Originally Posted by herBs

Why don't people tend to seat in the front-row seats and sit in the 3rd-5th row?

No one wants attention on them. If you want to get to know your professors or have them recognize your face, sit closer to the front.

Originally Posted by gmoney

Personally I don't like to sit near the front because I fall asleep during lecture....often. And why would you want to sit in front of the prof, if (due to microphone/powerpoint technology) you can see/hear perfectly fine in the middle or even the back?

The only benefit is the extra leg room + not have to jump over 20 people to get to a seat.

+ if you want to voice record the lecture, probably best to sit near front to avoid noise.

Once for Bio 1M03 i said to myself okay sit at the front so you won't fall asleep, falling asleep right in front of the prof...that's just rude! It was the worst lecture...

Anyways that being said, you really do not need to arrive 30 mins early. 10 mins is good! Sometimes even if you're right on time you can still get a front row seat. You might even realize front row isn't the best, I like the middle section.

Also, if you wanna talk during lectures, please go sit in the ****ing back corner. Asdfgkldnhkl.

I thought that Welcome Week runs till September 11th, how come classes start on Thursday?

Originally Posted by ikantsepll

You'll see for yourself where you like to sit. I've almost always sat near the middle right section of the lecture halls. But one reason is that it's hard to save seats for friends in the front row becuase of the regulars that sit there already. Don't mess with them. Ever.

What if you're one of the 'regulars', but kay.

Originally Posted by vinny06

In relation to this, are the doors to the lecture halls closed/entrance is prohibited after a certain amount of time? For example, if you happen to arrive 5-10 minutes late, would you no longer be allowed to enter the lecture hall?

I wouldn't have a university education if this was a rule.

Originally Posted by 3am Coffee

I wouldn't have a university education if this was a rule.

ahaha, I was just making sure because I've heard of some universities not allowing students into lecture halls after it starts because 'it disturbs those who were there on time'.

I've seen people save an entire row for their friends.
That's just disgraceful. We all pay to be here.

Originally Posted by Swampis

I thought that Welcome Week runs till September 11th, how come classes start on Thursday?

That's just how life works. Classes start the Thursday of Welcome Week every year.

Originally Posted by vinny06

ahaha, I was just making sure because I've heard of some universities not allowing students into lecture halls after it starts because 'it disturbs those who were there on time'.

Actually, certain lecture halls it does matter. Like the ones in JHE only have doors in the front, so even if you come a couple mins late, the entire lecture hall will stare at you as you find a seat and probably trip over from all the eyes on you o_o

I usually am there around 15 minutes early but you may find that for mid day classes there will already be a class in the room and you won't be able to get in until 10 minutes before your class time anyways. This means that if you want to be early you would have to be there before the end of the class thats already in the room.

Originally Posted by ikantsepll

You'll see for yourself where you like to sit. I've almost always sat near the middle right section of the lecture halls. But one reason is that it's hard to save seats for friends in the front row becuase of the regulars that sit there already. Don't mess with them. Ever.

Hell yeah. Though I'm more of a second-third row, extreme left/right regular...

That awkward moment when you walk into ABB 102 ten minutes late because of the rain or snow.
Is it just me, or do your wet shoes squeak even louder when you're late? The acoustics of that room are phenomenal. The placement of the entrance is also pretty sweet: right at the front, next to white board.

I was late a lot.

I usually go to class like 10-15 minutes early because I like to sit in the front. Haha, definitely listen to Farid's idea and befriend some of the people who sit in the front! My friends sit in the front as well so it was really easy to save seats for each other. It doesn't really matter if you go in late because most lecture halls have doors at the back. The only exceptions I can think of is JHE 376 and ABB 102 which have the doors in the front. I suggest you don't go late to these classes. I was late once or twice and.. let's just say never again -_-.