<p>Right now I'm trying to put 20 classes into my enrollment request section on SIS. I'm picking which classes to take based upon the McIntire pre-requisites. However, essentially every class I'm trying to pick that corresponds with the pre-requisites is full... Should I stil fill in my schedule if I'm on the waitlist. If we're supposed to pick 20 classes, should I just pick a class at every time even though it's full? For example, pick Span1010 at the 9:00-9:50,10:00-10:50, etc?</p>
<p>Spots are released throughout the summer during orientations and also during the first week of classes there is a lot of movement. You may not be able to get into Spanish but Econ, one section of Math, and Comm you will hopefully be able to get into. You might need to be more broad on your english class as well. Just remember this is your first semester with 13000+ other undergrads and you have 7 more where you will have better priority registration.
Also consider doing some A&S requirements or electives.</p>
<p>Bust: Are you at orientation today, or just planning ahead?</p>
<p>For people planning ahead, many classes are showing up a wait list today because they have filled the quota from today’s registration session. More spots will open at each session. </p>
<p>However, first semester first year, you may end up with some large lecture classes because the smaller classes were filled with older students. Fortunately, most of the profs teaching the large classes are very good.</p>
<p>As far as econ, students are encouraged to take micro econ first semester and macro second semester. There are a 1,000 more spots (2 sections of 500 each) in micro econ first semester than macro. The spaces will be reversed in the spring, with macro having many more seats available. </p>
<p>There are few sections offered for spanish 1010 in any case, because most students taking Spanish have already had it in high school.</p>
<p>In any case, President Sullivan has made the hiring of additional professors a top goal. Hopefully, that will ease up the registration system next year.</p>
<p>I’m actually going to Orienation B. Yea, I mean I’m signing up for all times of these classes on my registration. Hopefully I can get into any section at any time. Also, I chose to take Econ2020 because I’ve already taken AP Macro and I’m trying to make the easiest schedule possible first semester while I acclimate to the college lifestyle.</p>
<p>UVAorBust you should plan for an alternative to SPAN 1010. There are only 4 sections of that class offered, usually with 18 slots each. Based on Lou’s List as of Friday late afternoon, there are probably only 4 seats total left for SPAN 1010 this Fall. And, the real kicker is, 1010 is only offered Fall semester; 1020 is offered in the Spring. That means if you want to begin studying Spanish at UVa, you most likely have to wait until second year to start the required four semesters of Spanish. </p>
<p>The only alternative I have seen, is in the small print on either the Spanish Department’s of the CLAS web pages. It you have taken a “related” language, you may petition to start with SPAN 1060 – advanced beginner Spanish. My son took four years of Latin in high school, but wanted to start Spanish with 1010. As a third year, he has two semester left to take.</p>
<p>Also note, if by some chance you are able to get into Spanish 1010 at orientation, you will only be able to sign up for 11 more hours of classes at that time. Students are limited to signing up for 15 hours of classes until all students have registered for the semester, and 1010 is a 4 hour class (three hours of in-class time, but there is required on-line work each week). Unless you take a one or two hour class (USEM, COLA, etc.) you will only be able to fit three other classes in under the 15 hour limit.</p>
<p>Guys, don’t worry. More spots will open up especially for your group in all the standard first-year classes. There is no advantage to going to an early rather than a late orientation.</p>
<p>Jingle and Hazelorb are exactly right – don’t stress. D didn’t get much of anything she wanted/needed during orientation last year; however, things opened up that first week, and she was able to get what she needed. Also, if there is a reason it is really necessary you get into a particular class/section, you can fill out a (course action??? I think that’s what it’s called) and see if the professor won’t give you an override into the class. D had her UVA sports team practice during the lab times for one of her science courses. There was one section that would work, but it was full. She explained the situation and was able to get enrolled. The best advice is to be flexible. D wasn’t planning on taking an English first year, but she knew eventually she needed one for med school. (Most med schools want you to have an English even if you got credit through AP Lit and AP Comp like she did.) Anyway, she wanted to take English as a second year, but because of scheduling, took it this year instead. It was her very favorite class (her least favorite in high school). She now wants to take more English classes (especially from this professor) as electives. This, to me, is what college is all about – being open-minded, exploring different things, and finding out what really interest you.</p>
<p>UVaorBust, thanks for posting this question --we were feeling exactly the same way, but my son is registered for orientation G! (due to work schedule). Seeing the responses is giving me some hope though. I did notice that if you go to the actual dept. in the catalogue, and scroll the courses, that you can actually see the courses they have “blocked off” for orientations (look at the enrolled at bottom). If you search catalogue with box clicked for “show only open courses”, then yes everything will appear as already full. So don’t use that feature and scare yourself :). It will all work out in the end, but it’s a hard emotional process for type A personalities that like to have it all planned out (probably a majority percentage of UVa students, lol!).</p>
<p>Another point to add is if you really want a class be sure to put yourself on the waitlist. You would be surprised at the number of students they will admit. If you are still on the waitlist and your schedule permits then attend the class for the first week and let the TA or Prof know you are there and on the waitlist and really want to be in the course. If you show demonstrated interest then sometimes if there is room they will let you in.</p>
<p>If you google “Lou’s List” for “fall 2010”, you can how many students were enrolled in each class last year after everything was said and done.</p>
<p>In any case, first semester try to get some general requirements out of the way, and then look for some interesting smaller classes when you get to second year.</p>
<p>How do you think the transfers feel We actually do have limited time to fulfill our requirements (I’m down to four semesters, but I’ve heard professors can be a little more lenient with third year transfers when trying to get off the waitlist).</p>
<p>Wait, so are we supposed to fill in what classes we would like to take on SIS before orientation? Or is that something we don’t worry about until during and after orientation?</p>
We actually do have limited time to fulfill our requirements (I’m down to four semesters, but I’ve heard professors can be a little more lenient with third year transfers when trying to get off the waitlist).</p>