<p>Drooped D off yesterday with a plan for classes. She went through the catalog and chose classes, looked at the schedule and rate my professor reviews and put together a schedule. At info session yesterday, both hers and parents, we were informed that she may or may not get her choices. I understand this and have tried to prepare her for it but how did you upperclass KC students fair as freshaman. Did you get what you wanted, were you happpy with what you got?</p>
<p>Did you have a chance to ask her advisor if this should be a problem for the classes your D wants to take?
Did you go to the first or second info session. I went to the second and I don't remember hearing this specifically, but I may have missed it.</p>
<p>No, but he met with both her advisor and her upper class advisor yesterday. She doesn't seem too worried. I'm just curious. The one class she really, really wants is Quest for Justice but she has 3 alternate sections that she will be happy with and if she doesn't get in I think she can talk her way in.</p>
<p>I went to the first and one of the students did a skit where you get a call Sunday night from a distraught freshman.</p>
<p>My daughter was interested in that class too, but probably won't take it because she is beginning a foreign language, wants to take art, and Quest for Justice does not count toward her planned major. Her advisor "advised" against it.<br>
My D is fine, distraught-wise, (not homesick or overwhelmed) but exhausted, as she arrived tired and has been going non-stop. Is your D holding up ok, if you have heard from her?</p>
<p>Basically any freshman who wants Q for J will get it...now, getting the professor you want for the course is another question...</p>
<p>Getting the classes you want freshmen year is tough, especially this year, due to two consecutively large classes. Your daughter's advisor and UCC will help her decided on alternates, and things should work out. Many professors are willing to squeeze in an extra student or two as need be.</p>
<p>Freshmen year I ended up with a totally different schedule than what I wanted. My first Monday was spent running around between random classes, offices and my advisors office, practically in tears. I can be tough, but at Kenyon no one will let your daughter fall through the cracks.</p>
<p>What had you wanted and what did you get?</p>
<p>I had the opposite "problem" my freshman year. I ended up getting all of the classes that I wanted (it helps that I'm organized to the point that it's neurotic and I filled out my request form in order of the number of spaces left available). First semester freshman year, if I remember correctly, I took: Quest for Justice, The History of India, Intro to Statistics, Intermediate French, and Intro to Ethnomusicology.</p>
<p>My D just told me she got all of her classes, so she was happy about that!</p>
<p>I just got word from D as well. She got everything though she only has classes on MWF. In some ways it's great, in others a challenge. She's always been quite disciplined so I think it will be good...As long as she gets up and gets going. I suggested she use T-Th mornings for some exercise.</p>
<p>She's got Quest for Hustice, Bio, Calc and Classical Islam. How about your D?</p>
<p>I will PM you</p>
<p>Wow, SRMom3 and MotherofTwo, I'm jealous, your kids are sharing a lot of information with you! I got one short email from my D, so she's alive, but beyond that I don't know anything. I think that she was going to try to take that course that is the history of all literature in all the world. What is that class called? Is it a huge workload?</p>
<p>Integrated Program in Humane Studies? I think it is a year long course and I don't know about the workload. My D wanted to take Quest for Justice (the other year long course) but her advisor advised against it because she is planning to major in International Studies and also pursue and possibly minor in Art, and the class doesnt count toward either of these and would therefore not fit in. </p>
<p>I have a laptop at home which I leave on all the time with Instant Messager open. My D leaves short messages occasionally, but doesn't want an extended chat. She has had a few questions asking me to mail stuff, etc and just leaves a message. Also, we have always tended to chat a lot, so, as long as I don't bug her, I guess we will continue to communicate pretty often.</p>
<p>Glad everything worked out well for classes. Our daughter got all of her classes too. D is tired but is still running on her excitement. We perhaps stayed too long in the area and tried not to cramp her style, (although just knowing we were around seemed to bother her to some degree). We came from so far away that we wanted to make the trip worth it and get to know the area. Hope all are settling into a schedule by now.</p>