<p>I am a transfer student, so I am registering now and not during orientation. I have a few questions.</p>
<p>1) Does Wellesley have an internal professor rating system? Ratemyprofessors.com seems to be outdated.</p>
<p>2) Does anyone know anything about McKnight, Skeath van Mulbr , Witte, and Hilt as economics professors?</p>
<p>3) Is there a list somewhere of which classes fall under which requirements?</p>
<p>4) I am used to registering differently. Is there an easier way to plan a schedule than:
a) find the enrollment count pdf file
b) double check I have the prerequisites in the course description
c) view classes that have passed a) and b) in the Fall 2009 Schedule of Classes to see if it fits in my schedule?</p>
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<li><p>Yes. If you have First Class, you can find the opinions-classes forum under student forums. </p></li>
<li><p>Not me. </p></li>
<li><p>The course catalog will list what distribution the course fulfills (if any) under the description of the course. For econ, that is usually “social and behavioral analysis”</p></li>
<li><p>Not really. Usually the registration notice and instructions comes with a handy-dandy schedule that lists the times when courses are offered in blocks so that you can fill in the numbers and CRNS to juggle everything, but I only used it first year. It gets a lot easier once you have big fat majors that preselect two or three of the courses you have to take that semester, you have the times Wellesley offers classes internalized well, and you are really just sliding around one or two other classes. </p></li>
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<p>If you are still juggling what to pick, my best advice is to select about 10 courses for which you have the interest and prerequisites from the course catalog first and then check enrollments, and finally times.</p>
<p>Also, you can swap around what you want until a couple of weeks before the beginning of the semester, so if a class you really really want is full, keep checking.</p>
<p>McKnight – Haven’t had her though I have heard she is nice and gives clear lectures. </p>
<p>Skeath (van Mulbreght) – She is very methodical in her teaching. I think everyone would agree that her notes are impeccable. Definitely a fan of colored chalk. She plans out each day perfectly; I don’t think I ever saw her rush to finish a day’s notes. Very clear teaching style. </p>
<p>Witte – I don’t know much about her, but she’s been around for awhile and was on leave for a bit. I have her this fall though… Supposedly she’s big on using technology (powerpoints, etc) for presentations and most of her classes cumulate into one large project that you work on throughout the semester. </p>
<p>Hilt – Awesome! I took his seminar last fall and it was one of the best classes I have taken at Wellesley. He is really open to class discussion and encourages students to speak up even if they are on the shy side. He is really good about office hours and will try to accommodate your schedule. He also knows if what he is teaching one day is on the dry side and tries to make it fun and more interesting. A few times he let us out of class early which was also nice ;)</p>
<p>2) Skeath is absolutely one of my favorite professors at Wellesley! What class are you thinking of taking with her. She’s fun and engaged, organized and very clear in lectures. Her tests are fair but challenging and she’s so personable in office hours. She really wants to get to know the students and their interests inside and outside the classroom. She’s awesome. Like Welles10 said, Hilt is supposed to be a great professor and I’ve heard some really good things about McKnight. Her speciality is Health Econ.
3) In the course catalog, under the description of each course, there should be something that says which distribution requirement it fills. If you’re talking about major requirments, go to the Department home page and that will tell you what you need for your major. Are you thinking Econ? It’s an awesome department!</p>