<p>@livelaughlove26</p>
<p>What are you majoring in?</p>
<p>business, but I’m not sure what specifically yet.</p>
<p>Yea I’m majoring in business and undecided at the moment too. Really unsure as to what major will have the best opportunities after graduation.</p>
<p>my ftcap date is not until the last week in june & i was disappointed to see that some classes are fully already, like honors english. are these FULL/FULL. no more sections, nothing? is english 015 just a regular course?</p>
<p>When all the sections of a class have 0 seats then that class is totally full for the fall. There will be a lot of people switching classes as the semester approaches so seats may open up, just keep an eye on it. On elion they just added a course watcher application where you will get notified if a course you want to take opens up. </p>
<p>Engl 15 is the regular course required by all freshmen (that or Engl 30). If you are not in the Honors College then I would stick to Engl 15 (unless you are an English major etc). They really teach the same concepts, except 30 tends to have more in depth papers, and when I had it, were graded pretty hard.</p>
<p>thanks for the info. I’m not in the honors college but I took advanced engl classes throughout high school. I guess I’ll stick to the engl 15 though. I don’t plan to major in English but rather something in the college of comms</p>
<p>@livelaughlove26</p>
<p>I will be choosing my classes for the first semester soon. I am also a business major. I am wondering that what kinds of classes were basically full when you scheduled your classes.Because I don’t know if I should go to the advising day on June 10 or Aug 15 as an international student.</p>
<p>18 credits isn’t terrible, but for a freshman, first semester, also getting acclimated to their surroundings, etc…</p>
<p>I’d say try and end up with 15…one fewer class doesn’t sound like much, but if you keep your schedule AS IS until the beginning of the semester, and go to each class the first week, you should be able to figure out one you can drop during the Drop/Add period.</p>
<p>The thing about collegiate GPA’s…there are two, you major GPA, and you cumulative GPA. You won’t have a Major GPA until you start taking you Major Classes (usually 300 level and above). That means anything in your first 4 semesters (even prereqs to your major) count only toward your Cumulative GPA. If you get that up as high as possible, when you get to the harder stuff, the 300 level major classes, if you have a bad semester, your cumulative GPA won’t crash.</p>
<p>In other words, pad your GPA Freshman and Sophomore year to insulate yourself against a bad semester later, and (unfortunately) employers won’t care that you took Fitness Walking freshman year, instead of Asian Philosophy. What they will care about is your Major course work, Major GPA, and Cumulative GPA.</p>
<p>this might sound stupid but how is everyone already signing up for classes? i finished my placement test yesterday,paid my down posit a month ago and picked my room already but i have not heard anything</p>
<p>Yeah if there is an online system to choose classes it would be very helpful for me because I am an international and my advising day is on August :S</p>
<p>You can’t schedule classes until you go to FTCAP. Most of the posts in this thread are old, and are from people who picked their classes last spring/summer for the school year that’s wrapping up now.</p>
<p>Is it true that if you’re in the honors college that they will “pull strings” to let you take classes that are already full?</p>
<p>I got into SHC but I don’t think that this is true.</p>
<p>It is sometimes possible for a student to petition an instructor or professor and get into a class that is full, especially if that student can convince the teacher that he will be an asset to the class.</p>
<p>Btw, FTCAP doesn’t begin until later this month, after the semester is over.</p>
<p>I’m nervous because I want to take Honors Vector Calc but there are only four seats left… I don’t think there are many more people who will take it but I think it’s certainly more than four…</p>
<p>Keep in mind that you can always schedule it second semester. Some courses are only offered one semester a year, but if there are only four seats left, I would assume it is popular enough to offer it in fall and spring.</p>
<p>Googolplex, I recommend that you ask someone a SHC your question. I have a feeling they can help you work something out.</p>