Comments on: Smart Tips for Scheduling Your College Classes

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:17:59 +0000

@Elizabeth: I agree, you shouldn’t sign up for a class you don’t need to take just for the sake of having an extra class–I only signed up for courses that I needed for a graduation requirement, and if I felt the workload was too much, I would drop one.

Thanks also for the tip about penalization–I have never heard of that policy before.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:05:36 +0000

Actually it is not a good idea to register for an extra class that you did not plan on registering for just in case. You could end up stealing that class from someone needs it more i.e. its required for their major, they can only take it at a certain time, etc. Its the same thing as holding a class for another student then dropping it - most registration offices do not approve of this and if caught you could be penalized.

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By: Mandie

Mandie — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:25:07 +0000

There’s a great website that helps with planning your schedule called http://www.myedu.com. It used to be pick-a-prof, but they upgraded it and made it way better. It lets you go through all potential degree options, research different classes, get professor reviews and grade histories.. basically, AWESOME for getting your college life together. I definitely recommend checking it out.

By: Twin XL

Twin XL — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:54:02 +0000

I agree with Britt, not the greatest advice when you consider all the other factors going into these types of decisions

By: abbie

abbie — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:29:48 +0000

This really helped me, i always struggle with how to set up a schedule that was workable and that I liked. I never even thought about adding an extra class, that really helps. It’s a lot less stressful when you know that there’s at least one class that you can drop.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:16:33 +0000

Id like to mix day with back to back classes and days with spaced out classes (not too spaced out though). Just want to slip in a little lunch

Extra class wise, my university has a maximum number of classes(unit of credit, we call it) you can take per semester. If you want to overload, you have to go through getting permission from head of department, schools etc…

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:47:26 +0000

Thanks a lot Jamie, I revisited my schools website and it turns out we have two weeks before any thing shows up as a “W” The thing is they don’t really mention that to the freshman. I’m glad that into my second year they school is much less over bearing.

I personally prefer back to back classes, I would much rather take three classes back to back and be finished before 4 pm than have classes all day wasting away precious time! I’m the type of person that if I have enough time to go back to my dorm between classes I usually take a nap and forget to go to the rest of the classes. So to combat that I’ve been scheduling myself back to back classes since my second semester. It’s worked out well. Then again different things work for different people. I had to learn how to discipline myself.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:25:09 +0000

@ Mel”: At UCSD the policy was that you had about 2 weeks to drop a class without anything (including a W) going on your record. They included the deadline on the calendar every quarter. I always dropped my extra class before the deadline, so it never earned me a W. I’d ask the registrar or check your college’s course website.

@ Allan: Sorry you didn’t find many of these useful, but I’m glad you liked #4. As to back-to-back classes, a lot of students find that the longer they’re in class the harder it is to focus on the lecture. Time in between classes is a great time to study, catch up on homework you should have done yesterday, eat lunch, etc. But if it doesn’t work for you, the solution is easy: don’t do it. These are just suggestions.

By: Allan

Allan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:20:53 +0000

#4 is the only useful one. ALWAYS schedule back to back classes. Do you really wanna be in class all day? also, wtf is there to do for like an hour and a half while you wait for your next one to start…