<p>Hi!
I've been planning/sketching a class schedule that'd be appropriate for me. Since I will live at home, and 50mins drive to UCF, I will plan 2 long days of classes.
I already made myself two different 'plans' of classes, differing on times + locations + teachers.
I was wondering if, when we get to Orientation, they would like to see my plans and make it happen? As in, will they follow my 'wants' if there is availability in the class?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Hey I thought I was the</p>
<p>Hey I thought I was the only one who was planning a schedule already!! I also have two plans set up already. I think I read on a previous thread somewhere that someone who came into orientation with a schedule already was in and out really quickly.</p>
<p>Can anyone who lives out of campus help?</p>
<p>I am trying to put all my 5 classes into 2 days (Tu/Th) but my teacher (who went to UCF) told me that I would be exhausted and would not like it.
The thing is that I have to drive 1h to get to UCF and there’s no possible way (please don’t say “just go live there”) that I can live there; parents decide.</p>
<p>So should I make it a Mo/We/Fri schedule instead? Is it easier that way since classes are a bit shorter? Please I need major advice!
( I wanted to do Mo/We and Tu/Th but there are nearly NO classes that to Mo/We!)</p>
<p>Have you considered taking one of your courses online? I have taken 7 courses in one semester before <em>3 online, 4 on campus</em> and it helped me out a lot. As far as going to orientation and registering for your courses, the sooner you attend orientation the better. Early orientation= better class selection. Anything after the earlier orientation dates could become a headache as far as picking and choosing times, locations, teachers and etc that would best fit you. </p>
<p>I would definitely take whatever plans you’ve made with you to Orientation and see where you can go from there. Mon/Wed/Fri schedule is not bad at all. 5 classes in one day is definitely something you would not want to do. I’ve been there, done that and it was not an enjoyable experience at all.</p>
<p>Ok Listen to what IamBlessed said, he had very good advice. Of course the best thing would be to live nearby but I understand if that’s a problem. I would greatly suggest thinking about it or asking your parents because it would really facilitate your academics exponentially. On to my advice, I am a current student at UCF, my schedule is perfect. (I live on campus) I take classes 3 days (Mon 1 class),(tu/th, 3 classes). Even then midterm week (which was this very last week) was extremely HECTIC for me. I had a bunch of tests crammed in two days. So even though I do love my schedule you need to be aware that during midterms and during test weeks you will have a very, very hectic day. If you can put up with the stress by all means do so. But just know, I come from a very strong workload High School and it was difficult for me. Also keep in mind if you’re taking math, you need to do 3 hours of Math Lab on campus a week. If you pack everything in two days you will be extremely exhausted and you’ll end up leaving late. Of course it depends on your professors but usually, you either have a professor who has an insane amount of workload or you have one who does nothing. </p>
<p>Take your plan to orientation. There will be a moment when they will separate the students by major. This is when they advice you on what to take, what you want to take, when to take it. Just know you don’t HAVE to do what they say, it’s just advice. During this time you will choose which classes you’re taking (they will strongly advice 12 credits). At the end of this period, you will go to computer lab where you will sit down and choose your class schedule. This is where you use your plan. It’s great that you have it done, it will only take a few minutes if you already know and everything you want is available. Try to go to the earliest possible orientation, classes fill up quickly and your plan could fail if they are full. Another great piece of advice I can give you is, go on ratemyprofessor.com and look up UCF and see the professors you’re choosing. This helped me GREATLY. I can say I like every professor I have. Trust me, having a bad professor can ruin your day completely, you will have a choice of professors so do look them up. You will see info on their workload, their tests, their personality. </p>
<p>Another piece of advice, HAVE A BACK-UP PLAN. If one of your classes is full, or if one of the professors that is left is an a-hole, you might want to have a back-up for that. It took me about an hour on the computer lab (I had no plans) but I eventually chose a good schedule. And don’t worry, if you regret something you can change it up at home. They just want to know that you left with some sort of schedule. (I would advice doing it on the computer lab though, because what is available during the day might not be available on that night. Like I said, spaces fill up quickly.) </p>
<p>Another advice I can give you, take at least 1 easy, enjoyable class. During your college years you will take many boring classes, at least have ONE you enjoy and can look forward to. Trust me, it’ll help. </p>
<p>I wish you both the best on your academic career and I know you don’t want me to say this but I’d STRONGLY suggest trying to live near the campus.</p>
<p>Great advice, Eiram92 & thank you! (I’m a “she” by the way lol). I would agree with living closer to campus only because I’ve been a commuter before and it was not always an enjoyable experience. HOWEVER, I would also agree with living with a parent or relative because housing is expensive and what’s the point of living on campus when you can live at home, possibly an hour away but for FREE? So there are a lot of pros and cons but at the end of the day it all comes down to what you believe is best for you, kellyfrenchyy. </p>
<p>You are one step above others in your situation because you have actually taken the time out to plan and get an idea of what you want EARLY instead of waiting until the last minute and hoping things work out for you. I hope our advice helped you!</p>
<p>Wow, that’s great advice Eiram92! I’ve been preparing my schedule for awhile, tweaking it here and there and I am trying to make a back up schedule in case anything goes wrong. This helped a lot thanks for your advice, I appreciate it!</p>
<p>Thank eiram and iamblessed. This is such great advice. I will be staying at home about 45 min away. This help is much appreciated.</p>
<p>Thank you all guys!</p>
<p>I actually figured a good schedule that would work for me. & so I could be sociable and able to hangout at friends’ dorms etc after class.</p>
<p>Mo/We/Fri, I would take 3 classes at UCF, 2 in the morning, then an hour break, and then another class early afternoon.
