<p>Has anyone received the registration part 1 packet yet? Just wondering because I heard that many of the programs are first come first serve and I planning on trying to get into medicine and society or mind brain behavior.</p>
<p>They just put it up online on Wednesday.</p>
<p>[First</a> Year Programs | The College | Arts & Sciences](<a href=“http://college.artsci.wustl.edu/first-year-programs]First”>http://college.artsci.wustl.edu/first-year-programs)</p>
<p>^do they only put it up online or should we have gotten it in mail by now?
Has anyone gotten the bear facts or the artsci summer weekend invitation?</p>
<p>i got the bear facts and artsci summer weekend invitation</p>
<p>This might be a silly question, but is this only for Arts and Sciences majors? My son is in the School of Engineering - he got the Bear Facts and has taken the math placement test but hasn’t gotten anything about early registration. Thanks.</p>
<p>yes its only for artsci</p>
<p>I just submitted.
first choice: Mind, Brain, Behavior
Second choice: FOCUS 1) Phage Hunters 2) Global Culture</p>
<p>I really want either my first choice or the first of my second choice (phage hunters).
Since I submitted it the day I received the packet, what are my chances of getting either of the above?</p>
<p>When will there be a confirmation that they have received my choices.</p>
<p>somewhere in the booklet says the earlier you submit the higher your chances of getting in that program. they tell you if you got in in july</p>
<p>question. What do i do if i want to register for classes when i go to the artsci weekend at the end of june then?</p>
<p>Hmm…Phage hunters sounds pretty interesting, but most of the biology/science based classes lean towards medicine, which doesn’t really interest me. The Tyson Seminar sounds like it could be nice also, but thats not one of the longer programs. Has anyone done either of these that can comment on them (or anything else that may be interesting, especially to a biology major who wants to focus more on zoology/environmental sciences).</p>
<p>Rosarita, this isn’t for registering for classes, it is for special programs, some of which last over multiple years (Mind, Brain, and Behavior lasts all 4 years I think). Registering for classes can still be done at Artsci weekend.</p>
<p>Already taken the Math placement test? Does that mean your son has got his Student ID? Where can i find it? Thank you!</p>
<p>In the letter, WashU said they’re mailing student ID info on June 1 so we can start taking placement tests then. If you received a 5 on the AP Calc BC exam, I don’t think you need to take it though. Can someone explain that whole ALEKS program? I’ve never heard of it. Also, does anyone have any experience taking the Chinese placement test?</p>
<p>My choices are 1) Medicine and Society 2) Mind, Brain and Behavior…
Though I submitted on Tuesday, maybe early than anyone else, I feel these two programs are pretty competitive that there’s a chance I couldn’t get in either of them.(They say there’s a waiting list though…anyway) Finger crossed…</p>
<p>For engineering, you need to take the Math Placement no matter what score you get on AP. There are guidelines for which placement to take depending on what HS class you took. He took BC - I think there’s a different test if you took AB. The instructions are to take it as soon as possible (which I think is helpful to the student - taking the exam while you’re still in HS study mode) and he used his SSN for ID.</p>
<p>nooob is correct, you do not need to take the placement if you get the 5 on AB or BC.
You take the test for whichever class you want to place into- so even if you only took AB, you can still test immediately into Calc 3 (I know a bunch of people who did so).</p>
<p>kaykay- regarding registration, since your son is engineering he’ll register for classes sometime in July online. He should get plenty of info regarding this. A word of advice- make sure he’s up for the 7:30 (central) registration open time when the day comes. I know quite a lot of people who didn’t get into labs/ a class they wanted because they felt like sleeping in. Besides, you can always go back to sleep later…</p>
<p>J181 or anyone else who knows alot about engineering - Son got a 5 on AP Chem which means he does not need to take the class, but still needs to take the lab. There is a sentence that says you can petition to get out of the lab. Do you know how to go about petitioning for that?</p>
<p>kaykay- Unless the rules have changed, you don’t even need to petition. Your son won’t get credit for the lab (he’ll only get 6 credits for the chem elective, which is really useless if he transfers out of engineering), but he will be exempt from the lab.</p>
<p>The credits aren’t needed anyway, since it will say on his transcript that he’s out via proficiency.</p>
<p>If he wants, he can go straight into orgo, or not… it’s not a requirement for anything except ChemE and 2 of the BME tracts (and even with BME, the two tracts only require orgo 1).</p>
<p>Do you have idea of how the registration situation of ArtSci courses? Do the students also face the same problem that not be able to get in some “hot” class, like General Chem I? If so, any tip to survivle at this point? since i know the registration process take place during the orentation, which means after we arrive campus. Thanks.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if it is possible for me to take two of the freshman seminars listed in the Registration Part 1 booklet? I don’t believe I want to do a focus program or one of the larger programs, just the semester long seminars.</p>
<p>cedric- you’re all but guaranteed to get into Chem. However, you may not get a recitation time you like (for chem, there’s 9am, 12pm, 3pm on thursdays), or a lab time you’re all that fond of (second semester I had to have a morning lab, and I absolutely despised that…).</p>
<p>For artsci, from what I recall from others, you can either register for classes at an artsci weekend if you choose to go, or when you meet with your advisor during orientation.</p>
<p>Another thing to clear up- when I mentioned classes filling up, I wasn’t talking about classes like chem. Classes that are so popular among students are already set to be large enough for the incoming class.
For engineers of the 2012 class, the 7:30 time was really important if you wanted to get into the 197 section of Physics 1 (vs 117; they’re taught completely differently). They filled up super fast- I have a friend who tried to sign up at 7:45 and was unable to get a spot. However, there are 3 classes of 197 this year, rather than 2, so hopefully this won’t be a problem like it has been in the past (they’re fazing out 117 supposedly).</p>
<p>Another thing that fills are the small classes that have 20 person limits that fill up quickly (ie there are some with 18 in it already from upperclassmen), art classes like photography (although at least 4 people got in off the waitlist last fall I know), etc.</p>