Back at it!!!
Hi all,
Hope you had wonderful holidays!!! I sure did.
RELAXING never felt so good.
Although driving to class on Wednesday it dawned on me...that was the end of the last college winter break I will ever have. May looms ahead and so does the reality of life after college.
But for now...Carpe diem! eh?
So, I just wanted to respond to a comment posted on my last blog about scheduling...which I know is on ALL of your minds.
Freshman coming in do get last pick at classes, but not to worry because most of the upperclassmen don't need to take the classes you will need to because they have already completed them. What is a handy little piece of advice is that if you come to the summer orientation, you get to take your placement tests and pick classes during the summer. There are two sessions, obviously the first session gets first stab, then the second session. There is also a fall orientation, which you get the same kind of experience, but you are the last round of freshman to pick your classes, so you might not have the best selection. I started at UNE in the Spring semester of 2005 and since EVERYONE practically had registered by then, I really had no choice in classes, which was stinky. BUT it gets better as you move up.
As far as class times and making your schedule. Classes like general biology and English comp are offered in many sections allowing you to pick what days and times you would like to go to class. There are some classes though with only one section, and if it is a required class you've got to deal with the day and time it is at.
For example...I still needed to take World Literature and Postcolonial Literature to fulfill my English major. Those two classes are offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The first from 2-2:50 and the second 3-3:50. Which, as a senior, I didn't really want to have class til 4:00 on Friday, but I am stuck and have to take it. At least I'm out in time for Happy Hour! (which is legit because I'm 22)
Based on those two classes though, I selected the rest of my schedule so that I have Tuesday and Thursday completely off from classes. Not a 3 day weekend, but I think I'm going to like having 2 days off in the middle of the week.
If you are a science based major coming to UNE, you probably won't face the same kind of problem I have just explained. The majority of science courses are offered in more than one section and more frequently than most of the English or other liberal arts concentrations.
You may not end up with an ideal schedule your first shot at it, but there are more options as you move up in grades. There are also a ton of cool courses offered to fulfill electives and I encourage all of you to take full advantage of UNE's broad liberal arts curriculum. I have learned some really cool stuff over my 4 years from classes that aren't in my major, and some of those classes have been my favorite and inspired me.
I hope that I have answered the question posed to me, and I hope that this helps may of you out there who have the same questions. Feel free to post comments with any questions you may have.
If you are too embarrassed or shy to post on the blog, feel free to email me at ebouthillette@mail.une.edu and I'll answer your questions personally!
Happy weekend everyone!
