# 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.

- Topic: Thinking & Decisions
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Education, Analyze, Code, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/choose-my-classes-for-next-semester

## Prompt

```text
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].
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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

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