Courses Selecting

12/03/2009 23:00

-By Hexin Wang (Heidi)

Most of the required courses would have been already chosen and registered by the Dean of Academic Office for you. There are still some elective courses including business or science to be chosen by you. Here are some suggestions that you have to consider before choosing a elective class:

Personal Interest

Choose the course that really interests you. Interest is the best motivation for learning. If you like that course, you are willing to spend more time and are more likely to learn it well.

Timing

Choose a section that is most appropriate and fits your schedule. A good choice of time contributes to half of your success.

Instructor

The instructor is really an important part of a course. Different instructors have different types of teaching styles and philosophies. There is a specific website (www.rate my professor.com ) that is available for you to know more about professors. This tool can help you avoid some tough meaningless instructors. However, do not always try to find an easy-pass professor. Sometimes you can learn a lot of useful knowledge from a tough professor.

You need to make trade-offs among all the above factors before making a best final decision for yourself.