<p>D finished orientation and out of 25 classes she was interested in - she only got 1 (the one class she was least interested in). She came back from orientation sooooooo discouraged. She knows that ISIS will open again in August but she was told at Orientation that she probably won't be able to get into the classes then. So the schedule she has are classes in which she has no interest. In the fall, should she attend the classes she wants to be in and not go to the ones she is registered for? She is worried about missing the first week of classes going to the classes she wants to be in that are at the same time as the classes she is currently registered for but has no interest. But she is also worried about missing the classes that she may have to take because the ones she wants won't open up.</p>
<p>Everything will work out.</p>
<p>There is a chance of getting those classes when ISIS reopens since people will be dropping and adding. She may not be able to get the full ideal schedule when fall classes start, but she can try to course action into a few classes the first week so she won't miss anything. The first semester is always a hectic one, but she'll learn the ropes soon enough.</p>
<p>For now, your daughter should relax. She has a little over a month before she can do anything pertaining to class so let her enjoy her summer.</p>
<p>Whoa. I knew it wasn't ideal at orientation but this is...wow. Right now, I have picked out 13 classes. Guess, I need more intimate time with COD. Did you D say that other kids were having the same issue or was it just her schedule? 1/25 is ridiculous!</p>
<p>She had friends in the early scheduling sessions that got all of their choices. Unfortunately, her session was at 2:00 and the majority of classes were all closed by then. The classes that were still available were ones such as Art History, Astronomy, Environmental sciences and History of Architecture. No Anthro, Philosophy, Sociology, Spanish, French, Italian, etc. Good luck. I hope you get a good scheduling time.</p>
<p>I just saw the COD and almost all the classes I want are full already. I'm in session L though and that's not until just before move-in day, so I think I'm in a real disadvantage here. We can get into COD August 1, but I don't think the two-day allowance is gonna help all that much.</p>
<p>How come intro classes like Econ 201 or PHIL 100 are full already when all the other first-years haven't had their orientation yet? Do they open up slots for each session?</p>
<p>People don't remember old threads. </p>
<p>The COD's current numbers are erroneous. There are spaces saved for Orientation and a few are open every session. You can only know if a class is available checking the COD during your Orientation or on another Orientation session's first day.</p>
<p>Except the scheduling issue, did she have fun at least?</p>
<p>"Everything will work out." </p>
<p>-- Did you just pull that out of your ass? Most first-years cannot get into at least one of their classes in the beginning. So they have to try the following semester or year.</p>
<p>She had a really good time the first day. The second day - scheduling day - wasn't as much fun. Just waiting around and worrying until it was time to register for classes.</p>
<p>Most people couldn't get their schedule cause everybody wanted to take Econ and Spanish. It seems that half the people I met want to do Comm. I had my meeting at 2 PM and got my full schedule so I'm happy about that.</p>
<p>Sigma, can you tell us what your schedule is?</p>
<p>Sure.</p>
<p>Latin 101 and discussion section.
Astro 121
RELJ 121 and discussion section.
RELJ 203</p>
<p>Not many people wanna major in religion lol.</p>
<p>Ollieree, my son's orientation is the last one at the end of July and I'm getting worried. Just out of curiosity, when did your daughter find out her registration time? Did she receive it after she checked in? And what time was that, if you remember (i.e. what is a GOOD time as opposed to a BAD time)? </p>
<p>I too have my concerns about what courses my son will end up with. He waived out of all but the last semester of Spanish (placed into 202), and if all those sections close (and it doesn't appear there are many spots left), he'll have to wait until spring semester to take it - when I'm afraid he'll have forgotten a lot of it.... Anybody have any suggestions? </p>
<p>Also, he's planning on majoring in history (he's in Spain right now on a school trip, or HE'D be the one asking these questions) and is looking for an easier science class. He got a 5 on the BC Calc exam, so is thankfully finished with his math requirement :). Any of you current students have any suggestions for less difficult science classes? I've heard EVSC 120 and PHYS 105 are good choices, but neither is offered this fall.</p>
<p>My daughter found out her time when she checked in at orientation. The students are assigned to groups randomly and each group has its own scheduling time (all on the second day of orientation). I don't think that you are at a disadvantage going to a later orientation session. They are only allowing a set number of students per session to register for each class. If your son registers early in the morning (9 or 10), he will probably get most of his classes. I had also heard that Phys 105 was a good class for non-science majors. The concern about waiting to continue Spanish was one of my daughter's concerns.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! We'll hope for an AM time, but can't do anything if he doesn't get one. Another science he's thinking about is ASTR 121, but some kids say it's not as easy as it's reported to be. On the other hand, there are lots of spots in the class, so maybe he should just take it and be done with his science requirement. Besides, it would be nice to get at least ONE of the classes he wants :).</p>
<p>Sigma, did you only register for 4 classes? According to my calculations, that's 12 credits - yes? Is that the number your advisor recommended or was that your decision? For some reason, I thought my son would be taking 5 classes...</p>
<p>Your son may be taking five classes since the minimum amount of credits to take be a full-time student is 12 (maximum for the College being 17). Credit weight depend on the classes so some can be weighted less or more than 3 credits. I am taking four classes in the fall yet the course work totals to 14.5 credits.</p>
<p>UVAMalex, thanks. Did you say they will open new slots in classes for each orientation session? In other words, are you saying that just because ECON201 looks full now, that doesn't mean it'll be full when my son actually registers because some new spots will open?</p>
<p>If that's the case, how does one even have a clue as to what classes MIGHT have spots open up? Should my son consider everything as fair game or is there some magic way to know which classes have a better chance of actually opening up?</p>
<p>UVAMalex, Just read the thread under UVA 2011 on course selection where my questions were answered. Thanks for being so patient with me...</p>