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Dammit, college is confusing. Now that I'm in, you'd think it got easier, but no, there's so many things to learn and understand, and it's maybe just a little overwhelming.
Take, for instance, the act of registering for classes. I'm not going to be able to go do Berkeley for their student orientation day (at least, I don't think so) so I'm pretty much on my own for a lot of this stuff. So I try to do the student advising online demo, but it's set up for people who aren't sure what they want to major in yet. I know for a fact I'm going to major in English, minor in creative writing, and major or minor in history. I don't need to spend time exploring majors. Things aren't going to change for me; I want to start right in on getting all my requirements out of the way.
But this isn't like high school where there's only one path you can take for each potential objective you wish to fulfill. There's a bajillion things I could do.
And that's the problem, because while I've gotten some good advice, I don't know everything, and it seems like some of the enrolling process is stacked against me. For instance, freshmen seminar and discovery courses aren't online yet for the fall semester. And the writing course I want to take is application-based, but the application isn't available online -- you have to pick it up in person at Berkeley. Oh, and it's due by April 19th. There goes that plan.
Why is this so annoying and difficult?
Take, for instance, the act of registering for classes. I'm not going to be able to go do Berkeley for their student orientation day (at least, I don't think so) so I'm pretty much on my own for a lot of this stuff. So I try to do the student advising online demo, but it's set up for people who aren't sure what they want to major in yet. I know for a fact I'm going to major in English, minor in creative writing, and major or minor in history. I don't need to spend time exploring majors. Things aren't going to change for me; I want to start right in on getting all my requirements out of the way.
But this isn't like high school where there's only one path you can take for each potential objective you wish to fulfill. There's a bajillion things I could do.
And that's the problem, because while I've gotten some good advice, I don't know everything, and it seems like some of the enrolling process is stacked against me. For instance, freshmen seminar and discovery courses aren't online yet for the fall semester. And the writing course I want to take is application-based, but the application isn't available online -- you have to pick it up in person at Berkeley. Oh, and it's due by April 19th. There goes that plan.
Why is this so annoying and difficult?