<p>My son (1st yr.) just found out that he may not be able to get into two of the classes he had been hoping to take next semester (needed a prerequisite for one, and the other is full already). </p>
<p>I seem to remember a list on this CC site about great courses to take at UVA ("How Things Work", "Espionage something", and another course in Anthropology dept. on race?). Anyone know the list I'm talking about? How do you find out whether the instructor is good or not also? And how does Lou's List help?</p>
<p>If your son is interested in US Civil War History, Prof. Gallagher’s seminar is a fabulous opportunity. For an interesting seminar on the Soviet Union, see Urbanovich’s offerings. Michael Suarez is a very engaging speaker.</p>
<p>Best of luck to your son with this discomforting process. Quicker than he can imagine, he will be an upperclassman with higher priority in registration. Just a hint, for registration in the future – those who have declared a major get priority over those who have not. So once he knows what he wants to declare, it pays to declare sooner rather than later. Just make sure he checks into the process for declaring required for his chosen major.</p>