Still easy as pie to add and drop classes the first week?

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When I was in college beginning in '82 (and again in '91, '97 and '98, bachelor's degree in psychology, teaching classes, taught high school math one year, bunch of classes in computer science post-bac that hasn't yet lead specific employment, however, big believer in lifelong learning!) . . .

It was so amazingly easy to add and drop classes the first week of any semester. Only cautionary note was if class was already filled. So, add first, then drop. And you had to the 12th class day to drop, and you still got a full refund.

And you're not necessarily saying a professor is terrible. You're just saying, not for me, not at this time. No bad classes.<--that's the goal. So, it's not to have perfect classes, or great classes, or "the best" class. That's kind of a trap. It's just to kind of cruise along and smooth along, and have five good classes, or four good classes, or whatever it is that you're taking. All good classes. That is the goal. Or more precisely, all good-enough classes.

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Now, recently, while working at *generic dept store* a high school student applying to a state college in Texas told me you only had a set number of drops your entire time there. Mmmm?

So what gives.

What's the current situation?

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Learn a whole bunch this semester, read the occasional book or two just for your own personal interest. Good luck and have fun!

(And please be open to doing something for the people of Haiti that feels right to you.)

For my university you can add or drop classes online and you have till a certain number of weeks to drop the class and get your money back. If you drop past that you wont be getting a refund. During the first few weeks people sometimes want to switch or take a different class so it gives everyone a little leeway with deciding if a certain class is right for them or not.

Thank you.

And please remember the strategic advice, add first, make sure you do get the new class. And then drop the other one.

I am in high school, and if we want to drop and add classes, we had to do it within the first 3 days of the term.