<p>because I will be out of the country for the majority of the summer :(</p>
<p>will this REALLY effect my class selection ( all the "good classes" with the "good profs" will be taken?) or does ucla share the love and save some space for every orientation session?</p>
<p>yes, it will. no, we don’t.</p>
<p>you probably will get in most of the classes you need, but i’m sure the good profs will be taken. i know quite a few people with later orientations that had to sign up for non-major classes because the ones they needed all fill up.</p>
<p>i think they save some space, i went to orientation 107 or one of the middle ones and i couldn’t enroll into a 31 series math class(website said it was closed, 0 registration for the entire class at the time). However a month later they opened it up and i was able to enroll into it.</p>
<p>Don’t worry, just be flexible. Remember you have to take lots of GE’s and there are hundreds to choose from. You may not take ANY major classes your first quarter but it’s not the end of the world as you have time…12 quarters and possible a summer class or two. There will be plenty of classes open but maybe not your first choice or your perfect schedule. But it’s just one quarter. My daughter is a freshman this year and first quarter she took a freshman cluster (global environment), a history class (there are tons of history classe that are GE’s, and a French film and Cuture class (not something she would have ordinarily taken but it was interesting and it fullfilled a GE requirement. So just look over the catalogue, check out the schedule of classes, and think outside the box. Good chance you’ll get the perfect schedule your 2nd or 3rd quarter and may be very happy with your first quarter schedule.</p>
<p>Sorry, if you read this on another thread, but sound applicable here too…</p>
<p>I’m a Mom of an incoming freshman and just got off the phone with the Orientation office. I asked her if getting in a later orientation means not getting classes or cluster you want. She told me that they will be limiting classes/clusters in each section so the later sessions will still have a chance at getting what they want. Of course, they can still fill up within your section. Good luck to all!!!
PS~~ She also told me each session will have 400 students that will break up into groups of 10, each with their own orientation counselor and these groups will stay together all 3 days.</p>
<p>One other thing important for all but especially those with a later session…bring your lap top. You can leave it locked in your room most of the time but on the third day when it gets close to your registration time you can be monitoring the classes you want. Also when it is your time to register (and many other peoples time) you have your own computer and can register immediately instead of waiting for everyone in your group of 10. Most will be using the counselors computer or a computer lab computer and both involve waiting your turn…so bring your lap top!</p>
<p>What about transfers and signing up for upper division classes? Can we sign up for major classes, or are all the upper divs full also?</p>
<p>do we stay in the residence halls during orientation?</p>
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<p>thats not too reassuring since anyone else who went to orientation before you can also sign up for those very same newly opened limited spots at the same time as you. if its a popular class and you’re waiting in line to sign up and someone who went to orientation before you but couldnt get in his favorite class is sitting at home on their couch in front of their tv with their laptop by their side waiting to sign up instantaneously then. . . . . .</p>
<p>Yes, you stay in a residence hall during orientation. Last year almost everyone was in Reiber Terrace I think.</p>
<p>Is there air-conditioning in the dorm rooms during the orientation stay?</p>
<p>The orientation rooms last year had air-conditioning but it might be a different building this year.</p>
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How an engineer would think:</p>
<p>Skip meeting up with the counselor and register in your own room at exactly 10:00, and then go meet up with everyone else.</p>
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It’s more difficult, because everyone except incoming students have had their priority/first pass already. However, I’m sure some aren’t full, and part of the enrollment will be allocated to transfer students.</p>
<p>so we SHOULD stay in our rooms and just sign up? Is the meeting with the counselor important? Are we going to miss important information?</p>