<p>About how many are in each section? About 100 I'm guessing?</p>
<p>The ultimate meaning behind my question is that I'm worried the schedule I want might get filled up after only a couple orientation dates.</p>
<p>About 100 sounds about right. Some things fill up after a couple dates. Most don’t. Sometimes you will not get a section you want and will have to take the class at a different. You may have to waitlist something. Other classes open spaces throughout the summer and you have to wait for a space to open and switch into it when the space opens.</p>
<p>The key is to be flexible and have contingency plans for when things fill up.</p>
<p>^ this</p>
<p>Yes, waitlist for everything you want and swap classes/sections liberally in the critical add/drop period. Scour the course guide and Google. Ask current students and professors for advice. Make a 3-4 year plan. Hopefully you’ll end up with something close to your personal optimal schedule by the end of September, which is a difficult prize to discover even for experienced upperclassmen.</p>
<p>I have a similar question regarding orientation. How much intensive study would one need for the placement exams? I know everyone has different intellect/familiarity for each subject, but would you guys place as much studying as you did for AP/SAT level exams? And is it as strict as a standardized exam? Timed #2 pencil, scantron, etc. etc…</p>
<p>Thanks res and coco,</p>
<p>After what I would call ‘scouring’ the course guide, ratemyprof, and cc for a month or two now, I feel like I have come up with an optimal schedule. My only concern is that this schedule fits nicely for all the classes, but if one fills up it’d be difficult to work around it. Econ (with the professor I want, or rather not with the one I don’t want) has 250 slots open, Polsci (only has one lecture) has 150 slots, Psych (the only one that works in the schedule) has 160, and English has plenty. I’m going the fifth orientation date so I should be okay? </p>
<p>On a side note, Stat w/ Gunderson must be really, really popular because it’s already closed.</p>
<p>The language placement test will be critical if you want to get out of the language requirement but don’t have AP. Chem and math should be considered according to your AP credit and potential major(s). Somewhat strict. Of course, make a habit of discarding any temptations to cheat now, if you haven’t already. As far as picking classes goes, what exactly you register for is actually much less important than why. Will I enjoy the material? Is it not too difficult? Is there any other class/section I’d rather spend my tuition on? Lots of spots will free up as students drop and swap courses over the summer. If you sit back and think a little with an open mind, you’ll realize there are actually many, many more options (not just academically) than what first meets the eye, so choose wisely.</p>
<p>Both Polsci and Psych are both topics that really do interest me (I’d want to major in them probably if post-graduate salary wasn’t such a concern to me) and might minor in one of them if the whole business thing doesn’t work out. From everywhere I’ve read online, everyone says these two teachers are amazing and make you love the subject.</p>
<p>Coco’s advice is awesome.</p>
<p>OP, it’s rather unlikely that your large lectures will fill up after the first week. It’s possible that some of your discussions might fill up and make you tweak your schedule, but it sounds like you’re mainly concerned about the profs, so I wouldn’t worry.</p>