Welcome Back!

I hope everybody had a great holiday, & happy new year. Wish you all a great semester ahead. Today is the first day of class, and I am sure everyone is running around finalilzing his/her classes. It is good thing that the last day to drop/add a course is Jan. 21, and we have this period to change our mind if the need arises. I always consult my advisor for the courses that I want take. While he definitely lets me know the relevant courses important for my field, but on occasions I have shared with him a course that have always interested me, but may not have look that important from his perspective. Becuase of my interest, he has agreed & given his consent. Since one can literally sit in any class the first week of semester, and check the professor as well as the course content, it is great idea to explore the courses that you always wanted to take this week without any pressure & with the option to drop it in case you don't like it. So this is the week to do that!