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Ok... I have finished choosing my courses for the fall semester, but it has been a friggen nightmare. I couldn't get anything to work right (time-wise) and now I have 5 classes on Wednesday and 1 on Thursday!

Trust me, I swapped out classes, changed hours, even considered taking a Saturday class (didn't take it).

I am wondering what kind of tricks/tips you have for doing up your class scheduling. How do you get it all to work out?

*sigh*

Pro Tip: don't schedule 5 classes on the same day

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Originally posted by Renzo Pro Tip: don't schedule 5 classes on the same day

LMAO! Thanks.

I didn't want to, but I had no other option if I was going to take the courses I wanted.

3 classes on Mon.
3 on Tues.
5 on Wed.
1 on Thurs.
3 on Fri.

For some reason, everything I want is going on on Wednesday.

There's not much you do can do, then. Just take the classes.

Also, go make me some iced tea. I'm getting thirsty.

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Originally posted by Renzo There's not much you do can do, then. Just take the classes. Also, go make me some iced tea. I'm getting thirsty.

Yea, I know that...

I am just wanting to know how other people organize their schedules. How do you pick it all out? What is your method in planning?

It's a combination of things. When I was an undergrad, I hated mornings more than a vampire did, so the most important thing for me was afternoon and night classes. Then came the other factors - required classes, electives, professors' reputations, and so on.

If classes began to conflict, I enrolled in the most important ones then and took the other ones at some later point. That being said, five classes in one day is stupid, but it's not impossible.

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Originally posted by Renzo It's a combination of things. When I was an undergrad, I hated mornings more than a vampire did, so the most important thing for me was afternoon and night classes. Then came the other factors - required classes, electives, professors' reputations, and so on. If classes began to conflict, I enrolled in the most important ones then and took the other ones at some later point. That being said, five classes in one day is stupid, but it's not impossible.

class 1: 10-11
class 2: 12-1
class 3: 2-3
class 4: 4-5
class 5: 6-9

It's a long shitty day, but it can be done.

That's sorta how I did it. Required first, optionals 2nd, timing 3rd (I don't mind being there too early but I'd prefer 9AM etc.). Timing is where I get screwed.

I printed out a weekly calendar with times and wrote everything out, then tried swapping things in and out, but had some troubles. I had to waitlist a tutorial because it was the only one that fit into the schedule.

Booerns.

im a horrible example but i just scheduled them whenever since i didnt go to most of them anyways. i would instead procrastinate and cram for assignments and exams. served me well!

Re: University Course Selections

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Originally posted by Theresa Ok... I have finished choosing my courses for the fall semester, but it has been a friggen nightmare. I couldn't get anything to work right (time-wise) and now I have 5 classes on Wednesday and 1 on Thursday! Trust me, I swapped out classes, changed hours, even considered taking a Saturday class (didn't take it). I am wondering what kind of tricks/tips you have for doing up your class scheduling. How do you get it all to work out? *sigh*

first couple of years i had people that were ahead of me reserve spots in the classes. so when i could register, they would "drop" the class and i would "add" it. helped scheduling a lot. i only had one class at 0800 and that was my freshmen year.

and typically MW i had more classes than TR. labs were usually on TR.

all my meteorology classes in the last two years were in the afternoon (like 2, 3, 4pm). so on friday we'd get out of class at like 430-5pm and just go straight to the bars. LOL.

I am just picking 2 classes I need (English and Math) and a fun class to get in the swing of things. And to brush up on my German for future plans.

The following semester I will take on a heavier course load. 4 or 5 classes if I can.

My best semester was when I had all my classes on Tuesday and Thursday. 4 day weekend every week.

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Originally posted by ******** Second try to pick electives that may come in handy for other courses you'd like to take later on.

like reiki healing and warlock training? do they complement your skillset do you think? instead of worrying about buying a house, why dont you just magic one out of thin air? much cheaper.

Become friends with an upperclassmen who can hold classes for you because they get to schedule first. That's how they did it at my school, the more credits u had the earlier u scheduled. So have them pick up a class or 2 in the time slot you want, then when it's ur turn to schedule have them drop the class and u pick it up right away.

Why is having 5 classes in the one day bad?

I would kill to have had that this semester. I had to keep going back and forth between university and the office because I had my classes spread out over the week. As far as I know, with most people here the thinking is the same; better to have one big block of learning than to waste travel time coming in for only one or two hours every day.

exactly. much easier to make it to class if you dont have massive gaps in your schedule.

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Originally posted by GTS3gEclipse Become friends with an upperclassmen who can hold classes for you because they get to schedule first. That's how they did it at my school, the more credits u had the earlier u scheduled. So have them pick up a class or 2 in the time slot you want, then when it's ur turn to schedule have them drop the class and u pick it up right away.

yeah this is exactly what i said too

if you have classes on Fridays then you are scheduling wrong.

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Originally posted by ******** Dude I was/am an arts student at UW - studying for anthropology. I've been in university for 2 years ontop of my private certifications and activities. Well very true there is a line between social integration and hermitage - I've actually opted for hermitage with the house purchase. Regardless of what you think studying magic and hypnosis and other things actually teaches you a lot about other fields since magic was a root to a lot of cultural traditions religion and sciences. I'd say atleast 70% of my education so far has been about history of religious and political history. With language and music lumped in there a bit. They do offer courses on the occult/magic and the occult in University. Likewise some places offer parapsychology and paranormal sciences.

fascinating, with all this study you still know fuck all about banking.

I usually aim for late afternoon/evening classes because I like to sleep late (I naturally wake up around 2ish). My classes were:

Monday: 2:45-4
Tuesday: 6:15-7:15
Wednesday: 2:45-4
Thursday: 2:45-5:30, 6:15-7:15, 7:30-10.

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Originally posted by ******** I'd say the same for you. Your senseless rhetoric is droll.

i know plenty, at least in a relative sense to your good self. my rhetoric is droll because you haven't given any of us a reason to take you seriously. repeating known fallacies and quasi conspiracy theories doesn't make you sound learned, it makes you look like a chump.

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Originally posted by Renzo Pro Tip: don't schedule 5 classes on the same day

That was actually always my ideal schedule. It makes for a painful day, but I enjoyed having the free time the rest of the week. That, and it made keeping track of due dates a lot easier.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced if you have classes on Fridays then you are scheduling wrong.

Lol, seriously.

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Originally posted by Banora I usually aim for late afternoon/evening classes because I like to sleep late (I naturally wake up around 2ish). My classes were: Monday: 2:45-4 Tuesday: 6:15-7:15 Wednesday: 2:45-4 Thursday: 2:45-5:30, 6:15-7:15, 7:30-10.

Mine was pretty similar. By my senior I managed to compress my schedule to just Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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Originally posted by bas Mine was pretty similar. By my senior I managed to compress my schedule to just Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Haha, same here. No classes at all on Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon in my last year

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