<p>i heard we sign up at orientation but is there any way to sign up earlier? i am in the latest orientation and i don't want classes to be filled up. i'm an incoming freshman for the class of 2015. thank you</p>
<p>Registration takes place through Albert. I don’t think you have to do it at an orientation event given that the entire process is online. It may be different from school to school, but there’s just a date/time where Albert unlocks and all freshmen are able to register.</p>
<p>thank you. do you know around what time albert unlocks?</p>
<p>I’m going for the international student orientation which is in AUGUST, so I’m a bit worried about not getting into the classes I want to as well. Are we allowed to register for classes without being advised first?</p>
<p>Adelaide,</p>
<p>Are u in Cas? If you are and if CAS reg policies have not changed from last year, then CAS freshmen have to wait until orientation to register for classes after meeting with your advisor. You do not have to worry about being left out of certain classes because you are in a later orientation session since CAS leaves spots for all classes for all the sessions. So, if the quota is met for a class in session #1 you will not be able to get into the class while a student from a later session might be able to get in. It all depends on how small the class is, how popular the class is, and how fast your advisor clicks on the submit button before others in the same session.</p>
<p>As I mentioned in a previous thread, the best thing is for you to be prepared for the class you want to sign up and have your advisor input that class ASAP. Basically, you are competing with other CAS students in your own orientation session.</p>
<p>skeriss,</p>
<p>I am not as certain about the August International students’ orientation. I would think to be fair, CAS will also leave a number of spots for later registrants who are not able to come to this country until closer to beginning of school in the fall. However, you can email CAS Advising if that is the school you are in to make sure you can still sign up for some of the preferred and difficult to get into classes, say, Writing the Essay.</p>
<p>thank you very much! whew that’s a relief. are there any classes that you’d recommend in particular for my freshman year? i’m an english major and not fond of math/science</p>
<p>adelaidex3,</p>
<p>Here is the MAP requirements link:</p>
<p>[Program</a> Components, CAS MAP | NYU](<a href=“http://map.cas.nyu.edu/page/programcomponents]Program”>http://map.cas.nyu.edu/page/programcomponents)</p>
<p>1) You plan to be an English major so you have first dips at Writing the Essay (which was the course my son was closed out of Fall 2010). If they close you out, you can request the course based on your English major (this is probably the only major that gets the priority for this course). So sign up for that. The important thing for you is to sign up for one that has a good teacher (hopefully one who really can teach the subject well and you can learn from and one who will not grade too harshly).</p>
<p>2) If you have not tested out of a foreign language through intermediate level (meaning that you have the equivalent of two years of study of a foreign language at NYU), then consider signing up for a foreign language.</p>
<p>3) Sign up for one of the four Foundations of Contemporary Culture. However, it may not be such a good idea to take this requirement along with WTE in the Fall of Freshmen year since both of these tend to have difficult curves for grading purposes. Wait for the spring, if possible. Especially if you can exempt out of one of the four, like Societies and Social Sciences (I think this is possible if you have the right AP course and AP exam score or have taken something acceptable to NYU as credit at an accredited college). </p>
<p>3) You need to take one Quantitative Reasoning (Math) course. Choose one based on what you find less daunting. For instance, statistics may be preferable to calculus.</p>
<p>4) You need to take 2 Sciences. “How Things Work” is supposed to be easier for non-science people for one of your two required courses in science.</p>
<p>5) Take the Freshmen Honors Seminar if you are eligible.</p>
<p>You should be taking four courses if you are taking four 4-credit courses to have an average load of 16 credits a semester. Pick the courses that you can handle the best for first semester Freshmen year based on sample recommended categories above. I think it is especially important for students who want to give themselves time to adjust to college level expectations (if a relatively "easier combination of classes is possible).</p>
<p>For all of the above, you should look at professor reviews through <a href=“http://www.ratemyprofessors.com%5B/url%5D”>www.ratemyprofessors.com</a> and NYU’s own internal professor rating system. Of course, take some of the ratings with a grain of salt because, for instance, some students who are disgruntled take this as a way to vent their anger towards the professor. So read for themes and consistent feedback.</p>
<p>Make sure to see if you can get credit for any NYU equivalent courses or electives through AP exams passed (with at least a score of 4) and/ or college courses taken in high school.</p>
<p>thank you so much! this was extremely helpful</p>