<p>I am an incoming freshman. I want to choose courses but they say "You may not add or drop classes due to holds on your record". Does this happen to every incoming freshman?</p>
<p>They only release the hold during your scheduled summer registration session. After that, you have to wait until, I believe it’s August 20th, before you can attempt to add/drop courses.</p>
<p>Google scheedule and use that to set up several plans for schedules. You probably won’t get the classes you want to, but at least with scheedule you can make some good plans.</p>
<p>Also, register the second that you can, and I literally mean the second. Classes book up fast.</p>
<p>I hope I’m not telling you stuff you already know, but it does not hurt to mention these things.</p>