Yesterday was Orientation day at the University. This day is very confusing and chaotic for those who have never done it before. Luckily it was my second time around so I knew what to expect. So I got to help out two of my friends, Dean who is from the UK and lives in my house, and Marie Louise who is from Norway. Orientation consists of going to the different faculties you want to take classes in and seeing which classes are open after the Peruvian students have finished with registration. You then write down the classes you are interested in in each faculty on a paper, and then next week we can go to these classes and see if we like them or not. Actual registration is not until March 24th.
I went to the faculties of Human Sciences, Social Sciences, and General Studies. There were a lot of classes that looked interesting - Andean Ethnography, History of Modern Peru, Andean Archaeology, Anthropology of Water Beliefs in the Andes, Fieldwork Anthropology (where you study a town in Peru and their beliefs/customs, and then travel there for a week in May), Anthropology of Gender, and many others. Unfortunately a lot of the classes I want to take are at intersecting times and so I won't be able to take them all. However, on the plus side I will have lots of back-ups for registration day if my first choice classes fill up.
I am also hoping to take a Spanish language course at the University. Spots are limited - there are two classes, Intermediate and Advanced, with only 15 spots each. There are many steps to get into the course - First, you must take an online language assessment test. Based on the score you get on that, you either go have an oral interview with the Intermediate of Advanced professor. 500-700 puts you in the advanced class. I scored an 849, but that was because I guessed on a lot of the grammar questions - lucky guesses I suppose because I didn't understand a lot of the grammar. I went to the interview with the Advanced professor and she confirmed that I should be in the Advanced class. The only thing left to do now is to get to registration day VERY early and hope that I am early enough to get a spot.
So, this coming week I will be going to try out the classes I am interested in and hopefully I will be able to register for them on the 24th!
I went to the faculties of Human Sciences, Social Sciences, and General Studies. There were a lot of classes that looked interesting - Andean Ethnography, History of Modern Peru, Andean Archaeology, Anthropology of Water Beliefs in the Andes, Fieldwork Anthropology (where you study a town in Peru and their beliefs/customs, and then travel there for a week in May), Anthropology of Gender, and many others. Unfortunately a lot of the classes I want to take are at intersecting times and so I won't be able to take them all. However, on the plus side I will have lots of back-ups for registration day if my first choice classes fill up.
I am also hoping to take a Spanish language course at the University. Spots are limited - there are two classes, Intermediate and Advanced, with only 15 spots each. There are many steps to get into the course - First, you must take an online language assessment test. Based on the score you get on that, you either go have an oral interview with the Intermediate of Advanced professor. 500-700 puts you in the advanced class. I scored an 849, but that was because I guessed on a lot of the grammar questions - lucky guesses I suppose because I didn't understand a lot of the grammar. I went to the interview with the Advanced professor and she confirmed that I should be in the Advanced class. The only thing left to do now is to get to registration day VERY early and hope that I am early enough to get a spot.
So, this coming week I will be going to try out the classes I am interested in and hopefully I will be able to register for them on the 24th!
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