Welcome to spring semester

Welcome Back Readers!
Well in returning back this fall semester I get to fill in all you readers on one key part of life, the last semester college experience. Although I cannot fully fill you in on everything because I am just starting much like all of you students, I will be sure to fill you in on all of the details. One main recommendation though, is figure out your classes this week! Many students wait till the first week of the semester to continue “stalking” their classes. In other words you check daily on our system to see if the class you need/want opens up. This is understandable because many students find the class they are looking for by “stalking” their classes. However, there is one main problem with that method of choosing classes; the longer you wait the more you fall behind. Granted the first week of school is mostly “syllabus week”. All students know most professors simply review their syllabus and assign the first readings (which are usually just background readings) for the following week. Yet the problem arises when after two weeks you keep “stalking” your class and are still not enrolled. The University gives you till the start of the third week to assure your seat in a class. Some students within that time still are not even close to being enrolled in the class that they need. Within the first two weeks, if there is no opening the best piece of advice I can give is to email the professor and ask for a permission number. Many professors welcome students who are interested in their class, although sometimes it is out of their hand. Ultimately the department and the room capacity is what cause professors to turn away students. Yet it’s always worth a shot. As students, we always have to keep in mind one main thing, the later we enroll the more we have to catch up with. The second week has a tendency of moving fairly quickly in classes since not much was done the first week but readings. In some cases you can miss in class writing assignments, quizzes, or the start of assigned papers. It can be tough when you enroll the Sunday before the add/drop deadline, since by that point you have missed a good solid two weeks of class. One must do a lot of things to catch up and make up work so that it will not reflect on the final grade of the student. So after seven semesters of experiences talking from personal and view others I ask all reader to settle your classes this week! It will ultimately save you lots of stress and late hours catching up. I hope you all have a great first week and enjoy your classes!