<p>Had a rough time with the schedule, were you ?</p>
<p>S logged on immediately at 11am prepared with CRNs of his first choices and got into all of them. Don't know how uncommon that was, but from checking posts on CC from registration last year, we knew it was advantageous to log on ASAP. There's always time to change your schedule once Add/Drop starts.</p>
<p>ehh...not so much. I never did the preparing thing or whatever before registering, so I sort of went into it without knowing what to expect.</p>
<p>Logged in at 11:00 and could not get one University Writing course.. they were all CLOSED! Had no trouble with math, science but could not sign up for Poli Sci or International Politics. Also, closed out of the Dean's seminar that I wanted. Kind of annoyed that I have to take the writing course in the Spring. Does anyone know if the writing courses ever open up for Fall?</p>
<p>Definitely check back once registration re-opens for everyone. GW allocates equal slots for each registration group (which is fair) ...so once registration opens for you again, some classes may not be full or people begin dropping and adding. It pays to check frequently if there are classes that you really want. And sometimes (but not always) a professor will sign you into his/her class at the beginning of the term (however not if there is an online waiting list for that course). Also there is about a two week window to add/drop once the semester begins. My D has done this (let's just say) more than once, and always wound up with the courses that she's wanted.</p>
<p>I logged in at 11:01 and got all my courses luckily! But for anyone who didn't get at their classes, just wait because GW will only let in a certain amount per registration day.</p>
<p>How many hours did everyone take?</p>
<p>If you log in at the appropriate time and know your CRN's then you should have no trouble (at least I have not encountered any all of freshman year). And GW does divide equal slots among registration periods. Don't despair because if you don't get the class you want now there's a good chance someone will drop it within the first two weeks. You just have to stay on top of things.</p>
<p>I had trouble gettin into a freshman writing course, ceramics and antroplogy. I am only taking 4 classes first semester to allow for adjustments. Did anyone sign up for the Dean's Seminar? How important is it?</p>
<p>Dean's Seminar are not required. They are generally the easiest classes you can ever take. A great method of getting a science credit out of the way if you are not a science orientated person.</p>
<p>Also recommend Dean's Seminars. They are small classes, gives you a chance to get to know the professor (the professors are teaching these classes because the WANT to and choose their own material). It's an opportunity to explore different subject material. And they do count for particular general curriculum requirements. They are offered both fall and spring semesters.</p>
<p>I did okay.</p>
<p>I prepared quite a bit in advance and had a long list of CRNs to input. The second it let me on I put in my top list and got two out of the five I wanted. Of the other three, one only required me to switch times. The other two had to be switched to different courses.</p>
<p>My schedule ended up pretty good, without any outlier classes. Plus, I got classes that It think will interest me in each category I wanted a class in.</p>
<p>Classes:
MATH 007 Mathematics and Politics
SMPA 050 Media in a Free Society
AMST 801.10 American Popular Culture after 9/11
PAD 117 Executive Branch Politics
UW 020 Corrupting the Youth: Academic Freedom on Trial</p>
<p>The one I got luckiest with was PAD 117. PSC 117 (same class) was full already, but this still had room, and the prof looks very good on ratemyprofessor.com</p>
<p>D got on at 8 AM this morning and got everything she wanted. She's taking 5 classes, but it is 18 credits because the honors classes are 4 each, and one other (intro to intl affairs, I think) is 4, then also taking a language and econ. As a typical mom, I worry that it will be too much!</p>
<p>S will also be taking 17 or 18 credits, but mainly because of music performance classes he'll have to audition for when school starts. I'm more concerned that he chose mainly reading intensive courses & may not be ready for the amount of reading college courses require.</p>
<p>i logged in right at eleven and was also closed out of university writing, and only got two classes i wanted. i was really upset. i still am!</p>
<p>how many credits is normal to take first semester freshman year?</p>
<p>I would say 14 or 15 the first senmester, which would be 4 or 5 classes , I think is enough. Remeber you need a lfe as well, organizations, maybe some physical activity as well</p>
<p>Many students like to start out with a light load of 4 courses, 12 credits their first semester freshman year. They know the first semester will be a big adjustment period in their lives. My D tokk 17 credits and did wll, but it's nice to not put yourself under too much pressure and have time to make friends and learn about D.C.</p>
<p>You can easily take 17 credits, hold a job, and participate in a club activity while still maintaining a 3.7-8ish. Classes at GW are really easy. They require effort, but they are definitely within reason.</p>