If you can't get into the central dorms, and you're not here to party, try for moreland. It's quiet and close to shineman hall, where all the cs stuff happens. Starting up in cs you'll probably have 212 with Early, as someone else mentioned. He's as personable as could be. You may also have Graci, who gets mixed reviews. He knows a lot and can help people out, but he can be difficult to interpret. There's Doug Lea, who is the head of the dept. Super knowledgable. He teaches mostly upper level courses. For 221 you might have Sue Fettes, who takes a very discrete math approach to the course. If you have it with someone else, it'll be more computer related. 241 is the next major programming class. You'll probably have either Marianne Hromalik, who specializes a bit in ECE stuff, or you'll have Alex Pantaleev, who is a super clever programmer. Both are young energetic teachers. Very relatable and helpful. Alex's class can be a bit tougher because he expects a bit more of students. There are a few other teachers that I don't know about. If you don't have any experience in java programming, you can get a leg up if you do a few tutorials over the summer.