<p>i was under the impression that seats were held out for each bama bound as well.</p>
<p>not quite fair for a kid going to the last bama bound do to time and travel (i.e. living in hawaii or some such place) to have to have a horrible schedule. we are going to the first one we could go to and it is freshman 6. i think.</p>
<p>Regular class seats are held back for each Bama Bound. </p>
<p>But since the first few Bama Bounds are for Honors Students, it wouldn’t make sense to equally hold back honor seats for later BBs - since most of those students aren’t in honors. </p>
<p>they may hold back some honors seats, but since the majority of honors kids come for the first 3 BBs, the majority of the seats would be released then.</p>
<p>I do think Bama should hold one honors BB for the last date for those who must travel from far away.</p>
<p>No one is saying that the last ones will have a horrible schedule. They may just not get into any honors classes for one semester - no big deal. There will still be regular seats released for each BB.</p>
<p>No I am pretty sure honors classes are only held back for honors session. That is why he came out from CA even though my son is still in school and we didn’t really want to pull him out. regular classes are held back for all of the sessions.</p>
<p>Hope it’s the case that their holding a few and/or some open up. Being OOS and unable to make HBB, we’re hoping for a couple of options, even if not the preferred session to be available @ BB# 7. On the “bright side” I guess S can look forward to a semester less stressful and time to get involved.</p>
<p>*No I am pretty sure honors classes are only held back for honors session. That is why he came out from CA even though my son is still in school and we didn’t really want to pull him out. regular classes are held back for all of the sessions. *</p>
<p>I agree. That’s why Bama designates those to be honors BBs. That said, I do think they need to have the last BB to be a mix of honors and non honors for those who can only travel one time. </p>
<p>But…as in life, the later you pay the less choice you have. When we decided late to go to Disney World one year, we didn’t get into our fav hotels.</p>
<p>I know a mom whose daughter went to the final Bama Bound session last August. She really wanted a calculus class, but the advisers said that all of them were closed. She did send an e-mail to the powers-that-be at the honors college and explained that this was the only class her daughter really thought was “a must” the first semester and asked if anything could be done. She got a call a few hours later that her daughter had been placed in a calculus class. </p>
<p>Last year, my son could not make the honors Bama Bounds sessions because of AP exams and a national academic tournament. He did not go until late June (BB #9). He managed to get into the classes he wanted. He even got an override for Honors Calculus. </p>
<p>You can always ask about an override. You may not get one for every class. But you still can get classes that you do like even with a later registration.</p>
<p>I guess unlike housing, when it came to BB dates we ran out of luck and had no dates open for the alternative AP exams & IB exams(the real kicker since each subject has 3 dif. days). Anyone got info on honors EE courses for future reference. I have to go back and check on what Honors requirements have to be within his major.</p>
<p>momreads - thanks, I guess the thing to always remember is - it never hurts to ask.</p>
<p>I think the Honors College needs to be told that for future years, since the school and the honors college is growing, they need to have one or two more honors BB - and one should be the last one.</p>
<p>^^^
Especially since they’re recruiting so heavily for OOS students. D’s old HS in NJ doesn’t graduate till June 23rd and many kids are hesitant (and schools can be unreasonable about) to travel during the school year, especially at the end of the year with exams and all the extra “special” events.</p>
<p>I think the Honors College needs to hear this and take this under consideration when planning BB for future years.</p>
<p>it is nice that they have the BB for honors students, but many can’t make any of them without forgoing other important events like prom, graduation and such. dd would have preferred to go to an honors BB, but it was not possible without missing a major event.</p>
<p>^^^^</p>
<p>Honors kids who had to choose a later BB because they are from a state whose schools end in June (sometimes late June!), need to contact Dr. Sharpe and ask him to please take that into consideration for future Bama Bound planning.</p>
<p><a href=“mailto:ssharpe@bama.ua.edu”>ssharpe@bama.ua.edu</a> <a href=“mailto:ssharpe@AALAN.UA.EDU”>ssharpe@AALAN.UA.EDU</a></p>
<p>^^^Do e-mail Dr. Sharpe about this. UA does still retain some vestiges from when there were few students from far away states. Now that the honors college has grown and will continue to grow, UA needs to take more into account school schedules in different states. I graduated in June, but was able to attend the late May Bama Bound session last year and was able to use a couple “college visit” days to keep my perfect attendance in hs and ms.</p>
<p>Remember to keep looking on mybama for class openings after your Bama Bound session especially if you don’t get a desired override. Spaces do open up, even for popular course sections.</p>
<p>*UA does still retain some vestiges from when there were few students from far away states. Now that the honors college has grown and will continue to grow, UA needs to take more into account school schedules in different states. *</p>
<p>Exactly! It’s all part of growing pains a school goes thru while growing.</p>
<p>My kids high school doubled in size during the six years they were there. There were many, many “growing pains” incidents. It’s very hard to be pro-active about every aspect. </p>
<p>They need to hear about these things. :)</p>
<p>i agree it was hard to find an honors session that fit between AP exams and prom, but I am so glad we did. It was great for my son to meet the other honors students. Im not sure about other states but in CA college visits are excused absences as long as we were able to bring in “proof.”</p>
<p>We were forewarned about closed sections during the college visit at Bama Bound.</p>
<p>But it was not because there were two other BB sessions before us.</p>
<p>It was because the upperclassmen had already registered.</p>
<p>They asked us to hang in there. This will probably be the only time this will happen.</p>
<p>So be flexible.</p>
<p>Remember, the upperclassmen were where you are right now. They had to delay taking a course because it was filled when they were incoming freshmen. And you know what, they’re fine. They graduated. The world did not end.</p>
<p>There was a great ending presentation at Bama Bound that touched on delaying gratification.</p>
<p>Although this presentation dealt more with spending money and other such matters, one can apply the same to scheduling classes.</p>
<p>My son did not get the classes that fit perfectly in his planned curriculum. And he did not get the classes that he had as backup plans, either.</p>
<p>But he made informed choices that he hadn’t even planned for, and looked at the positive aspects of his choices, rather than crying that he didn’t get what he wanted.</p>
<p>As adults, we know that there will be disappointments in life all along the way, and it was a good experience as incoming freshmen for them to encounter their first disappointment right off the bat and make the most of what they get.</p>
<p>I would encourage you to foster this positive attitude in your child. If you cry and say, I’m going to hate class such and such because I didn’t get the honors section or I didn’t get the professor I wanted, you’re going to set yourself up for failure.</p>
<p>If you look at it like, This is the hand I was dealt, I’m going to do the best I can. Maybe I didn’t get Professor such and such, but I’ve got 65 kids in my class, rather than 150. I’ve got an easier day on such and such a day because I didn’t get into this class, and instead have this schedule, which might actually work better for me. </p>
<p>Roll with the punches. Be Patient. It’s what life is all about.</p>
<p>^^^Beautifully stated, Montegut. Words to live by.</p>
<p>Montegut: was that the session with Ross that you’re talking about? I thought he was great; managed to introduce him to D on the way out as we ran into him at the end of the day.</p>
<p>The session with Ross was a real highlight of Bama Bound!
And Monte - I can’t agree more, DS was generally very pleased with his schedule, had to do a bit of quick rethinking, and he has no idea who the profs are for most of his classes but it is what it is. Planned within his allowed 16 credits and stayed there. Was thinking of trying to rework some things but he decided to leave well enough alone. Face it, they have no real idea how freshman year is going to hit them, what will be easy or hard compared to what they are used to etc. Plenty of time to rethink things after they get going and before second semester.</p>
<p>All I know is that if he could move in today he would! 
Roll Tide!!!</p>