Consulting-bound engineers can breathe easy! ESC clarified SEAS students weren’t able to register for certain Economics classes because of a “programming error in the registrar’s office.” The Economics Department and registrar have been notified of the problem and hope it will be resolved soon. Susan Elmes, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Economics Department, notes […]

A tipster from inside the ESC meeting tonight has informed us that the Academic Affairs Representative told the board that a new policy has been instituted this year that bars SEAS students from registering for  non-SEAS courses during pre-registration (i.e., this week). The representative said that they can only register for these classes during the […]

In case you forgot the second round of spring registration begins today! Photo via Wikimedia

New Year’s Eve ball drop? Skating at Rockefeller Center? Going below 96th St? Your magical winter in New York may be jeopardized! For the first time, Columbia is requiring students to register in order to stay in housing over winter break. Registration is not only mandatory for entering your own dorm, but any Columbia residence […]

Wikipedia tells us that “In weaving willow baskets, a trough of water is needed in which to soak the dried willow rods. They are then left to stand until pliable and ready to be used in weaving. The weaving is, however, not done under water.” With that tidbit of information under our belts, registration for […]

Registration is here! But you don’t know how to fill that last requirement, you say? Well, stop digging around the Directory (don’t lie–we know you just were) and consult the following list of the most absurd-sounding course names offered next semester. This way, when you inevitably realize that Art Hum is full, you at least […]

Ready or not (probably not), class registration begins tomorrow.  This usually means frantically clicking through SSOL, becoming dismayed at the slim pickings, and abandoning all hope of Art Hum for four different introductory Political Science lectures. Bwog, however, returns to bring you the best, the brightest, and the courses most likely to solicit “There is […]

Registering for classes isn’t fun. It’s stressful: your internet doesn’t work, MusicHum and ArtHum are always full, you’ll never finish your major, you’ll never get into med school, you knew you shouldn’t have left your ex (wait, what?). That’s why, each semester, Columbia offers some truly funny classes that no one can actually take (except […]

Today marks the end of the “Change of Program” period, which means it’s the last day you can add and drop classes with no fee, paperwork, or generalized anxiety involved. But, should you not realize until next month that your 9 a.m. lecture class in Pupin really isn’t working for you, don’t worry. You still […]

Newly minted SSOL enthusiast Adam Weiss reminded Bwog of some important and welcome changes to your Student Services Online. For one, a search will not only bring up classes, but their registration statuses. Oh, and search now also brings up the course description when the call number is entered. Now there are fewer things to […]

Today the real world inches every closer for CU Seniors. Registration begins today for the last classes seniors will ever take at Columbia University until they attend grad school here in a few years. No pressure, and happy registering!

While the campus prepares for the visit of the two presidential candidates, students have already gotten started on the fall election. the College Democrats, MSA, and Free Culture are co-sponsoring a campus-wide voter registration initiative, modeled on the popular CUAssassins game that every year afflicts students with amusingly high levels of paranoia. Teams of students […]

Today all of you rising seniors can start signing up for fall semester classes.  Email bwog@columbia.edu with any tips on system crashes, classes filling up and the like.  Stay tuned for seminar admit lists in various departments as well.

If it slipped your mind to register last month — or if you got stuck with bad TAs — be aware that registration appointments for spring start again tomorrow.

Still unsure about what to take next semester? Bwogger Pierce Stanley offers a few suggestions. Yes, they’re real classes. I. The Interrogative Variety Spring 2008 Religion W4722 NOTHING, GOD, FREEDOM Spring 2008 Philosophy BC1001 WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY? Spring 2008 French G8650 WHAT IS FRANCE? Spring 2008 Philosophy G9482 MEANING Spring 2008 Anthropology G6085 THING THEORY […]