Quick Question - Time Conflict

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

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On the other hand, I loved the one night a week classes. Meant I would avoid having to show up 2-3 times per week and saved me time during the day. But then I'm still a night owl by choice. I never felt "bogged down" and I didn't know anyone who ate at the cafeterias every night of the week anyway.

Just an opposite perspective on that.

I'm just thinking of first semester, freshman year. I knew no one, and meal time was a chance to meet more people or get to know them better. I seriously didn't miss a single meal my first semester. And it was usually after dinner that a lot of "plans" happened.

As I got more into my major, I too preferred the longer/one night classes, because I got them over and done with. Like I said, my last four semesters, all classes were either T/TH, T only or TH only. It was great. None of my freshman-year classes were one night a week. Though I much more preferred T-TH classes instead of M-W-F, where so much time was wasted just getting everyone seated. Early on, I didn't have too many choices.

At my first school, if you lived in the dorms (versus the on-campus apartments), you had two choices - eat at the cafeteria, or order food in. We weren't allowed microwaves, hot plates, etc. My first roommate had a dorm fridge but she only kept alcohol in it. I realize that times have changed, there are a lot more options for people in the dorms, but that was my experience. Second semester sophomore year, I had a single and no fridge. I had a 4-7 class every Monday and missed dinner, and I ordered in every week.

[rlg327]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I'm no advocate of changing your life around one day, but what kind of class is this? Is it offered other semesters? Is it a prerequisite for other classes?

In my experience, the once-a-week, night classes were usually something in my major, which I could take at any time in my four years, or in one case, a science lab. Most of my major's (English/Journalism) classes above the 200 level were 3-hour classes, and a few twice-a-week 90 minute classes. In fact, my last four semesters, my classes were all on Tuesday and Thursday, so I only went to class two days a week. Those days were long, but it gave me time to space out my homework, job, and multiple activities.

None of the"freshman" or 100-level classes were once a week/3-hour classes. I'm mostly wondering if you want to spend your first semester bogged down one night a week. Be aware that you will likely miss cafeteria hours that night (that sucked - when I was in the dorms my only choice was to order out when in class during dinner time), and if you receive a bid, might miss new member class or sisterhood dinners.

Good luck, and I hope that it works out for you.

I actually have it 4 hours a day on Monday, I have a one hour class of it in the early afternoon and then 3 hours later that evening.
If another class I'm interested in opens up, I'll probably switch out of this one, because I agree that it is very time consuming for my first semester.