<p>If the total number of seats for a class is 320 and your number on the waitlist is greater than 10, what are the odds of getting into that class?</p>
<p>Anybody else planning on taking the MATH20E Fulfillment exam?</p>
<p>If youre #32 or less, odds are decent - ~15, odds are good</p>
<p>Damn you INSERT…you got a reply 
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<p>What about being number 2 in a class of 22!</p>
<p>What kind of class has 320 students o_O</p>
<p>Physics 2B</p>
<p>sorry neeeema.</p>
<p>So how many of you want to be my friend?</p>
<p>actually i think the capacity of WLH is somewhere around 400 people. they also use price center theater for the gigantic lectures too.</p>
<p>friends? on CC?</p>
<p>@Marking</p>
<p>Lot’s of them.</p>
<p>no in person, we’re all going to UCSD at some point right?</p>
<p>nope, i did my 5 years there already.</p>
<p>i’ve only ever friended one person from CC in real life, and i forget how that even happened. (sorry, grandpa, it’s the old age speaking) :)</p>
<p>So… What is the teacher-student relationship like in classes with 300+ people? non-existent? Do you basically ask all your questions with the T.A.?
Anyone have a picture of these huge lecture halls? Do they project what the professor writes on a screen for the people in the far back of the class to see? o.O Microphone for the professor or is the class room small enough for them to be heard?</p>
<p>i might be alone, but i actually prefer the really big classes. more people usually means that you have a better chance of being ahead in the curve, so higher grade with less work. (the smaller classes are usually more specialized and at that point, everyone’s pretty much as smart as you are, so you’ll have to work a little bit harder)</p>
<p>as for teacher-student relationship, it depends on (1) how you conduct yourself and (2) how receptive the professor is. i personally like to figure out as much as i can by studying, asking friends, asking the TA, and finally the professor, in that order. sometimes the TA is better at explaining the material, but ultimately it’s the professor who decides what goes on the exam. </p>
<p>whatever you do, make sure you do your own share of the work BEFORE you ask a TA or professor for help. you won’t believe how many times i get questions like “what does the amino acid histidine look like” or “can you tell me how to calculate pH” via email when people should really learn to google on their own. come exam time, we DO remember these names, our blood pressure rises slightly whenever we think of them, and it usually does not bode well for the student if he/she is ever a borderline grade.</p>
<p>TAs are generally fair, but when it’s 3 AM and you’re still grading, sentences like “Student has been annoying and rude all quarter long, see if you can look through his/her exam really really carefully and look for something to take off” do float around occasionally.</p>
<p>Yeah, you can almost always read the screen. Plus the professors put up the slides on a website for you to download and/or print. Sit wherever you want to hear and see the best.</p>
<p>@Marking</p>
<p>No. Professors are always open to answering questions. They encourage it, but most kids are too nervous or something to ask them. You can also ask them questions after class. The seats aren’t so far back that you can’t see what’s on the board and almost every professor uses a microphone. Here’s a tip, if you plan on asking questions in lecture, sit in front. It’s easier to ask questions that way.</p>
<p>I’m #40 on the waitlist for a class with 400+ people. It’s still our responsibility to drop the class even if we don’t get in, right?</p>
<p>^Yep. 10char</p>
<p>Thanks for info 
Astrina’s TA experience sounds scary
So far my biggest classes are 120 students.</p>
<p>^Ha ha. That’s hilarious. I swear, every quarter I’m on a waitlist and always say “Well, I guess I’ll just have to kill the other people on the waitlist”.</p>
<p>^I posted it on Facebook. Do you really have a movie cut out for it though?</p>
<p>^Damn! I would have watched it.</p>
<p>^Oh yeah, I’ve seen that before, it’s hilarious. And sure, I’ll add you.</p>
<p>If a class is already full (according to the class planner online), should I sign up for an extra class so I have four classes instead of three?</p>