<p>So, I was wondering if we had a shopping period. How long is it? When does it end? Are assignments for classes given out durring this period? Thanks :)</p>
<p>First 2 weeks of class. The teachers I've had have tried not to assign anything beyond readings during this time.</p>
<p>2 weeks indeed. Generally try to have your core courses mapped out so you don't waste too much time. Profs try to not assign insane workloads, but the **** can pile up if you suddenly decide to take 4 entirely different classes during the 2nd week, y'know? Also, some classes only meet once or twice a week, so you have to make your choices about those pretty quickly. Shopping period is a time to check out classes you were on the fence about and to make sure the ones you want to take ARE the ones you want to take...it's really not a time for mindless dilly-dallying. My advice is to have a list of classes you most likely really, really wanna take and have a few that you wanna check out. Use Mocha.cs.brown.edu (I think is the address) and plan your schedule out. :) Good luck!</p>