Nearly 60 students met with nine advisers Tuesday night in Taylor Hall to discuss the scheduling process for the Spring semester.

Students came with a range of concerns and questions.

“The reason I stopped in was I wanted to be informed what I have to do for my major,” said Joe Perzigian, freshman elementary education major.

Freshmen Allie Beninato and Libby Tamaleunis agreed they are pretty clueless on what to do when it comes to registering.

“My EIU4 coordinator said to come,” Beninato said. “He said it would be a really good idea.”

Academic Adviser Julie Sterling informed the group they are the largest group of freshmen Eastern has had, surpassing last year’s record-setting class.

“There are so many students that we have to start registering early,” she said.

Students were allowed to make appointments with their advisers starting Monday to discuss their spring schedules.

“You have to meet with your adviser before registering,” she said.

Debby Barker, academic adviser, said the average college student changes his or her major three times.

“I had a student who did that in one week!” she said.

Barker added there is a 50/50 chance students will not go into a field related to their major. Often people get jobs off of their minor.

Barker informed the students there are a number of workshops and services to aid them in their major selection and registering.

One of these options is “Externships”, offered by career services.

This is a way to job shadow someone in a certain field and get a feel of what the job is about.

“This is the best way to find out about your field,” Barker said.

“You have to make this second visit,” Barker said. This second visit is “the most important part”.

Sterling advised the students “freshmen are now allowed to wait list classes…but we are not encouraging it.”

She said many students think they have a class when they actually don’t. She advised students if they can get in a class at a different time to do it because wait listing doesn’t guarantee anything.

The earliest freshmen can register for spring classes is the week of November 10.