<p>i heard that you pick your classes during that time, and I was just wondering what is the two-day event like? are there a lot of freedom in picking your classes? and any tips? umm..... that's basically it.</p>
<p>thanks a bunch!!!!!</p>
<p>i dont know about regular registration, but if you're in eop (equal opportunity program) you sit down with an advisor to schedule your classes</p>
<p>i did that my freshman year and she put me with the worst math professor in the school
his ratemyprofessor.com rating is like 1.6, and since i didnt get a chance to do research i fot stuck with him and a bad grade.</p>
<p>i suggest registering online on your own before registration because if you get a late registration date, most of the classes will be full</p>
<p>plus registering online is easier than you think, just make sure you're following the right prereq's.</p>
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<p>How do you register online?</p>
<p>I'd like to know too please.</p>
<p>As an incoming freshman, you will not be able to register online ahead of your scheduled A&O. Your account for class registration is locked until you attend your A&O. You will learn how to register as well as the important tips to keep in mind for getting the right classes you want. As a freshman, you will have slim pickings for classes, so its imperative to learn the right way of registering so you dont get stuck in classes you dont like. Normally, as Sherstas has pointed out, you would go to your MyUW and select Registration to register for your classes. Once youve attended your A&O and registered for Autumn 2008, you will be able to make any changes you want on MyUW anytime after and for future registration periods.</p>
<p>To answer Myusernameiss questions regarding the A&O session though, heres a brief overview:</p>
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<li><p>You meet a bunch of other students who are in the same boat as youfreshmen entering UW. You will meet the team from First Year Programs that works to help you transition more smoothly to life at UW. You learn about the steps to graduating from UW, the requirements you need to fulfill a major, and aside from academics, you learn about all the opportunities and activities available on campus. </p></li>
<li><p>You get a tour of the campus and viasit specific places chosen by your group leaders. You hang out with your group of fellow freshmen and do some fun activities. Dont worry, youll have free time as well.</p></li>
<li><p>You register for classes! I had no clue what to take, so I asked my advisors for their recommendation and signed up for a Freshman Interest Group (FIG). The nice thing about a FIG is that you take classes with the same group of freshmen in two academic classes and a two credit seminar (sort of a waste of time, but eh
). Many of my friends and I still have some good memories of FIGs so its not all bad. If you really want to get into a class thats only available through a FIG, Id definitely sign up for it--chances are, the other class is a core requirement you'll eventually have to take anyway. You can find out more at University</a> of Washington Freshman Interest Groups. </p></li>
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<p>Before you register or even go to your A&O, you might consider doing some research into which classes you might be interested in. You can see the entire schedule of classes for the quarter on MyUW under Time Schedule Seattle. The time schedule for fall quarter is not available yet (should be around the first week of May), but you can browse through time schedules from the past two years to get an idea of what classes look like. If you have an area of study in mind, its worth taking a look at their requirements so you can fulfill maybe ONE or TWO but not all of them in fall quarter. The reason you dont want to take all pre-reqs is because youll be adjusting to college classes stilltheyre not like high school classes. You dont want to start of college with a poor GPA in your major. To find out the requirements for your particular area of study, check out "Department and Degree Programs" under the "Student" tab in MyUW.</p>
<p>Finally, once youve got some classes in mind, find out who the professor is and look him/her up on [url=<a href="http://www.ratemyprofessors.com%5DRateMyProfessors.com%5B/url">http://www.ratemyprofessors.com]RateMyProfessors.com[/url</a>]. You want to enjoy your college classes (as many as possible, at least), so find out what others have to say before you sign up. If it doesnt look promising, you might wait a quarter or two. After all, this will be your first quarter of college--you'll have plenty of time to fulfill certain classes. Whatever you decide on taking during your first quarter, you can't go wrong. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Thank you for this info!</p>
<p>your registration day, at least in my case, is the second day, so try registering online the first day of a&o, after orientation.
your account will most likely be unlocked then. my friend did that and got classes before everyone in my a&o group.</p>
<p>Bumping this as well - Check out Proud Husky’s Post #6</p>