picking classes

During fresher's week you have a meeting with your DoS (Director of Studies), and you pick your courses then.

Reply 2

emilee_derie

OP

ok thanks so much for the answer i was starting to get really nervous.

Reply 3

arod

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even after you picked. and attended a few, you can still change if you want to /need to

Reply 4

Obscured

On this note does anyone know when/how we pick second year classes?

Reply 5

elisabethbridge

I suppose it happens during freshers' week. You'll probably have to arrange a meeting with your DoS etc. We already had this pre-registration thing with the School of Biology, but it's not official, and I guess not every school does that.

Reply 6

michaelnicholson88

Obscured

On this note does anyone know when/how we pick second year classes?

Your school should contact you about this, most likely by e-mail. If you still haven't heard anything by now, I'd advise you to contact your DoS.

Reply 7

Are there any science students that know what courses they've picked for 3rd year? I've chosen my courses for evo bio but wasn't sure when I should hear back? My flatmates on arts courses picked months ago...

Reply 8

michaelnicholson88

michaela_banana

Are there any science students that know what courses they've picked for 3rd year? I've chosen my courses for evo bio but wasn't sure when I should hear back? My flatmates on arts courses picked months ago...

They'll have picked, but they surely won't know for certain whether they're in yet? Most courses don't release details of who's doing what until late August.

Reply 9

Obscured

Thanks for the reply Michael. I guess I will send my Dos an email. I stupidly thought that I just sorted it all out in freshers week again.

Reply 10

Originally Posted by michaelnicholson88
They'll have picked, but they surely won't know for certain whether they're in yet? Most courses don't release details of who's doing what until late August.

Thanks. Panic over!

Reply 11

latentcorpse

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2nd year classes were in my case picked by email discussion with my DoS in september last year

Reply 12

ooze

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I've heard nothing about 2nd year classes yet.

Reply 13

Sorry I was talking about 3rd/4th year classes where you choose in advance. Second year classes are chosen in freshers week with a meeting with your Dos.

However, my flatmate's been told for definite what courses he's doing next year already, so my panic is starting up again (or not so much panic, as anticipation. Desperately trying some self control to not email the professor in charge of my course....)

Reply 14

lukeyboy

in freshers week ! dont believe the alternative prospectus. its political !

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although do believe the alternative prospectus when it tells you lecture times - 3 of my flatmates assumed "European history lectures are at 9am 3 times a week" was out of date info. Unsurprisingly they slept through the majority of them....

Reply 16

Grum Fox

michaela_banana

although do believe the alternative prospectus when it tells you lecture times - 3 of my flatmates assumed "European history lectures are at 9am 3 times a week" was out of date info. Unsurprisingly they slept through the majority of them....

What's this alternative prospectus you speak of!?

Reply 17

artorscience?

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Grum Fox

What's this alternative prospectus you speak of!?

A "prospectus" made by the student union to give freshers (and others picking outside courses) an idea of what the courses are really like from a student's point of view. You get it as part of your fresher's pack. It's not something you need to get early, looking at it in fresher's week and picking your courses then is fine. If you are interested in it ahead of receiving your fresher's pack you can use the "course reviewer" which is fairly similar in principle (students reviewing courses) and see what people think of the courses you're interested in.

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elisabethbridge