Tu/Th, take 2 classes at Rosen campus (since Hospitality is my major), and take Astronomy & Intro to Hospitality there in the late morning.</p>
<p>Ps; i am allowed to take the Intro to Hospitality as a freshman right?</p>
<p>Kinda skimmed through all the posts so forgive me if I’m repeating info or something. And sorry for such a long post, but I’m just remembering all the stuff I wish I knew going into orientation! Taking most of your classes on two days isn’t that bad. I had three on wednesdays last semester, one of which was a 6-8:50 pm class, so it’ll get you a bit groggy, but its worth it for the drive you have to make. </p>
<p>A little hint for planning your schedule, I know last year I was told by an “inside source”, aka a friend who figured it out by just messing around on myucf, I was able to search for classes and times ahead of time and add them to my cart before the actual registration, which is kind of a hectic time because you see ALL these students signing up the same time as you. I’m not sure if you can do it or not, but give it a shot. Go to your myucf page, go to student self service, and go to search in the center of the page. From there you enter in the term, course number and code (like ENC 1101 for example for english composition 1) and then find the times and stuff you want and add it to your cart. Again, NOT SURE that you can definitely do this, but I know a few of my buddies did the day before we actually signed up, so who knows how ahead of time it was on there…</p>
<p>Yes you can take intro to hospitality, or HFT 1000 (get used to these course codes, they’re used A LOT) as a freshman. In fact, heres the course catalog {<a href=“http://www.catalog.sdes.ucf.edu/courses_and_descriptions/UCF_Courses_and_Descriptions.pdf”>http://www.catalog.sdes.ucf.edu/courses_and_descriptions/UCF_Courses_and_Descriptions.pdf</a>}, it tells you all the pre reqs and a short description of all the classes offered so you can see what you have to take before any particular class, how many credit hrs it is, etc. Very useful, just use the search “find” at the top of the pdf to find the class you’re looking for either by the course code or by some word in it like “hospitality”. </p>
<p>One final thought. MAKE USE OF RATEMYPROFESSORS.com! Of course, take the reviews with a grain of salt, but if you have two profs at the same time teaching the same class and one has all terrible reviews and one has all great reviews, it can really help you make a decision. Plus, some reviews tell you whether you ever really need the book. UCF will always tell you you do so its nice to get honest answers from real students to save you a lot of money! OH one more thing, if you don’t get times/classes/profs you want on the day you register at orientation, keep checking back for openings. It does happen! I went from classes I didn’t like and times I didn’t like to getting almost everything I hoped just by checking back at least once a day. </p>
<p>Hope this all helps! And again sorry for the length!</p>
<p>No problem you guys 
Feel free to ask anything else. If I can be of help I’ll try my best </p>
<p>@Iamblessed: Sorry!! She* </p>
<p>Kellyfrenchyy sounds like you’re set Don’t forget to have back-ups though, check your professors.</p>
<p>thanks for more advice domrom. and by the way, i too was messing around on myUCF and found that i could add classes to the cart and save em for later; i already have and i’m sure it’ll help loads at orientation.</p>
<p>^ absolutely! Instead of fumbling to search for the classes when the time comes to register, all you have to do is do the enrollment, which is much quicker.</p>
<p>Yes thank you very much domrom1!</p>
<p>I already put 2 classes I know for sure in my cart, now I can just add the rest as I think about them, and on Orientation, I can just click Enroll for all :D</p>