drop/add week is where everything changes. seats that were locked up all summer suddenly start moving. students who got stuck with backup schedules finally get into their first choices. and students who aren't paying attention lose out on seats that opened and closed while they were just vibing. lemme put you on game twin — here's everything about drop/add week, what you can actually do during it, and how to make sure you're one of the ones who ends up with the schedule they actually want.
drop/add week — officially called the change-of-program period — is the window at the start of every semester where you can add new courses, drop existing ones, and swap sections freely without academic penalty. no W on your transcript, no fees, no consequences. just clean schedule changes.
it typically runs from the first day of classes through the end of week 1 or into week 2. check the exact dates on the official academic calendar for your semester — the window varies slightly each term.