It’s finally here, the time we’ve all been waiting for, class registration! Time for all of us to find classes we can be excited about next semester, and then hopefully an easy one too (rocks for jocks?).
Last week, I began book-bagging. I was trying to get my schedule just right so that I didn’t have to wake up earlier than 10AM any day of the week… and of course, failing. Failing to make a perfect schedule, and failing to decide on which English class I would like to take.
However, while looking through the classes offered and trying to decide between Dynamic Oceans and Dynamic Earth, I explored all the course subject lookup letters to see what Duke had to offer. There were some funny classes that showed up. For example, did you know there was a class called “Free Time 450C,” or that we had a “Canadian Studies” department? Did you know we have the subject, “Decision Sciences?”
Wait… decision sciences? That doesn’t sound like such a bad idea. I’m sure this subject is some sort of Psychology something but it made me burst out laughing. Imagine if you could major in Decision Sciences… every girl on campus would be doing it.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been hanging out with my girlfriends trying to decide what we should do, and having no luck. Or how many times I’ve been at the Loop trying to decide between the caesar salad and the grilled chicken sandwich. One of them will come out faster, but the other one will be more filling…. But I’m hungry now, which one’s the better choice?
I know many of you are shaking your heads at this, saying “this isn’t a problem for me, I can make decisions,” but you can’t. Sorry. It’s a terrible flaw in pretty much every girl I’ve ever encountered, including myself. But, if we could all major in decision sciences, this would all go away.
Imagine if we all had professional training on how to make decisions. We would literally be unstoppable. No more weighing decisions until some guy ultimately decides for us since we’re taking too long; no more sitting in the dorm room with a group of friends when you could be out doing something awesome.
All we need is a textbook that outlines how to decide between taking a nap and doing our homework like:
- Rate your sleepiness 1-10
- Check the percent the homework is out of your final grade
- Calculate your grade in the class
- Sleepiness at a 5? Grade lower than an A-? Do your homework.