Semesters come and go, but the comfort and leisure with which you are able to experience each and every one can make all the difference. Everyone will tell you to avoid early classes, but in the following paragraphs I will explain how to make your schedule as simple as possible and in doing so make your life much simpler as well.
The usual advice would be to avoid classes in the morning and never to schedule a class on Friday. But there is more to it than that. What I have found in my college experience is that the key to a viable college schedule is research and spacing. I have developed a few steps that go into the previously mentioned necessities and they are as follows in order: Sorting, Research, Placing, Spacing, and Committing.
Step one is sorting.
Sorting requires a certain understanding of the larger picture. This is because sorting refers to your overall course plan, and making sure you have accounted for necessary credits in the schedule you hope to create. Do not skip this step! If you neglect to sort out your major, GE, and or language requirement you may end up spending an extra semester or two in school
Step two is researching.
Researching means you must inquire in all forms in regards to the quality and ease of any and every class you have an interest in taking. Ask your friends, consult ratemyprofessor.com, ask your RA and don't forget to ask friendly neighbors in class (chances are they have the same major as you and the older ones will be well versed in all the teachers in your department). Research how many professors teach the class, when and where they are scheduled and keep track so that you don't have an overlap in your ideal schedule. If you do find an overlap you should have backup classes sorted, researched and ready to fill the slot.
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