Reflective Essay: The Process Of Fall Registration Of Classes

Before I started school at Old Dominion, I had to register for classes. The process of fall registration for freshman was difficult, I felt rushed and pressured to pick my classes. I did not know much about the classes or any of the professors. Although my fall schedule turned out not to be so bad, I do not like having classes every day. The process of spring registration has gone much smoother than fall registration. I was prepared to register for spring classes after talking to my advisor, completing my academic plan and browsing through classes.
In order to register for classes I needed to talk to my advisor. We discussed how my classes were going so far and my plan for the semesters to come. During our meeting, I decided to double major in finance and accounting. My advisor explained that in order to double major I would only have to take an extra couple of classes. He advised me to start dividing my required classes by semester.
After my meeting with my advisor, I sat down and reviewed the list of classes I still needed to take in order to graduate. I wrote all the classes down and placed them in one of the seven semesters I have left. I had to take in consideration that some classes require students to take a prerequisite or be in a certain grade. It was hard determining which science …show more content…
I knew that I did not want to have class every day since I commute to school, so I only looked at classes that were held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. One class I was certain of was business calculus with my current pre-calculus professor. I chose other teachers based on availability and reviews found online from former students. I had a dream schedule planned out, then registration opened and classes started filling up. Unfortunately my perfect schedule had to be modified because some classes were filled up before I was able to