a concern about late enrollment time

_KingsElite
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:24:59 +0000

^Short answer: You can’t.

Here’s how I figure out if I want to waitlist in a class or not. First, I take a look at my two options. If my #1 option requires me to waitlist, I’ll then evaluate if my #2 option has a chance of filling up. If it does, I’ll enroll in my #2 option and hope that my #1 opens up a spot eventually. If my #2 looks like it won’t fill up, I’ll put myself on the #1 option waitlist and switch over to my #2 option if I don’t get my #1. Hopefully that made sense.

You might also ask “How many people is too much on a waitlist?”. The general rule is that 10% of a class will drop. Sadly though, I was waitlist 3 in a section of 40, I quickly moved up to waitlist 1, and then nobody in the section dropped for the first full two weeks of the class, so I didn’t get in the class. There were other classes open though, so it wasn’t the end of the world. I’ve been a little weary about waitlists since then, but you’ll find out pretty quickly how different trends go for classes.