<p>How probable is the chance that classes you want will be completely filled for incoming freshmen with a later registration date? I was told that it's unlikely you won't get your classes, you just won't get the most desirable teacher or time.</p>
<p>And on that subject, if classes ARE filled, how do you guys pick your back-up schedule for necessities such as CHEM 6A or MATH 20A?</p>
<p>you may not get the most popular teacher for those classes, but just attend the lectures anyway – i guarantee you that SOME spot will open up in 6A and 20A. and going to any professor’s lecture is infinitely better than going to none. </p>
<p>the perks of auditing a class - you’re always guaranteed the best professor!</p>
<p>yeah it just sucks that you have to attend BOTH classes. btw if youre auditing that doesn’t mean that you’re not attending your other class- if you had to pick one you should attend your assigned class cuz that’s where your test material is coming from. of course, this wouldn’t apply to 20A because eggers writes the tests for all 20A classes…</p>
<p>and chem 6A isn’t hard at all just take whatever time’s best for you</p>
<p>and i fyou really really cna’t sign up for 6A/20A, then take it winter quarter. i heard grades are easier if you delay a quarter haha</p>
<p>^ so fall quarter 6A is easier than spring quarter 6A? and spring easier than winter, and winter’s easier than … hmm.</p>
<p>Grades are never easier depending on quarter, hahahahahaha next joke</p>
<p>^I would tend to agree with you, but I wonder if there’s any correlation at all. It’s something I’ve been wondering. Since most kids with the most AP credits take the first classes in a series in the fall, would that make the classes in the winter and spring with kids with less AP credits (and “presumably less smart”) have a better curve? I think that’s something I’ll ask a professor. Needless to say, it’s not something you should bet on, even if there is a little truth behind it.</p>
<p>it’s very subtle, but i did notice a difference between the quarters.</p>
<p>i once taught chem 6b over the course of three consecutive quarters: winter, spring, and summer. the winter kids were considered “on track” and had enough chem in high school to start 6A in the fall. the spring and summer kids were “off track” and most had taken chem 4 in the fall because their high school preparation was inadequate (or had flunked 6A at some point). in my sample size of 30/30/70 students, the winter quarter kids were the easiest to teach and picked up concepts much more quickly than the spring kids, and the summer batch was even slower. </p>
<p>of course, summer is lazy for its own reasons …</p>
<p>what is auditing a class?</p>
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<p>(but don’t be disruptive.)</p>
<p>I sat through some MMW lectures with some friends (I’m in Warren). We watched a video on Islam and it seemed like I was the only one in the class who wasn’t asleep. It was really interesting though!</p>
<p>thanks for your answers everyone!</p>
<p>so based on what’s said, even a Sept. 3 reg person like me doesn’t need to worry about not getting into those classes? (btw I meant math 20B, not 20A… oops!) There’s a good chance to get the class, regardless of the teacher, right?</p>
<p>I would be so happy if that was true because I really have no idea what classes to take as back-up otherwise, haha :S</p>