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" For us freshmen here at Drake, it&amp;#039;s a particularly scary time of the year. No, it&amp;#039;s not finals or midterms. It&amp;#039;s class registration. Registering for classes actually causes more stress in my life than any test or paper could. I worry about it for weeks on end, only to end up with classes I never intended on taking. The process whole is not a fun one, because all comes down to the last minute. Here at Drake, registration times are based on credit hours earned. So freshmen go dead last. Upperclassmen tend to fill up the classes quickly, so we end up with less-than-ideal classes, like an 8:00 am lecture. The cherry on top of this unfortunate sundae? All the registration times here are at 7 or 7:30 a.m., so you have to get up extra early just to be disappointed. Okay, don&amp;#039;t let me scare you. It&amp;#039;s not actually as bad as I make it sound-as long as you&amp;#039;re ready for it. Make sure you&amp;#039;re ready at your registration time, for starters. Definitely decide on classes well before you have to register. Write down all the information you need to know, like the course number, but the best thing to do is have some backup classes in mind. That way if all the classes you want to take are full, you&amp;#039;ll have more options. Next year, I&amp;#039;m hoping to take two journalism classes for my major, an honors course to fulfill some credits, a sociology class called &amp;quot;Food &amp;amp;amp; Society&amp;quot; (uh, cool!), and a drawing class for my graphic design minor. Fingers crossed I can get into all of them! For all you freshmen (and sophomore and juniors) getting ready to register for classes...well... May the odds be ever in your favor. Much love, Kristin Is class registration the most terrible time of the year at your college as well? What restrictions do freshman have to deal with? Sound off in the comments! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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