Welcome to shopping period. During Barnard’s Shopping Period, you can continue adding and dropping classes while figuring out what your final schedule will look like. Shopping period gives you time to actually experience your classes before committing to them. But Shopping Period Is Not an Excuse to Ignore RegistrationThere is a difference between exploring your options and pretending registration does not exist. And Finally: Your Schedule Does Not Have to Be PerfectThis is the part I wish someone had told me.