{"id":17637,"date":"2013-08-09T14:49:05","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T18:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=17637"},"modified":"2013-08-09T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T18:49:05","slug":"the-secret-to-the-perfect-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2013\/08\/09\/the-secret-to-the-perfect-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret to the Perfect Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 6:02 am:<\/em>\r\n\r\nStephen<\/em>: No, No! It says it\u2019s \u2018Temporarily Out of Service\u2019! Is yours working?\r\n\r\nLeah:<\/em> It\u2019s loading!\r\n\r\nStephen<\/em>: Mine\u2019s not even loading!\r\n\r\nLeah<\/em>: I\u2019m on!\r\n\r\nStephen<\/em>: You are?\r\n\r\nLeah:<\/em> NOO!\r\n\r\nStephen<\/em>: What happened?\r\n\r\nLeah:<\/em> It kicked me off, said my \u2018Session has Timed Out\u2019! If I don\u2019t get into these courses I am going to explode!\r\n\r\nStephen<\/em>: Mine\u2019s still out of service.\r\n\r\nLeah<\/em>: It\u2019s frozen!\r\n\r\nStephen:<\/em> Must be really flooded.\r\n\r\nLeah<\/em>: It\u2019s official. I hate ROSI.\r\n\r\n********************************************************************************************************************\r\n\r\nIt was nice to hear that many of you first years had an easy time with course enrolment. I hope you enjoyed it. For all the rest of you second, third, fourth (and even fifth) year students\u00ad\u2014I hear it!<\/em>\r\n\r\nWhat is the secret to getting that perfect schedule? (#startUofT<\/a> Ever had a perfect schedule?) The schedule that just works, all the classes you want, not too early, not too late, evenly distributed, no back-to-backs, no rushing across campus, each class as interesting and engaging and worthwhile as you thought it would be. And maybe you even get Fridays off!\r\n\r\n\"http:\/\/www.orkugifs.com\/en\/graphics-comments-friday-gif-931.html\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nI have never had a preplanned schedule work out completely. Try as I might, there always seemed to be some kind of conflict, or missed prerequisite, or \u2018the meeting section was full\u2019. But that is not to say that I have never had a perfect schedule. There is a secret to it.<\/strong> Here, let me tell you.\r\n\r\n\"http:\/\/l-o-t-r.tumblr.com\/post\/28682468979\/who-are-you-i-love-you-i-think-gandalf\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nIn my first year<\/strong> I thought it wise to take Latin. The intro course, however, was offered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8:45 am. If that\u2019s not a proactive discouragement, I don\u2019t know what is!\r\n\r\n\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/gif%20by%20me%202?language=it_IT\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nI did not take Latin. Instead, I took a first year economics course and a seminar in the psychology of music. Note:<\/strong> Neither economics nor psychology was to become my major. But the scheduling difficulties allowed me the opportunity to re-examine the course offerings and discover two new, very interesting subjects. Now I say things like, \"An improved economy depends on higher worker productivity\u201d and \u201cThe word timbre refers to the quality in a sound that is particular and unique to the thing, such as the particular sound of someone\u2019s voice.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn second year<\/strong> I planned to take a creative writing class, but failed to notice the May 15 application date. FYI:<\/strong> Nearly every creative writing course at U of T requires that you apply early<\/em>. I took How to Write English Essays<\/em> instead. Boring, right? But it turned out to be one of the most useful, worthwhile courses I have taken so far.\r\n\r\nBy third year<\/strong> I was privy to how things worked. I planned early, I applied for things, and I got into the creative writing class. I did not, however, get into ENG308\u00ad\u2014timetable conflict\u2014and so I had to take ENG302!\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nBut it turned out to be one of my favourite classes. The professor, David Galbraith<\/em>, was enthusiastic and engaging. We read Thomas More\u2019s Utopia<\/em> and Shakespeare\u2019s Sonnets.<\/em> And I met a really awesome girl named Leah (the same Leah who battled ROSI with me this morning). All because of a \"problem\" with my so-called \"perfect\" schedule.\r\n\r\nHere it is:<\/strong> The secret to the perfect schedule is that there is no such thing as a perfect schedule. Even if I\u2019m up all night to get lucky<\/a> with ROSI, I will probably encounter some issue.\r\n\r\nAnd so I try not to worry about it. I\u2019m discovering that every course at U of T has something worthwhile to offer. It\u2019s not about getting the perfect schedule. It's about making sure I take something away from each and every course I happen<\/em> to fall into.\r\n\r\nThe Rolling Stones<\/em> really said it best<\/a>!\r\n\r\n- Stephen\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n'Til next time! Stay diamond!\r\n\r\n-Stephen.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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