries me that they’re filling up so fast.</p>

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<p>Dam, I did not know priority registration for honors did not start til second quarter… kinda a bummer.</p>

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<p>How are people even applying to classes. I thought this was all done during orientation o.O</p>

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<p>@bobo31790
I no ***!!! i go on GOLD and i cant evn add any class?? there has to be enough classes left for orientation…RIGHT!!!</p>

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<p>dam… we can already sign up for classes? i thought this’d be done at orientation -.-</p>

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<p>how do we sign up for classes?</p>

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<p>THE<code>HAIRY</code>LEMON:</p>

<p>If you are a first year it’s hard to get into writing classes. I mean people do their first year, but i think most do it their 2nd and 3rd years. Those classes get full fast. however, they save spots for first years (even if they say full) , but only a few for every orientation and they get taken pretty fast. Anyway, they usually open more writing classes, but they are not called writing.</p>

<p>Also not this is not an issue if you are an engineer because the E series are opened to you. The E series don’t get full quite as fast and they are opened to engineers only. Most of which take Writing 1e, 2e, and 50e, in their first year.</p>

<p>siglio21:
No, the pace at which classes fill never goes down it is a constant fight for them.</p>

<p>TO ALL</p>

<p>Yes you sign u for classes during orientation, only current students can sign up for clases now. And yes they leave enough classes for freshmen. For one, basic classes like chem, math, and physics are mostly taken on freshmen year so no one really signs up for them beyond that (those are prerequisite classes mostly for engineers and L&S students). GE’s though, spots are saved for freshmen, however, not many, so freshmen will only get the leftovers. Unless you are an engineer you will most likely get classes you don’t desire. Yes most people get 12 units at orientation, but on rare cases people don’t.</p>

<p>Let me explain, we get three pass times. on the first one students can only sin up for up to 13 units, on the 2nd one up to 19 and on the third one up to 21. Each pass time is weeks apart from the other.</p>

<p>In general people with higher standing (seniors then jrs and so on) go first. Each is breaken up into units, so people with the most units go first, this cpould make a diffrence of a couple of days. However three groups of studetns get earlier pass times then people with their same units (note this applies to freshmen on their 2nd quarter not orientation):

  1. athletes get their pass time bout a week before the rest of the student.
  2. then Honors students a bit lees than a week before the rest of their peers with the same units.
  3. then engineering students, who get a few hours advantaged compared to other students with their same units.
    4)And after that average regular students.</p>

<p>As an example I came in with a lot of AP credits and as a result my pass time is about a day earlier than many other student in my same grade. Also, I have a friend with about the same Ap units as me, however I am an engineering student, so we have our pass time the same day but mine usually opens at noon and his until 5pm or so.</p>

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<p>I know lol. It wasn’t hard for me at all though. . .I was about 20 hours ahead of my suitemate in my passtime. (I’m gonna be entering this fall as a junior, oddly enough. D:)</p>

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<p>1) As a freshman, I don’t have to worry about signing up for classes right now, right? It’ll be taken care of at orientation?</p>

<p>2) Does attending an earlier orientation date offer any sort of advantage? Or are there a certain amount of seats per class allotted to each orientation?</p>

<p>Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>^from what ive heard:

  1. yes
  2. no, at least for GEs…i wonder if they restrict the number of seats in classes required for one’s major??</p>
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<p>enterSandman:</p>

<p>Just like siglio21 posted
1)yes
2)no</p>

<p>enterSandman & siglio21:</p>

<p>There are the same number of spots open at every orientation but they are really few, it’s like 10ish per class. Yes, even classes you need for your major are restricted. But for most majors you can afford to not take anything related to your major on your first quarter (the only one risky is engineering). but engineers get a different advisor to check their schedule and get a bit more help to get into classes. In fact, when we applied to classes (last year) I only got two of the classes I needed (I’m an engineering major). Minutes later when the advisor saw my schedule she added me into the other two classes I needed (they were full on gold).</p>