<p>I'm enrolled in 14 units so far at my community college. I'm happy to have enrolled early because nearly everything is filled up! It's pretty crazy. I had about a dozen crashers in my math class today (many more than waitlist can hold). Seems like nearly every class has a full waitlist in addition to a full class. Apparently this is when a class is "closed." A couple of friends are crashing closed classes. I am thinking about filling a hole in my schedule with a basic philosophy class (100). This would be three units and also count as a transferable course. </p>
<p>It's totally full though (including waitlist). Should I just go early and stand in the back of class like some people did in my math class? Is there a chance the prof would eventually add me? There's about 10 people on the waitlist. Will they even get added?</p>
<p>Should I go early tomorrow and crash or am I wasting my time?</p>
<p>If anyone has experience crashing or advice on the topic please share</p>
<p>It won’t hurt to try. Your odds of getting into the class are highest if the class is unpopular for some reason (e.g. if the professor is a horrible lecturer or if the course assigns a lot of work or if the class doesn’t count towards a requirement except general credits).</p>
<p>I think I’m going to just forget about it. The prof is pretty popular I believe. I think 14 units might be enough for my first semester of college. They’re mostly honors classes too. I don’t want to swamp myself. The classroom is really a long walk too :(</p>
<p>You know, I usually don’t learn anything in those classes with popular professors. I think they’re really only popular for the reason that it’s a bit on the easier side to learn from them and pass the class with a decent grade. </p>
<p>I learned more from an unpopular professor than I ever learned from a popular one. I’d say that with one exception, but the man is dead. :P</p>
<p>14 units is definitely a good amount to start with. To be honest, that’s really surprising to me. When I enrolled in classes for the first time in 2009, it was so hard to get any of the classes I needed that I had to watch for people to drop (this was before they instituted a waitlist at my CC). One day a class that was full had about 20 people drop and I crashed the class, enrolled, and I had one of the hardest classes I ever took (to this day). There were about 10 people left in the class by the end and I learned so much, tried so hard and it all paid off. And I didn’t have to wait the next semester for a “good” teacher to come around. </p>
<p>Good luck with your honors courses. I took a handful of them for transfer to UCLA and learned literally nothing nor felt like it was more beneficial than a traditional class. I was also surprised that there was a huge amount of cheating going on so they could get into their precious schools. That’s just my experience, tho.</p>
<p>I did find Honors English horribly boring, but I liked my teacher and always aimed to please her. </p>
<p>I know that it may seem like you should take a lot of units your first semester, but I’d save that for the next semester. Starting off with a good GPA will take you far. Beginning with a bad one will probably kill your experience.</p>
<p>um you could take that risk. a lot of times though they do not have a choice. they have to abide by a certain number of people they can have in the class. in other words it is a risk i dont think i would take. but you never know, enough may drop</p>
<p>Do you really want to take it? I always show up to the first class if it’s something I really want to take. Sometimes, it pays off. Sometimes, it doesn’t. It really depends on how many spots the professor is willing to add, how many people drop in the first couple days, etc. It’s kinda hit or miss.</p>
<p>I decided to not crash this morning. 14 units is good. Four classes, three of which are honors, should be good for my first semester. My honors english class almost feels like a philosophy class in itself. Thanks for helping me assess my options guys.</p>
<p>CalDud, You sound a lot like me. I want to transfer to UCLA. Or Berkeley. UCLA seems more practical though.</p>
<p>I hope honors classes at my school at least give me some preference for UCLA (which I believe is TAP). I get what you mean: honors doesn’t always mean honors. my honors personal growth class seems like a joke. Only taking it to get priority registration. My honors english class on the other hand, seems hard but very interesting. A lot of reading but really deep and intriguing material. I still need to meet my psych prof to make that class honors. I think she’ll assign some extra essays (maybe a research project). I want to major in psych so I’m more than happy to meet her at “office hours” to arrange for an honors contract. I hope my experience with honors is decent. I’m not asking for much. I’m diggin the scholarly atmosphere so far haha</p>