How does Yale promote stability?

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<p>How does Yale promote stability? I will think during shopping period, Yale is a mess, unstable, professors cants teach those 2 weeks, etc.
General question, interested in Yale.</p>

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<p>Please answer anyway you think Yale promotes stability.
Not only limited to shopping period.</p>

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<p>“Promotes stability” is incredibly vague. Stability in what?</p>

<p>Also, I’m not sure where you got the impression that shopping period means professors can’t teach. Classes are run normally during shopping period and you are expected to keep up with every class you’re shopping unless you don’t plan on having it in your final schedule. If you are shopping 10 classes, you will have normal work for 10 classes and 10 classes of material to keep up with. Shopping period is not a bunch of special preview sessions.</p>

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<p>That makes sense. Thank YeloPen. But is it still weird knowing that many people maybe drop the class. Do classes need to be confirmed, and if there is no space, do people must drop during shopping. Its awesome idea, just weird to me.</p>

<p>Not sure how to define stability. A stable, secure environment.</p>

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<p>Any class has some potential drop off – either from early “shoppers” to enrolled students who drop later on for whatever reason. It’s not that big a deal whatsoever. This is not a stressor.</p>

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<p>“Not sure how to define stability. A stable, secure environment.”</p>

<p>In what sense? Or rather, in what regards to Yale specifically are you referring to? You are still being incredibly vague.</p>

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<p>Not really. I mean if your study partner or someone drops, you can find another one I guess. Other than that it really shouldn’t affect you at all.</p>

<p>You simply add all the classes you’re shopping to an online schedule, which are not limited I don’t think (unless they are seminars, which you will have to preregister for and receive by lottery; there aren’t many such classes though and some have an analogous course in lecture format that is not restricted, e.g. intro econ). Then, during shopping period you can choose to attend classes as you like. For instance, if you have 2 classes you’re shopping during the same time, the first day you might choose to check out one, and then the other later (keeping in mind that you have to stay on top of the work for the class you ultimately choose). I didn’t experience a lot of dropping during shopping period; most people have a good idea of what they want/need to take and simply shop for a better professor or whatever.</p>

<p>Still not sure what exactly you mean by stability. I mean, Yale is a very stable and secure environment overall, if that’s what you’re wondering.</p>

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<p>It was just an idea to why Yale, I said the brave new world motto that includes stability and best I could say was secure environment. Thank you for info about shopping period.</p>

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<p>Yeah … it’d be a stretch to link Yale’s class assignment/shopping period with anything to do with “stability” per se. Frankly, it’s an open air market where the hungry can sate themselves on a buffet of classes (excuse the mixed metaphors!)</p>

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<p>I used shopping as identity cause nowhere else has it. oopurtunity, identity, etc.</p>