<p>Where have all the flowers gone?</p>
<p>If all our daughters do as well as yours, we'll be happy campers?
So, are you getting ready for the next step in her life?</p>
<p>Since she's not sure where the next step is, I'm definitely not ready. </p>
<p>Grad school app first, job interviews second, then she'll see what happens.</p>
<p>The Scheduling Fairy wasn't kind in that two pairs of classes were scheduled directly against each other, forcing her to make a choice of either A/C or B/D.
The profs for classes C and D were having a tug of war over her, each wanting her in his/her class next semester...very dither making.</p>
<p>She's also torn about a third pair of classes and may register in both, see how it goes for the first week or two, and then drop one. She loves the prof in one and the prof in the other is one of those Smith All-Stars that many students rave about and whom she has never had.</p>
<p>Our D managed get a course she took in Italy counted for what she needed it to for her major requirements so she was able to fit in a anthro class. She realized this fall that she had never taken a social science class and wants to do Latin Honors. She will now have all the requirements. She is in the midst of doing grad school apps along with the 6 classes she is taking. </p>
<p>It is very strange to think she will graduate in 6 months. Actually we have lots of that going on since our younger D is graduating HS in June.</p>
<p>I was interested (as usual) in what TheDad was saying about his daughter"s schedule. A couple of months ago, he was saying that is D regretted all th classes she hadn't managed to take. Since she is a senior, would at least one "rave"professor let her sit in on the class, without taking the exam for the credits, so she can benefit at least from the teaching? If she skims through the homework, it shouldn't take up too much of her time, and she could at least benefit from the teaching. It seems a pity to drop a class, especially if it would keep another student out.</p>
<p>Unfortunately not. We're not allowed to audit classes, so she would need to take it for credit at least. I guess a prof could do it unofficially, but i've never heard of that happening before.</p>
<p>I'd try anyway. there's nothing a prof likes better than super motivated students. Are you a senior too, Smithieand proud?</p>
<p>I've audited a class. I talked to the prof about it, and she said "yes".</p>
<p>From the web site:
"A degree student at Smith or at the Five Colleges may audit a course on a regular basis if space is available and the verbal permission of the instructor is obtained. An audit is not recorded on the transcript and requires no special registration procedures for degree students."
found here: [url=<a href="http://www.smith.edu/registrar/Auditing.php%5DAuditing%5B/url">http://www.smith.edu/registrar/Auditing.php]Auditing[/url</a>]</p>
<p>I was registered in the class, had a lot of work in my other classes, and emailed the prof, asked her if I could audit (still doing the reading, but I didn't have to write any papers), and she told me it was fine. I then dropped the class from my registration but still showed up regularly.</p>
<p>That's exactly what I meant. Good for you, Borgin</p>