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[mayzelle]

Pre-registration for the fall began today, and I just started looking at the courses. I might do a Self-Instruction Language Course in Irish/Gaelic--I just think it'd be interesting, although I'm not sure how those things work. For some reason, none of the English courses appeal to me at all, but I have to take one in American literature for the

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[mbmargarita]

Sorry, I'm stalking your journal via the Vassar community (I dropped by cos you like the Unicorns)... and since you mentioned the advisers, can you tell me how that system works? I'm a prospective for '08 and I love the idea of the freedom of the curriculum at Vassar but at the same time I like knowing that I'd have an adviser to guide me through it. So is that helpful, and do you end up taking a lot of courses you're interested in? Sorry to invade your journal and all, just reply or don't reply whatever floats your boat. ;) Hope you get to your concert.

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[mayzelle]

Hey

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[mayzelle]

As far as advisers helping with course selection, you'll actually find that students are a much more useful resource. Your adviser can give you a general sense of what classes might be good for you, and they're good for telling you what you need to take, but former students can give you a more exact picture of how a particular course is--how the class was structured, how papers and tests were graded, whether it was easy or hard, interesting or boring, worth it or not. It's a rare student who goes through their entire four years able to always take courses they absolutely loved, cannot stop talking about, would do over again if they could. You'll definitely get stuck with at least a couple of classes you don't like, or even hate, but that's just part of the college experience--fellow students will hate you if you never have a class you have to complain about :)) And certain majors are more strict about their requirements, so you may find yourself in courses you absolutely would never have taken if you didn't have to--it's just a

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[mbmargarita]

Wow. I picked the right journal. :) Thanks a lot, you really helped. I hate making decisions so much and it's freaking me out to pick a college, but the fact that Emory wants to make me take two units of science and two units of history and FOUR units of PHYSICAL EDUCATION (to name just a few) makes me wonder why I'd be paying them $30,000/yr instead of them paying me. So Vassar gets a thumbs up in the not-making-me-take-gym category. I just wish I could visit again before May and go with my gut reaction, you know? I can make pro and con lists all day long (and I do) but it's tougher than that... Anyways thanks a lot!