<p>Does anyone know from previous years exactly what time course enrollment will start on July 10th? I'm hoping midnight? Thank you so much!</p>
<p>9 AM this year</p>
<p>Does anyone know how critical it is to sign up promptly at 9 AM? The fact that this is on a weekday morning is rather inconvenient for me…I could probably get to a computer at that time if I absolutely needed to, but it would be a major pain. </p>
<p>Is there a chance that any courses will be full by 6 or 7 that night?</p>
<p>Kinda sucks if you can’t get to a computer. There is a very high chance most courses will be full by 6 or 7 that night. Esp. in engineering where they’re full within 3 minutes.</p>
<p>Speaking from my experience pre-enrolling as an engineer last year, it is not the most convenient doing it at 6 AM PDT, but it is worth it if you want to ensure you do get the best lecture/section times or the hard-to-get PE classes/introduction to engineering classes. Small classes often do fill up within minutes (even seconds in some cases). They often add seats to some large required classes that fill up (MATH 2940 filled up within minutes during pre-enroll in March, but they added seats later that morning), but do not count on it in MATH or any other department, especially in the sections that are more popular. If you do have access to a computer, you are better off just doing it as early as you can.</p>
<p>It is worth your while to be at your computer the moment courses open up with your prioritized list ready and alternatives prepared.</p>
<p>From a veteran:
Get up 10 minutes before the time starts with everything planned out. Use [url=<a href=“HugeDomains.com”>http://cornell.chequerd.com/]chequerd[/url</a>]
to figure out a schedule that works. Ask an upperclassman for help or email your advisor if you’re struggling. You can check out studentcenter how full classes are ahead of time so you can choose a discussion that’s less full to help your chances. This is particularly useful when there are multiple options at the same time. It’ll take maybe 5 minutes to do the entire thing if you’re prepared; I’ve done it in less than 2. Start refreshing your computer 2 minutes before the time; it usually opens a minute early. Do the more full classes first and do them one at a time. Add it to your “shopping cart” and go all the way through with it before you add another class. This might be overkill because it won’t be nearly as tough as it is when everyone is at school doing it, but if you do all of these things you’ll be set.</p>
<p>Hope this helps</p>
<p>I didn’t get it. Aren’t all courses available for freshmen? Aren’t classes guaranteed for all students? What do you mean by “most courses will be full by 6 or 7 that night. Esp. in engineering where they’re full within 3 minutes”? What am I supposed to do if all courses are full? Can’t I take classes then?</p>
<p>You’ll be fine. They’ll auto-register you for the classes when you arrive on-campus. Since those are required freshman classes, they’ll make sure you get into them!</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick answer.</p>
<p>What if I’m taking PHYS 2214? That’s not really a “freshman class” as far as classification goes, right, since it’s a class for sophomores? So, will they make sure I get PHYS 2214?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I’ve had two kids through Cornell. No one is going to make sure you get any classes. You will get into a writing course, but you are responsible to get into other courses. For Hotelies, it is different because their course requirements are very set. BBallmath’s strategy is the best. My kids also tend to sign up for more classes than they intend to take so they could drop in case they don’t work out. Therefore, if you don’t get into a class, you should can still attend because more often than not, a spot may open up. This is especially the case with intro classes. A lot of students drop after seeing their first prelim grade.</p>
<p>All courses are definitely not guaranteed for all students. Classes fill. How could they possibly guarantee space to all students for every class? If 60 kids want to take a French lit class that only has room for 40, they aren’t all taking that class. Period. Upper classmen are already registered for classes. They’re done. Freshmen are adding themselves to some classes that are already near capacity in some cases. They may open additional sections if they have space and teacher availability. Nobody here can make that guarantee. The engineering classes may be different for the standard ones. Classes of your choosing are not guaranteed. You can take a look on student center and see the capacity of each class and how full it already is (as another poster already stated). </p>
<p>My son get every class he wanted for his first semester (in under three minutes the moment courses were open for scheduling). He prioritized his math class and his French class (the math class was an absolute for his college plan and it was important to take French while he still remembered his high school French and there was only one section of each of those advanced classes). I suppose he wasn’t choosing the most commonly selected classes. He got everything he wanted the second semester, too. For this fall, he got all but one and then that one opened up seats so he got that, too. Meanwhile, he got an email that his philosophy class had been canceled. He can’t add another class until add/drop period. Oh, well. It runs pretty smoothly, overall.</p>
<p>Agreed. With both kids, they haven’t complained about not getting into courses they needed. Cornell has 7 schools, many courses are offered at multiple schools.</p>
<p>The email for course signup for freshman just said between July 10 and 18 I believe. I was under the belief that they would email people their day in that range. So is it actually that everyone is on the 10th and gets until the 18th?</p>
<p>What if I’m taking PHYS 2214? That’s not really a “freshman class” as far as classification goes, right, since it’s a class for sophomores? So, will they make sure I get PHYS 2214?
Yes, talk to someone in the physics dept by the name of Rosemary French during the first week of classes. You will be fine, as many people drop out of the class before the add deadline.</p>
<p>It isn’t high school and they won’t treat it as such. They will be harsh and make that point clear immediately. Unless you are a Hotelie, do not plan on just magically being enrolled in classes because that will not happen. Be proactive and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Check your student center - it should tell you the exact day and time you can enroll. Like it was said before, pick out your classes and figure out a good schedule early (maybe have a backup as well). I doubt that any of your classes you want to take will already be full - it’s more likely you might get screwed out of a particular class’ TIME that you wanted to sign up for, not the whole class. If you can’t enroll in the class but need to take it, still go to that class the first day and talk to the professor.</p>
<p>Remember, you can look at classes in student center and it will tell you how many people are enrolled out of the total allowed - that’s how you can prioritize what you sign up for first.</p>
<p>Forgive a stupid question, but how do freshmen know what to take? Do you just sign up for things in your (loosely) intended major and others you might be interested in? How many credits? I feel like we have thousands of choices and almost no clue where to begin. It is daunting.</p>
<p>MomofNEA, in some majors, there is very little freedom. Others can choose whatever seems interesting. The freshman writing seminars will round out the selections. A student who plans to continue in a foreign language should strongly consider doing that immediately while the material still feels fresh. If that isn’t the case, no problem with continuity of foreign language study. It’s ok to ask an advisor for help. You can also look at guidelines for majors and for specific departments. If the student really hasn’t decided what he/she wants, just enjoy that freedom to select anything. Mine had a specific direction and knew he needed one more French class. He took an advanced psychology class, theoretical math, yoga, philosophy, French, etc. With the add/drop period, it’s OK to over-schedule and then drop a class or even two. He had planned on taking a class on the history of punk. It looked like more writing and work than anything else he was taking. He chose to drop that one. Punk shouldn’t be work. I hope your student can find classes that inspire him/her.</p>
<p>Thank you, NJCornellmom. There is plenty to inspire! Another question: does anything with FWS qualify for freshman writing seminar? I think I see history classes that say FWS–can he take those to fulfill that requirement?</p>