Choosing classes
In this post I will describe from start to finish how I chose my classes for first semester!
1. The first step that I took was meeting with my liberal arts advisor and those in my advising group via zoom. During the meeting we were able to meet one another and discuss what it means to have a liberal arts advisor. We also had the oppurtunity to ask any questions that we had about online registration.
2. After meeting with my advisor I browsed through Smith’s course search and looked for courses that seemed interesting to me. I also checked out rate my professor just to see what my potential professors would be like. Because this is my first year at Smith I wasn't too concerned about meeting any requirements or trying to take classes for a certain major because I have no idea what I want to major in! I also took my work schedule and time difference into consideration. I live on the west coast, so taking a 8am EST course was not ideal. I used the website Coursicle to help plan out my classes to make sure I had no overlapping classes.
3. Next, I met with my advisor in an individual meeting. This was my final opportunity to ask questions, get my course registration number, and get to know my advisor a little better. I also told her which classes I was interested in taking and got her approval!
4. My last step was to sign up for classes! Registration for classes began in the morning for me since I’m on the west coast. It was a little stressful signing up for classes because everyone does it at the same time so I was competing with hundreds of people for a spot in the classes that I wanted. Luckily I was able to get all the classes that I wanted as shown below!
Modern Africa, Intermediate Spanish, Introduction to Sociology, Fighting the Power: Black Protest and Politics Since 1970
I’m pretty excited about the classes I chose. I wanted to keep a somewhat light schedule as I still have work and other commitments. I’ll be sure to do an update on how classes are going as I get deeper into the school year!
















