<p>I was told that getting the classes you want can be tough in your first couple of years. Would like to hear more.
Thanks.</p>
<p>My son never had trouble getting into classes and you are guaranteed to get everything you need to graduate in 4 yrs.</p>
<p>Yeah I've never heard of anyone having trouble getting the classes they wanted....maybe not the exact timeslots you first desired, but it's rare to be shut out of a class completely, and in those few cases, you can always take it the following semester.</p>
<p>During the first few days of the semester, there are always people who show up to a class they are not officially registered for in the hopes of adding the class. Professors are generally very reasonable about letting a few extra people in, unless the class size is limited by number of computers, being discussion/seminar-oriented, etc.</p>
<p>I've heard you should be very lucky to get popular class (class with very good professor). Some popular classes you only can get as a senior when you have registration priority. May be underclassmen from Pomona compete for spot in class with upperclassmen from other colleges who register first?</p>
<p>There is one specific class, History of Jazz, which is almost impossible to get into unless you are a junior or senior. This is because the teacher is a retired jazz musician with a deep, sexy, baritone voice, and his class is extremely interesting. This class is also celebrated as a class that is hard to get into. </p>
<p>As for classes that you want to/need to take, you'll rarely run into any trouble.</p>
<p>abcd, keep in mind that Pomona has great professors across the board. Students are more concerned with not ending up in a class with that rare 'bad professor' rather than taking a class with a good professor (since there are so many of them). Take psych for example - two intro sections this sem was taught by 2 popular professors - Nicole Weekes and Eric Hurley (Hurley is new but he's already getting rave reviews for his courses) and there was still space left over.</p>
<p>As for upperclassmen from other colleges go, not everyone is eligible to take any class in Pomona they want, or the spots given to them are limited - Yes, there are limitations within cross-registration. Pomona is after all, a separate college, and class allocation has to meet our needs first. So you will rarely find students not getting into classes because of upperclassmen from like, Pitzer or something.</p>