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Do not pick your classes based on the course description! It may sound counter intuitive, but its the truth - ask around. Some of the best titles have the worst professors and some of the lamest sounding classes are taught by awesome men and women.

For instance, Politics of the Near and Middle East - doesn't get more intense and hotly debated than that. Think again, one long dreary lecture after another, barely making it to the 1970's by week 12. A history and theology lesson with no practically application when it was all said and done.

Next a class called International Organization. Wow, a class on UNICEF, the EU, and the UN. BORING. But Carmela Lutmar is awesome. Yeah, the subject can only be made so captivating but with humor and the occasional pizza-provided make up classes I learned a lot more with a lot less nail biting.

ASK AROUND. People at NYU are extremely opinionated. Keep in mind when students are filling out their evaluations its usually the last class before finals and people are stressed and bitter. Ask a friend, or a friend of a friend. Send a message to someone who has your major. Its the only way to find out what to take.

All the natural sciences are pretty boring. But some are taught by great professors and are bearable - and some are easy A's while others are impossible B+ classes.

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