Ah, finally. College is notorious for finally being the time at which students are able to have some freedom in choosing what they'd like to study and when. They have longed for the time when they would be able to go off to college and pick the classes they want, the ones they don't and the times of each. Dreams of no Monday or Friday classes flicker past each mind and the notion of no classes earlier than 11am is enough to make some delirious with happiness.
It's gratifying: after 12 years in the traditional American school system where each day was rigidly structured for anywhere between 6 to 8 hours a day, now us students are the ones who take the reins and have a shot at asserting our independence by picking what we want to take! Yeah! No Friday classes, 'cause why not? No Monday classes, 'cause I don't want to have any! No classes before 11am 'cause I've been getting up at the break of dawn since I was in diapers. This is my time to shine.
Oh, I wish it were that easy. If it were, students would love college even more so. Unfortunately, the power really isn't all in our hands-- almost at all really. From getting the luck of the draw with an early orientation date (where you officially enroll for classes) to having to skillfully master the art of having 10 tabs open (to ensure a schedule builder, degree navigator and so much more be easily accessible), here are 25 thoughts we all probably had while on the path to scheduling classes!
1. What the heck is AOP?
2. Is that another mandated online survey that I'll coast through?
3. Oh dope, it's actually orientation! That sounds pretty cool.
4. Yeah, I'll pick a date that's right in the middle, don't want to look like a try-hard.
5. Wait, you mean the earlier dates get first dibs on classes?
6. Shoot, let me try to switch.
7. Ok, they're all taken. It's fine, it's fine.
8. Hmm I got this brochure saying I should look at these sites before AOP. Hah.
9. How do I use Degree Nav?
10. I'll skip that for now.
11. Scheduling courses sound fun, I'll go look at them.
12. So I guess I do need to know which classes I need. Back to Degree Nav..
13. Cool, so I guess I just need 4 classes this semester!
14. No 8am's for me, no thank you!
15. But the one class I need is only offered at 8am. Shoot.
16. Well, maybe it won't be so bad.
17. Yeah I'll sign up for it, why not.
18. Bam! All done!
19. Wait how long does it take to get across campus again?
20. Dang, let me just see if this is offered at noon instead.
21. Oh it's only offered at 6pm Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays..
22. Maybe I'll change a different class.
23. I'll refresh the page, I haven't in about a minute.
24. How the heck did 3 of my classes become full? It's literally been a minute.
25. Can I change my major?
