No, seriously, no one except CS people can understand the tree. My host when I stayed there for Decision Davidson said that everyone just writes stuff down and fixes it during orientation.
But, the theory behind it is this:
Step 1: Put your first choice class in 1. Step 2: If you don't get into your first choice class, what do you want to be in? Put that in 2. What about if you don't get into that one? Put that class in 3. Step 3: Put your second choice class in 1A. Step 4: If you don't get into 1A, what class do you want to be in? Put that in 1B. (It could just be a different section of the same class!) Step 5: Chances are, your 2A and 3A will be the same as your 1A, but it may not be true. (Example: If you were trying to fulfill a core requirement with 1 that wouldn't be fulfilled with 2, you can try to fulfill it with 2A. Also, there could be a time conflict with 2.) Do the same procedure for your 2B and 3B. Step 6: Do the same type thing for the rest. The priority order is this: AA AB BA BB. Step 7: For your fourth and final class, put your first choice fourth class in 4A. If you don't get into 4A, what other class do you want to be in? Repeat for 4B, 4C, and 4D. Be sure that none of the times on your 4 classes conflict with any of the times of any of your other classes anywhere on the tree.
But, the theory behind it is this:
Step 1: Put your first choice class in 1.
Step 2: If you don't get into your first choice class, what do you want to be in? Put that in 2. What about if you don't get into that one? Put that class in 3.
Step 3: Put your second choice class in 1A.
Step 4: If you don't get into 1A, what class do you want to be in? Put that in 1B. (It could just be a different section of the same class!)
Step 5: Chances are, your 2A and 3A will be the same as your 1A, but it may not be true. (Example: If you were trying to fulfill a core requirement with 1 that wouldn't be fulfilled with 2, you can try to fulfill it with 2A. Also, there could be a time conflict with 2.) Do the same procedure for your 2B and 3B.
Step 6: Do the same type thing for the rest. The priority order is this: AA AB BA BB.
Step 7: For your fourth and final class, put your first choice fourth class in 4A. If you don't get into 4A, what other class do you want to be in? Repeat for 4B, 4C, and 4D. Be sure that none of the times on your 4 classes conflict with any of the times of any of your other classes anywhere on the tree.
If you have no clue what I'm talking about, look at the worksheet at http://www2.davidson.edu/academics/reg/acadreg_WTwrksh.asp
Does that help?
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AA AB if A succeeds and BA BB if A fails and B succeeds. If A and B fail, fall to 4A.
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