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Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie
Most freshman classes have a few hundred people in them, and for the smaller lab/discussion sections, drop/add changes the composition by nearly half during that first week - people jockeying for better times, different days, etc. Scheduling is all online, done by students themselves, and during the drop/add period you don't need anyone's permission to change classes. That would only be an issue if you were trying to drop or add after the online registration (and official drop/add period) ended.
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Yes, I teach these classes. A lot of times, even in the big freshmen sections, you DO need permission if the class fills up. That's not always the case... I'm trying to remember if we always had to get permission at W&L. I never dropped or added a class there. I think we may have had to get permission but of course that's a small school situation.
Let's just say from my perspective as a instructor of discussion sections, etc., I have a LOT more idea what's really going on with students dropping/adding than students seem to think I do. I pretty much know who added in late vs. who just skips class. The point's moot at UT since rush is before classes start... BUT
Every instructor I know at UT prints out their roster for the first day of class, whether they take roll or not. They will know if the roster changes vs. if you skip. Unless they never take roll. But if schools have photo rosters like UT they'll pretty soon figure out which faces they don't recognize from the roll. Again, not related to missing just once for recruitment. But don't underestimate the intelligence/preparation of your instructors.