RochesterMom

Any one have any recommendations for how to go about the add/drop process. D was randomized out of 3 of her 4 choices for classes and is now trying to figure out how to get different classes and still have an okay schedule. She would love to have only 2 or 3 classes a day because of sports but now is having trouble finding T/TH classes that ae open for first years. She also really wanted to take calc 2 since she just finished calc and thinks it's a good idea to not let it sit too long. Problem is that the only class open is when her chem class is. Any recommendations from upper classmen on how to go about this process. Seems unbelievable that she was randomized out of almost all of her classes. She's now asking if she did something wrong. Seemed like she followed the process but I'm not sure.

Thanks for any help that people can offer.

redandtheblack

Sorry I can't help, but what do you mean by "randomized"?

RochesterMom

She signed up for her classes and then at the end of the sign up period they take everyone who signed up for a class and run a computer program and pull out the number that the class can take -- of course only happens if the class has more kids that want to take the class than there are seats for. This happened to all of her classes as they all had more kids registered for than were slotted for the class. She only received one of them.

grapejuice

Did she petition? She should go to the first class for all those classes she got randomized out of. Usually (not always), the prof will let you in. She should also (obviously) register for some other classes in the meantime.

What classes were they? If they're intro bio, calc 2, big classes like that, this probably wouldn't make a difference, but if it's a small enough class, she should shoot the prof an email this summer, saying she registered, didn't get in, really interested because of XYZ.

Anyway, I wouldn't worry about it too much. It seems stressful now but everyone eventually ends up getting the courses they absolutely need and most of the courses they want.

MomtheGray

Particularly in classes like chemistry and calculus there is usually quite a bit of shuffling as students change their minds or want to change sections. Also, while they try to balance sections, most profs are not going to care if there are 33 instead of 30. There are few classes with hard limits except the Freshman Seminars. She should register for the sections she can and then identify the 'ideal' schedule, e-mail profs that she would like to switch to that section and then try and go to the sections she wants in the first days of class and lobby for herself. No guarantee, but she should have some success. In the future, she should remember that computer registration is more first come first served. Also, if she does sports, she could slip in her labs on T/Th mornings. Don't forget that while afternoon labs allow for practices, teams have to leave early to get to away games/meets.

RochesterMom

Thanks for the info. She was able to get on and get some of the classes that she wanted. Was able to pick up calc II. She already had the chem class and I do think that her chem lab is in the afternoon but I think that her meets are all on the weekends -- could be wrong about that so we should check.

Currently I think she has 5 classes so she will be dropping one but I think she is waiting to see if the freshman seminar that she wanted will open up. Doubtful but she figures she might as well wait it out.