Registration Tips

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Registration Tips
by Dan Orr
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Registration Timeline

• Only a couple of weeks away
• Start early

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The Power of Registration

• It controls your life!
• It determines when/if you sleep.
• It determines when/if you eat.

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Take Control of Registration

• Go to OASIS
• Check STARS Report
• Check Registration Appointment Time
• Go to an Adviser
• See Adviser before Appointment Time
• Get D-Clearances
• Get more than you think you will need.

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Take Control of Registration

• Read the Undergraduate Bulletin
• Map out your next two semesters.

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Where and How?

• Online Web Registration
• Go through my.usc.edu
• Set up Schedule ahead of time
• Prepare for Surprises!

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SurprisesI Love Surprises!

• Classes may fill up.
• Classes may be canceled.
• Classes may be TBA.

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Want Information?

• Official
• https//senate.usc.edu/courseguide
• Unofficial
• http//www.ratemyprofessors.com
• Really Unofficial
• Facebook etc.

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The Perfect Schedule?

• Try and make it happen despite
• Friday Math Classes

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The Even Schedule

• Equal Amounts of Classes M T W Th F
• Pros
• Regulated Work/Class Loads
• Cons
• No Days Off

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The Pyramid Schedule

• M T W Th F
• Pros
• Start Easy end End Easy
• Cons
• Wednesdays will Crush you

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Big Ts Schedule

• M T W Th F
• Pros
• A concentration on two heavy days
• Cons
• Can be unpredictable with workload.

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G aps in th e S che dule

• This is a debatable schedule.
• 1 hour gaps are not as great as you might think.
• Properly spaced gaps in a schedule can be a good
  thing.
• Do Homework before a Class
• Study before a test
• Eat/Nap/Workout

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Good Luck

• Have fun registering.
• Take class with friends
• Enroll in an easy class
• Yoga
• Swimming
• Drama Games
• Public Speaking