Congrats! You made it through fall semester alive and (hopefully) unscathed. After what felt like a much-too-short winter break, campus is back and bustling. Classes are brand new, meal points have been reset, and to top it all off, it’s zero degrees outside. How will anyone survive? Although we can’t fix the janky heating systems on the South 40, we can certainly try to answer some other burning questions. 

With Fall Break’s slow arrival and swift retreat, the midpoint of the semester is quickly approaching. This means it is also another time of year — course registration! Alongside the handy-dandy resources like PlanIt and Rate My Professor, the StudLife editors have got you covered.

This week, WashU students are picking their courses for the Fall 2024 semester. While they may be last-minute, we hope that our Student Life editorial staff recommendations can help you make final scheduling decisions.

Whether you’ve already carefully planned each semester until graduation or if this is the first you’re hearing of the course listings being open, here are some of our favorite offerings for spring 2024.

Whatever other factors are affecting your decisions, don’t let the pressure to study STEM eliminate the possibility of studying another field that you might care about. 

The transition from high school to the first year of college is a big and jarring adjustment. Walking into the stadium seating of Wrighton 300 for the first time certainly doesn’t ease the anxiety of that transition.

Our Editorial Board has gathered a list of courses available next Spring semester that we have taken and recommend in order to provide a reference for those struggling to fill their registration worksheet.

If the University wants to take concrete steps to increase student happiness and align themselves with peer institutions, it should decrease the demands on students and change the graduation requirements to allow undergraduates to take four classes a semester.

At the end of the day, no matter how many credits you’re taking, we will all be receiving a Wash. U. degree at the same commencement ceremony. While it may be hard to ignore the pressure of pushing yourself to the absolute limit, it is important to recognize that everyone’s capacity for classes is different.

With registration coming up this week, the Student Life editorial board offers recommendations for classes you should (or shouldn’t take) this fall. Looking to find something fun?