The not-so-tasty fruits of my WebTree...

Happy 4th of July!

So, the other day I received the results of my WebTree course selection, that is, the 4 courses out of all my Web Tree preferences that I could actually get into. I must say I was rather disappointed, because my resulting schedule looks like a Herculean labor to me right now... Calculus III, Intro to Organic Chemistry, General Physics with Calculus and Ancient Greek Philosophy. They're all courses I'd love to take, which do seem interesting - HOWEVER, I'd prefer something easier at this moment, since this is my very first semester-ever.

My current weekly schedule

So, here is a description of the different stages I went through when learning the news:

First, there was confusion. How do we log in to BannerWeb again? I used every username/password combination I had ever used for Davidson, and yet nothing worked. Fortunately, a good-willed sophomore explained to us on Facebook that our password was supposed to be our date of birth... Weird.

Then, there was frustration. Yes, I do have the habbit of challenging myself a lot, but I really didn't have the intention to start my first semester with with those four courses at once... Why couldn't I get Spanish 101 or my Writing course instead? And the most frustrating thing of all: I completed my WebTree around the first week of June, much earlier than a lot of people. I should have known that the time at which you complete your WebTree has absolutely NOTHING to do with your priority in getting into classes... Actually, the "priority row" goes as follows: seniors first, juniors seconds, sophomores third, and freshmen last. Also, priority is given randomly among a single class. Fair, but still frustrating.

 I'd better make some changes during Drop/Add period at the start of the academic year or else I'm on my way to getting my butt kicked...