Choose my classes for next semester
A balanced class schedule that meets your requirements, avoids an overloaded term, and has backups ready for registration day.
The prompt
Help me choose my classes for next semester.
School level: [high school / community college / 4-year college], year: [e.g. sophomore]
Program or major and requirements still needed: [PASTE FROM DEGREE AUDIT or list]
Classes I'm considering: [COURSE, credits, times, instructor if known, why I'm interested]
Prerequisites I have or don't have: [DETAILS]
Constraints: [work hours, commute, sports, credit minimum for aid or full-time status]
What I want from this term: [e.g. "raise my GPA", "explore a possible major", "graduate on time"]
Courses I found hard before: [DETAILS]
Do this:
1. Check each option against my requirements and prerequisites, using only what I provided.
2. Look at the overall load: number of reading-heavy, lab, or problem-set courses together, and time-slot clashes.
3. Suggest 2 schedule options (e.g. balanced and ambitious) with total credits and the trade-off of each.
4. List backup courses for each slot in case something fills up.
Return:
- A table per option: Course | Credits | Requirement it meets | Time | Workload (light / medium / heavy).
- My recommendation and why.
- Questions to confirm with my academic advisor or counselor (e.g. does this course count toward X, credit minimum for aid).
Do not assume requirements; mark anything uncertain as [CONFIRM WITH ADVISOR].
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- high school / community college / 4-year college
- e.g. sophomore
- PASTE FROM DEGREE AUDIT or list
- DETAILS
- CONFIRM WITH ADVISOR
How this prompt is built
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