Schedule? Advising? Placement!

Today I did not actually get to go to advising or get my classes as I expected; that will happen tomorrow. I did, however, get a class catalog and some information about my placements in the basics.

My SAT verbal score exempts me from the first term of introductory writing, so I can go ahead and take a more advanced writing course. This pleases me because I would have had to wait until spring to take WR121, due to being a freshman and having a last name near the end of the alphabet. If I want to continue in French, I can drop right into 301 because of my PSU credits. And my placement test indicates that I can take any math I want. It suggests I take either the discrete math series or a calculus series, and says I "may" be a candidate for honors calculus. I don't know if I want to take honors calculus; I'll talk to my adviser about it tomorrow.

The jury is still out as to whether I can take honors chemistry. Some older students told me I have to be in the honors college, but the course catalog says it is reserved for the honors college and strong prospective science majors. I think it may come down to it just being full already, but I'll just ask tomorrow.

So, after looking at everything today I think my schedule will look something like this: chemistry lecture and lab, calculus, writing, and a freshman seminar or other fun, less-than-4-credits elective.

It was really funny when it started to rain today, because everyone commented on it. I forget that a lot of the people at university aren't from the same climate. Less funny was the girl who was complaining about it loudly on her cell phone. I wonder what hot, dry state she comes from because from a Portlander's point of view, it was downright pleasant. A half-hour of sprinkles on a still, 65-degree day? I'll take it!