This week was my first college experience registering for classes. Since Villanova handles freshman fall schedules, freshmen have their first registration after their first semester. After going through it, I hope that I never have to register for classes again (but that's unfortunately not a possibility). It’s looking like my spring semesters' schedule will be as tough as the Giants’ season this year. I had one of the last time slots on the last day of registration, which explains my five 8:30s next semester. Here I am, content to whine about my schedule problems online where it will definitely not have an impact.
Registration time
The first class time is also the same as my registration time - 8:30. Registration is about a week long, and as a freshman I am on the last day with a late slot. By the time I looked at my options, half of the classes were gone, especially the good times and good professors. In addition, I had recommended my teachers to a few friends who had earlier times, and they got their classes.
The week leading up
Before registration, students were able to create potential schedules on the website, Schedulr. There were some who had four schedules created, while I had only one, and slowly watched my preferred classes fill up. I was left to frantically ask friends about teachers they had previously had and then I just had to hope for the best. Unfortunately, that did not work out.
Registering
As a freshman, I had never registered for classes before. Thinking that everybody was trying to get in the same classes I was, registration was a race against the clock. I felt like someone attempting to defuse a bomb. Too bad my schedule turned out to be exactly that - an explosion of terrible classes.
My schedule
I am going to treasure every night of this semester, because in the spring, I have 8:30s every day. Then on a few days a week, I have an awkward six-hour break before my next class. This semester, all my classes were back to back, and two days a week classes begin at 11:30 - which means I can go to bed at 2 a.m, and still get eight hours of sleep. Isn't that the goal in college? If so, I will not be accomplishing that in the spring.
